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Kaveri Pharma Ltd's promoters hold 40%. Mutual funds and insurers together hold 35% and consistently vote against related party transactions they consider unfair, forcing the board to renegotiate terms. Which influence on governance is mainly at work here?
The main influence is institutional investor activism. Mutual funds and insurers holding a large stake use their voting rights to oppose unfair related party transactions, which pushes the board to renegotiate. No court, employee forum or audit report is involved in this fact pattern.
- AInstitutional investor activism exercised through votingCorrect
- BJudicial supervision by the High Court
- CEmployee participation through works councils
- DStatutory audit qualification
Explanation
The pressure comes from large shareholders using their votes to discipline board decisions, which is institutional investor activism/stewardship. No court, employee body or auditor report is involved in the facts.
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