얼라인, 에이플러스에셋 이사회 진입 실패…"주주 활동은 지속"

Activist investor Align Partners' failed push for board representation at A Plus Asset exposes the structural challenges of driving governance reform against entrenched major shareholders in Korea. Despite building an 18% stake, the fund lost a shareholder vote dominated by minority shareholders protecting incumbent management. The episode underscores intensifying demands for boardroom independence, executive pay transparency, and capital allocation accountability—reshaping Korea's corporate governance landscape.