It's All About the Top-line

The panel below depicts crystal clear how activists' investing philosophies may widely differ. ValueAct demonstrates how it works collaboratively with executives and board members focusing on top-line initiatives, while others would rather use financial engineering techniques such as spin-offs, reverse merges and fiscal maneuvers and interact more aggressively with management.

At the end of the day, I feel myself prone to the former approach: driving sustainable top-line growth.