Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 17, 2024

This study is a continuation of studies that we conducted in 2017 and 2020. We selected these companies to span ten major industries and provide a broad representation of market practice. Annual incentive plans are an essential tool for companies to incent and reward executives for achieving short-term financial and strategic goals.

Marketability 117

Marketability 117

Law 360 M&A

APRIL 19, 2024

s board of directors that is looking into taking the Seattle-based luxury department store private after an earlier 2017 go-private plan fell apart. Sidley Austin LLP and Perkins Coie LLP are representing a special committee of Nordstrom Inc.'s

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Benzinga

APRIL 17, 2024

Flora Growth, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, has been active in Germany since 2017. Other companies, like Aurora Cannabis, Inc (NASDAQ: ACB ) (TSX: ACB ), Tilray Brands, Inc. NASDAQ: TLRY ) and Curaleaf Holdings Inc. CSE: CURA ) (OTCQX: CURLF ) also ventured into the new market.

Marketability 105

Marketability 105

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Despite a steady decrease in the portion of environmental and social proposals receiving less than majority support from 2017 through 2021, 2022 bucked the trend likely due to some institutional investors viewing them as overly prescriptive as explained here , for example, by BlackRock. more…).

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Redpath

JANUARY 24, 2024

The tax framework would restore certain 2017 tax reform business provisions, as well as boost the child tax credit. January 24, 2024 - The House Ways and Means Committee, by a vote of 40-3, recently approved the Tax Relief for Working Families and Workers Act of 2024.

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

I was at the ARROW conference in 2017. In reply to IMJSAYN. Definitely was. It was just in its infancy. I think they had started the research the prior year.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

From 2017 through 2021, each year saw between 12 and 15 such proxy contests; the first half of 2022 had 14 contests. From 2017 through 2020, activists won at least one board seat in 57% of these contests. From 2017 through 2020, activists won at least one board seat in 57% of these contests. more…).

Market Capitalization 136

Market Capitalization Marketability 136

Law 360 M&A

APRIL 3, 2024

A Hawaii federal magistrate judge has refused to permit the addition of new allegations, based on a 2017 fossil fuel plant acquisition, to a recently restarted lawsuit accusing the state's largest power company of anticompetitively canceling a contract for a new biomass energy plant.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 3, 2024

OpenText belongs in a dispute over coverage for a class action alleging Covisint's shareholders got a bad deal when it merged with OpenText in 2017, Covisint's insurer told a Michigan federal judge, arguing OpenText has a vested interest because it may have indemnification obligations if no coverage exists.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

2017), Dell, Inc. 2017), and Verition Partners Master Fund Ltd. The second disruptive intervention occurred more recently, with the decision of three cases– DFC Global Corporation v. Muirfield Value Partners, L.P., 3d 346 (Del. Magnetar Global Event Driven Master Fund Ltd. , Aruba Networks, Inc. , 3d 128 (2019).

Appraisal 189

Appraisal Technology 189

BVR

MARCH 28, 2022

Valuation analysts who become involved in bankruptcy-related assignments should expect their work to come under a great deal of scrutiny because most of these engagements are done within a litigation or some other adversarial context, cautioned Robert Reilly, a managing director at Willamette Management Associates, during a BVR webinar back in 2017.

Business Valuation 189

Business Valuation 189

Gross Mendelsohn

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The tax provisions enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are sunsetting with the end of the 2025 tax year. As we near the end of 2023, individuals may be surprised to learn of substantial tax provision changes sitting on the horizon.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A 2017 Iowa Law Review article, “Campaign Finance Reform Without Law,” spotlighted how companies increasingly were adopting political disclosure and accountability policies to better manage their spending. Jackson, Jr., Jackson Jr. Companies today accept that political spending poses serious risks.

Finance 206

Finance 206

Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

support on average in 2017, bottoming out at 87.7% Despite these tough market conditions, investors responded positively to more modest CEO payouts. 2023 marked the first proxy season in five years where support for advisory “say on pay” proposals at S&P 500 companies increased in comparison to the previous year. average support in 2022.

Equity 152

Equity Marketability 152

Value Scope

DECEMBER 1, 2023

viewership of F1 races jumped about 545,000 in 2017 and 2018 to 672,000 to 949,000 in 2021 and 1.2 The Vegas Golden Knights, founded in 2017, are the defending National Hockey League champs. The city had no major sports franchises prior to 2017. F1 interest in the U.S. Average U.S. million in 2022.

Start-ups 130

Start-ups EBITDA Business Valuation Market Capitalization 130

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

VinFast, founded in 2017 by VinGroup chair and Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, became more valuable than legacy automakers such as Volkswagen, Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari.

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

I was at the ARROW conference in 2017. In reply to Dave. Definitely was. It was just in its infancy. I think they had started the research the prior year.

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Law 360 M&A

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

after the two sides reached a settlement in principle on the agency's 2017 claims. Securities and Exchange Commission's insider trading case against a former executive from modular home manufacturer Cavco Industries Inc.

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Global Finance

MARCH 22, 2023

Global Finance spoke with Poma—who has been managing director and CFO since 2017—when he recently visited New York. CFO Paolo Poma believes the company can even improve its profitability, despite economic headwinds.

