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Beyond the Pendulum: Lessons from SEC’s Implementation of Staff Legal Bulletin 14M

Harvard Corporate Governance

On February 12, 2025, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. SLB 14M represents a pendulum swing between administrations, shifting back to some interpretations prevalent between 2017 and 2020 and away from the guidance in effect from 2021 to 2024.

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Green Flag For Sports Investment

Global Finance

The groundwork for todays skyscraper-scale outlays was laid in 2013-2017, however. Wrestling, athletics, and fencing all originated in Egypt, notes Victor Olivereau, a geopolitical consultant specializing in the Middle East and sports who has worked with Peace and Sport, an international organization.

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Saudi Arabia: The Corporate Bet

Global Finance

OCO Global, an advisory firm specializing in investment promotion, has been working with Saudi Arabia since 2017 and just registered its regional headquarters in Riyadh. This is the most comprehensive transformation in our history and there is much more to come.

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CFO Corner With Thryv Holdings’ Paul Rouse

Global Finance

Thryv was formed in a 2017 merger between Dex Media, a Yellow Pages publisher that restructured its debt in 2016, and YP Holdings, another Yellow Pages publisher. Now, were at another pivotal point, transitioning fully from a Yellow Pages marketing business to a software company. These are two entirely different businesses.

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Uber, Back On The Acquisition Trail, Eyes Expedia

Global Finance

The deal, should it happen, would represent not only the latest strategic move by Uber but also a nostalgic return for CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who helmed Expedia for over a decade before swapping flights for surface transport in 2017.

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To Bitcoin or not to Bitcoin? A Corporate Cash Question!

Musings on Markets

In my classes and writing on corporate finance, I look at the motives for businesses retaining cash, as well as how much cash is too much cash.

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Private Equity Set For M&A Surge In 2025

Global Finance

At the end of last year, the corporate tax rate in the U.S. was a flat 21%, the level established by the previous Trump administrations 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which reduced it from the previous 35%. This time, Trump is proposing to extend the TCJA and lower the corporate tax rate to 15% for domestic production.