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2021 Climate & Voting Review and Global Trends

Harvard Corporate Governance

Bebchuk and Roberto Tallarita (discussed on the Forum here ); Companies Should Maximize Shareholder Welfare Not Market Value by Oliver Hart and Luigi Zingales (discussed on the Forum here ); Reconciling Fiduciary Duty and Social Conscience: The Law and Economics of ESG Investing by a Trustee by Max M. percent in 2021, up from 29.2

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Backed by SPACs, IPOs Hit New Heights in 2021

Harvard Corporate Governance

The global IPO market made up for lost time in 2021. A proportion of last year’s activity reflected pent-up demand, with new issues that might have taken place in the previous year deferred until 2021. Nevertheless, excluding SPACs, the IPO market still enjoyed a record year, with 2,340 new issues raising US$428.9

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Market Pulse – Q4 2021

Exit Strategy

Financing Deals in 2021 Presented by IBBA & M&A Source Deal financing has not changed significantly since before the pandemic. The post Market Pulse – Q4 2021 appeared first on Exit Strategies Group, Inc. . […]. The post Market Pulse – Q4 2021 appeared first on Exit Strategies Group, Inc.

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2021 DLOM Study Is Out Now

BVR

The 2021 Discount for Lack of Marketability Study provides objective rate of return measures to implement the Johnson/Park empirical method for determining a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) for the valuation of interests in privately held corporations and partnerships.

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2021: The Year of CFO Turnover and Strides in Gender Diversity

Harvard Corporate Governance

CFO turnover is running high, with 2021 surpassing 2020 and 2019 churn rates, Russell Reynolds Associates’ recent analysis of the S&P 500 revealed. In 2021, there were 89 CFO transitions in the S&P 500, bringing CFO turnover to 18%—the highest its been in the past few years.

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Market Pulse – Quarter 4, 2021

Exit Strategy

Seller’s Market Presented by IBBA & M&A Source A seller’s market occurs when demand exceeds supply. There are more interested, active buyers than there are quality deals on the market. In a seller’s market, buyer’s compete in order to win deals.

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FCF Pharmaceutical Market Study – 2021 published

Fox Corporate Finance

FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH is delighted to publish the new “FCF Pharmaceutical Market Study – 2021”. Based on available data from European pharmaceutical providers, the FCF Pharmaceutical Market Study is a detailed and comprehensive.