Finance 102

Finance 102

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 30, 2022

Berger, 2017). Shareholder value maximization (SVM) assumes that shareholders own the corporation and that it should be run for their sole benefit. This doctrine has been the dominant organizing framework for corporate governance since the 1980s (e.g., However, criticism of SVM increased in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 13, 2023

doesn't have insurance coverage for its $20 million-plus legal bill stemming from a 2017 stockholder appraisal lawsuit, rejecting the company's argument that Montana law should apply to the dispute. The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Stillwater Mining Co.

Appraisal 98

Appraisal 98

IVSC

JANUARY 19, 2023

Susan will take up the role in March 2023 and takes over from Mark Zyla who has led the board since 2017. IVSC is pleased to announce that Susan DuRoss has been appointed the new Chair of the Standards Review Board (“SRB”). She will oversee the work of the Board for an initial three-year term.

Business Valuation 246

Business Valuation Banking 246

Law 360 M&A

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Envision Healthcare asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve a proposed settlement with investors who sued the KKR-backed physician staffing company over its alleged "surprise billing" practices, a move that would end litigation tied to a proposed class action that started in 2017.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This action reversed positions the Staff had taken since 2017, with respect to the ordinary business grounds for excluding shareholder proposals from company proxy statements pursuant to Rule 14a-8(i)(7) and the economic relevance grounds for excluding shareholder proposals pursuant to Rule 14a-8(i)(5). 14I, 14J and 14K.

Corporate Finance 221

Corporate Finance Finance 221

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 23, 2023

exchanges have seen a consistent rise in the aggregate market capitalization to GDP ratio since at least 2017, the equivalent metric for the U.K. However, the London Stock Exchange’s path differs markedly from its U.S. peers on at least one significant measure – the market capitalization to Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) ratio.

Equity 208

Equity Marketability Market Capitalization Finance 208

Machen McChesney

MARCH 22, 2023

It’s been years since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 was signed into law, but it’s still having an impact. Several provisions in the law have expired or will expire in the next few years. One provision that took effect last year was the end of current deductibility for research and experimental (R&E) expenses.

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Benzinga

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Since launching in 2017, total deposits have reached over $9 billion. With over 8,800 businesses now using its platform, Green Check Verified has seen a 131% increase in its user base, alongside a boost in sales to more than $6 billion.

Banking 59

Banking Marketability 59

Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

JANUARY 19, 2024

The deal is the largest merger for a natural gas company since 2017 and the culmination of Chesapeake’s comeback from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy several years ago.

Mergers & Acquisitions 52

Mergers & Acquisitions 52

Benzinga

APRIL 5, 2024

Founded in 2017, Flow has been operating from Phoenix as a cannabis cultivator, manufacturer and distributor. Cannabis sales and distribution platform Petalfast announced on Thursday the acquisition of the sales and distribution subsidiary of Arizona-based Flow Distribution.

Marketability 52

Marketability 52

Law 360 M&A

JULY 13, 2023

Supreme Court recently rolled back key aspects of its 2017 opinion in Daimler AG v. In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway, a closely divided U.S. Bauman that limited personal jurisdiction, leaving as many questions for businesses as it answers, say John Cerreta and James Rotondo at Day Pitney.

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Benzinga

JANUARY 12, 2023

Founded in 2017 by tech entrepreneurs and cannabis company operators Blaze builds tools that serve the technology needs of successful dispensaries. Blaze , a cannabis software suite and point-of-sale (POS) platform for cannabis dispensaries and delivery services, scooped up cannabis e-commerce provider Tymber for an undisclosed price.

Technology 98

Technology Marketability 98

IVSC

JANUARY 9, 2023

RQR was established in 2017 and is now covering all major European markets for offices, logistics, retail, residential and mixed-use properties. However, these concerns fail to be effectively accounted for in investment decisions. Download this interview in PDF.

Marketability 130

Marketability 130

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Perhaps the most important corporate law debate over the last several years concerns whether directors and executives should manage corporations to maximize value for investors, or to also take into account the interests of other stakeholders or society (see, e.g., Hart and Zingales, 2017 ; Bebchuk and Tallarita, 2020 ; Rock, 2021 ).

Marketability 259

Marketability 259

Law 360 M&A

JUNE 2, 2023

The Eighth Circuit has backed a lower court's decision to toss a contract breach suit against medical device manufacturer LivaNova over the development of a heart valve therapy, arguing that the device maker was not obligated to keep the project going after LivaNova took ownership of the project in a 2017 acquisition.

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Based in Romania, Paola Confectii has been a partner for Canada Goose since its launch in 2017, producing. The acquisition marks the company's first European facility, expanding existing categories. Full story available on Benzinga.com

Equity 52

Equity Marketability 52

Redpath

JANUARY 24, 2024

The tax framework would restore certain 2017 tax reform business provisions, as well as boost the child tax credit. January 24, 2024 - The House Ways and Means Committee, by a vote of 40-3, recently approved the Tax Relief for Working Families and Workers Act of 2024.

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Since BP's initial investment in 2017, Lightsource. The acquisition places the value of the 50.03% stake it does not already own at £254 million. This move for complete ownership aligns with Lightsource bp's trajectory towards sustained growth and enhanced performance. Full story available on Benzinga.com

Equity 52

Equity Marketability 52