Activist Short Sellers Hone In On China

Activist Short Sellers Seek Foreign Rip-Offs by Activist Insight

Activist Insight reveals top foreign destinations for activist short sellers

Activist short sellers have targeted 273 companies whose headquarters were in a different country to where the investor was based since 2010—accounting for more than two-fifths of activist short campaigns—according to Activist Insight data.

Top destinations for activist short sellers

The top five destinations for activist short sellers, outside of their own countries, were as follows:

1. China – 90 companies targeted 2010 to date
2. U.S. – 67 companies targeted
3. Canada – 30 companies targeted
4. Israel – 13 companies targeted
5. Hong Kong – 11 companies targeted

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