#London #United Kingdom #London Office #Okapi Partners #Christian Jacques

Okapi Partners Expands London Office

Okapi Partners LLC, a leading proxy solicitation and investor response firm, has announced the expansion of its London office. The decision comes in response to the increasing global demand for various strategic services tailored for corporate clients and investors. This includes proxy solicitation, timely monitoring of corporate actions, shareholder activism services, and corporate governance consulting. As part of this expansion, the firm's managing director, Christian Jacques, will relocate to London.

Two years ago, Okapi Partners established its London office following a strategic alliance with Investor Update Ltd., a prominent London firm specializing in shareholder intelligence, investor relations, and advisory services. Since then, Okapi has successfully engaged in numerous transactions, investor outreach campaigns, proxy contests, corporate governance consulting, remuneration votes, and activism defense. Aside from his new role in London, Jacques, who is fluent in French, will also aid in developing the business of Okapi Partners in France and across Europe.

"We are thrilled to have Christian join our London team to further enhance the successful launch of our office and our proxy solicitation business across Europe. His inclusion reflects our firm’s ongoing commitment to expanding our presence in Europe and improving our services for activist investors and corporate clients facing increasingly complex challenges in governance and shareholder relations," stated Patrick McHugh, co-founder and Senior Managing Director of Okapi Partners, who has spearheaded the firm’s growth in London.

Okapi Partners consistently ranks among the top firms for proxy solicitation, both in the United States and worldwide, according to Bloomberg, Diligent, and other data providers. The expansion of its physical presence in Europe will allow the firm to better serve the needs of corporate clients and institutional investors in an ever-evolving global corporate governance landscape, particularly in Europe, Japan, and other key Asian markets.

"Since joining Okapi Partners, Christian has built strong relationships within the hedge fund and arbitrage communities, and his expertise is highly valued by clients for transactions involving mergers, tender offers, activist campaigns, and shareholder intelligence analysis," said Tony Quinn, Senior Managing Director and the Head of Okapi Partners’ London office. "We are delighted to welcome him to our growing team in London."

About Okapi Partners LLC

Founded in 2008, Okapi Partners has established itself as a leading firm in strategic proxy solicitation and investor response services. The firm offers a comprehensive range of solicitation and information agent services, along with support for mergers and acquisitions transactions, activist strategies, corporate governance and ESG consulting, market intelligence, and advisory services. Okapi Partners represents corporations, institutional investors, investment management firms, their management companies, private equity firms, and hedge funds, providing high-quality intellectual capital, industry relationships, and execution capabilities. For more information, visit www.okapipartners.com.