Leadership, Governance & Board Effectiveness

Aligning leadership, oversight, and accountability to embed capital discipline, strategic clarity, and investor confidence resulting in resilient multiples.

Defining Element

We elevate governance into a strategic force for value creation, equipping boards and leadership teams with clarity, accountability, and credibility that translate directly into premium outcomes. 

  

Why Now 

  • Weak governance is one of the first things activists target. 
  • Proxy advisors and investors expect discipline on capital, incentives, and succession. 
  • AI oversight, cyber risk, and disclosure standards add valuation pressure. 

  

How We Help Clients Win 

  • Benchmark board structures and oversight against investor expectations. 
  • Prepare boards for activist, proxy, and shareholder scrutiny. 
  • Tie succession and culture directly to valuation. 

  

Impact 

  • Fewer activist challenges and stronger defenses. 
  • Better outcomes in proxy votes and shareholder engagement. 
  • Higher valuation premium from credible governance. 

  

Valuation outcome: +10–15% market premium linked to stronger governance.1

  

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1. Breakwater Capital Markets proprietary research methodologies. (2025)