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Shareholder Proxy & Communications Services
Laurel Hill is Canada’s leader in shareholder proxy and communication services.
Our expertise is built on strategic shareholder communication, corporate governance, executive compensation, shareholder engagement, and shareholder activism matters. Whether shareholders are voting on routine, special, or contested items, or are being asked to support an M&A transaction, an unsolicited offer, or a unique capital market offering, we get shareholders to take action.
We are committed to a singular vision – providing industry-leading advice, insights, and execution resulting in a successful outcome to secure the desired investor response.
“In addition to achieving a historical number of votes for our transaction…”
“…they delivered beyond our expectations on their strategy and insights. We were truly impressed with the Laurel Hill team. Well done.”
— Nikolaos Cacos, M.I.M. Director and Vice President, Corporate Development, Golden Arrow Resources Corporation
Proxy Solicitation Agent & Shareholder Communications Advisor
Identity and manage shareholder approval risks, drive shareholder awareness, engagement, and approval, and avoid surprises in connection with annual and/or special meetings, including contested meetings, related to routine, equity plan, M&A, and other special and transactional items.
Analyze shareholder composition risks, including influence of proxy advisory firm vote recommendations on institutional shareholders.
Identify and assess proxy advisory firm policy risks, custom institutional shareholder policy risks, and other potential challenges and vulnerabilities that may negatively impact voting and approval.
Make strategic and technical recommendation on your proxy materials and communications to positively influence proxy advisory firm vote recommendations and, ultimately, institutional and retail shareholder approval.
Make strategic and technical recommendations on meeting and mailing set up and other logistics that contribute to successful results.
Recommend and execute customized, comprehensive proxy solicitation campaign, including targeted messaging for institutional and retail audiences.
Track progress of voting, provide invaluable voting intelligence, model potential vote results scenarios, and advise on meeting day considerations.
Activsm Preparedness Advisor
Review and assess shareholder activism risks and vulnerabilities, including as they relate to your corporate governance and executive compensation policies, practices, and disclosure.
Advise on defensive strategies and tools.
Analyze shareholder composition risks, including influence of proxy advisory firm vote recommendations, and profile any identified activists.
Speak to your board and management team on key trends in corporate governance and shareholder activism.
Information Agent & Shareholder Communications Advisor
Identify and manage shareholder participation risks, drive shareholder awareness, engagement, and participation, and avoid surprises in connection with friendly and unsolicited takeover bids, substantial issuer bids, rights offerings, and consent solicitations.
Identify and assess shareholder composition risks and other potential challenges and vulnerabilities that may negatively impact shareholder participation.
Make strategic and technical recommendations on event and mailing set up and other logistics that contribute to successful results.
Recommend and execute customized, comprehensive shareholder communication campaign, including targeted messaging for institutional and retail audiences.
Track progress of participation, provide invaluable participation intelligence, and model potential participation scenarios
Shareholder Meeting Debrief Advisor
Analyze record date shareholder composition, including influence of proxy advisory firm vote recommendations on institutional shareholders.
Identify institutional shareholder voting data, including sources of negative votes.
Analyze proxy advisory firm vote recommendations and custom institutional shareholder voting policies resulting in negative votes.
Make recommendations for improved policies, practices, and disclosure to address proxy advisory and other shareholder concerns.
Advise on proxy advisory firm “board responsiveness’ requirements
Corporate Governance Advisor
Review and assess your corporate governance policies, practices, and disclosure and identify risks and vulnerabilities related to proxy advisory firm policies, custom institutional shareholder policies, and industry best practices.
Make strategic and technical governance recommendations that align with your objectives, risk tolerance, and shareholder composition.
Identify opportunities for enhanced board-shareholder engagement on governance matters with “at-risk” shareholders.
Shareholder Engagement Advisor
Design board-shareholder engagement initiatives, including to satisfy proxy advisory firm “board responsiveness” requirements.
Facilitate engagement calls by leveraging our extensive decision-maker contacts.
Prepare you and your board members for productive and successful engagement calls, with institutional shareholder profiles, suggested call flows, slide decks, and Q&A as needed.
Executive Compensation Advisor
Review and assess your executive compensation policies, practices and disclosure, including equity compensation plans, and identify risks and vulnerabilities related to proxy firm policies, custom institutional shareholder policies, and industry best practices.
Make strategic and technical compensation recommendations that align with your objectives, risk tolerance, and shareholder composition.
Identify opportunities for enhanced board-shareholder engagement on compensation matters with “at-risk” shareholders.
Corporate Action Agency Services
ESCROW AGENT
Act as cash and share escrow agent in connection with IPOs, M&A transactions, capital raising, litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, and construction and project financing.
PAYING AGENT
Act as paying agent in connection with IPOs, M&A transactions, consent solicitations, solicitation fee claims, and other events.
DEPOSITARY
Act as depositary for friendly and contested M&A transactions involving exchange of shares for cash and/or shares.
ASSET RECOVERY PROGRAM AGENT
Assist unexchanged shareholders to recover M&A entitlements and help you reduce administrative costs, clean up shareholder records, avoid compliance issues, and create shareholder goodwill, all at no cost to you.
ODD LOT PROGRAM AGENT
Assist small shareholders to sell unwanted odd-lots and help you reduce administrative costs, clean up shareholder records, and create shareholder goodwill.
“The team at Laurel Hill were valued members of our key advisors”
“Proxy battles are consuming affairs, particularly when there is a business to run. LH’s knowledge, and insight into what is important to shareholders played a critical role insuring the Company and the Boards message resonated with our shareholders so they could make informed and unbiased decisions for the future of their company.”
— Russell Halbauer, President, Director & CEO, Taseko Mines Ltd.
Get strategic support you can trust when the stakes are high.
CANADA’S #1 SHAREHOLDER PROXY & COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Laurel Hill is the trusted partner for boards and executives navigating complex shareholder dynamics. Whether you’re preparing for a vote, navigating a proxy contest, or strengthening your governance strategy, Laurel Hill brings deep expertise and proven results. Partner with the firm ranked #1 in Canadian proxy advisory for nearly two decades.