Since the real estate investment trust announced in June that it would end a controversial management deal with its chairman Monty Bennett—with a payment of half a billion dollars—the REIT’s stock has fallen 30%, to a recent $1.87. On Tuesday, Braemar’s largest outside shareholder said it was ready to wage a proxy fight for control of the REIT’s board when shareholders vote on Nov. 13. “Shareholders are entitled to a genuine choice regarding who represents them in the boardroom,” announced Al Shams Investments, a vehicle of billionaire Wafic Saïd that owns just under 10% of Braemar shares.
