Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 21, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, April 21, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of April 14-20, 2023. Cunningham, Jerry R. Marlatt and Felix R. Liekefett, Derek Zaba, and Eric S.

Debt Financing 220

Debt Financing Banking Equity Finance 220

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Eddy, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, on Saturday, September 30, 2023 Tags: Board of Directors , Fiduciary duties , Risk management , SEC California’s Proposed Bills Require Reporting on Climate Emissions and Risks Posted by David A. Bell, Ron C.

Equity 189

Equity Marketability Technology 189

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Schnell and Daniyal Iqbal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Tags: Charter & bylaws , Delaware law , Disclosure , officer exculpation , Proxy season , Universal Proxy Pay Equity-Related Shareholder Proposals in 2023 Posted by J.T.

Equity 185

Equity Banking Technology 185

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 19, 2024

The Vanguard-advised funds Vanguard-advised funds are primarily index funds managed by Vanguard’s Equity Index Group; these funds track specific benchmark indexes constructed by independent third parties. [1] 2] Vanguard’s equity index funds are long-term investors in numerous public companies around the world. 3] (more…)

Equity 169

Equity 169

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 9, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, June 9, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of June 2-8, 2023. Tuch (Washington University in St.

Equity 219

Equity Finance 219

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 26, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, May 26, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of May 19-25, 2023 Investment Stewardship 2022 Annual Report Posted by John Galloway, Vanguard, Inc., Posted by Brian R. Cheffins and Bobby V.

Equity 187

Equity Technology Banking Marketability 187

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, September 29, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of September 22-28, 2023 Who are the new directors? Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.,

Equity 206

Equity Marketability 206

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, September 1, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of August 25-31, 2023.

Venture Capital Fund 198

Venture Capital Fund Equity 198

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 24, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, March 24, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of March 17-23, 2023. Warkol, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Tags: Insider trading , Kelly v. Walters, Edward B.

Equity 219

Equity 219

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 28, 2023

Posted by Amanda Buthe, Rajeev Kumar, and Kilian Moote, Georgeson LLC, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Editor's Note: Amanda Buthe is a Director, Rajeev Kumar is a Senior Managing Director and Kilian Moote is a Managing Director at Georgeson LLC. This post is based on a Georgeson memorandum by Ms. in 2022 to 6.2%

Equity 226

Equity 226

Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 5, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, May 5, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of April 28 – May 4, 2023.

Banking 220

Banking Equity Finance Technology 220

Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Tags: Clawbacks , Proxy season , SEC , SPACs Top 5 SEC Developments Posted by Haimavathi V. Bell, and Ron C. Uyeda, U.S.

Treasury 186

Treasury Banking Equity Marketability 186

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 30, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, June 30, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of June 23-29, 2023. Commentary: Our Proxy Advice is Apolitical Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.,

Corporate Finance 219

Corporate Finance Compliance Banking Finance 219

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 21, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, July 21, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of July 14-20, 2023. Allen, Patrick A. CEO Compensation Advantage Grows vs. U.K.

Equity 188

Equity Marketability Banking 188

Class VI Partner

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The trend of declining deal value continued into 2023 in an ongoing high interest rate environment. Peering into 2024, Class VI surveyed our private equity network in January… Source Rapid inflation, rising interest rates, geopolitical conflicts, and supply chain constraints combined to exert downward pressure.

Equity 52

Equity 52

Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Posner, Cooley LLP, on Thursday, November 2, 2023 Tags: CFO , Pareteum , SEC , Section 17(a) 1: How Did the Activists Vote? Circuit , ESG , intraportfolio , SEC SEC charges executives with fraudulent revenue recognition practices Posted by Cydney S.

Dividends 184

Dividends Equity Marketability 184

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Posted by Blair Jones (Semler Brossy), Anna Natapova (Semler Brossy), and Chuck Gray (Egon Zehnder), on Thursday, September 7, 2023 Editor's Note: Blair Jones is a Managing Director at Semler Brossy LLC, Anna Natapova is Principal at Semler Brossy LLC, and Chuck Gray is Coleader of the US CEO and Board Practice at Egon Zehnder. Strine, Jr.;

Equity 225

Equity 225

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 19, 2023

Fuse Brown (Georgia State University), on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Editor's Note: Mark A. Over the past decade, private equity investment in physician services has emerged as a driving trend toward the financialization of health care, with investors mining health services organizations to extract wealth. Posted by Mark A.

Equity 243

Equity Marketability 243

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 14, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, April 14, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of April 7-13, 2023. Paramount Global Settles CBS – Viacom Merger Lawsuit for $122.5

Corporate Finance 220

Corporate Finance Compliance Finance Marketability 220

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 31, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, March 31, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of March 24-30, 2023.

Banking 213

Banking Equity Marketability 213

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 17, 2023

Lee, and Ari Weinberg, KPMG LLP, on Monday, July 17, 2023 Editor's Note: Claudia H. And as to stakeholder engagement—beyond equity owners—private company boards appear to be embracing the growing importance of their companies’ engagement with employees and customers. Posted by Claudia H. Allen, Patrick A. Allen and Patrick A.

Equity 235

Equity 235

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 2, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, June 2, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of May 26-June 1, 2023 Modernization of Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule Proposal Posted by Jonathan H. Gaines, David S.

Equity 217

Equity 217

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 11, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, August 11, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of August 4-10, 2023. CEO Tenure Rates Posted by Joyce Chen, Equilar Inc., CEO Tenure Rates Posted by Joyce Chen, Equilar Inc.,

Marketability 189

Marketability Compliance Equity 189

Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 23, 2022

At the end of last week, ISS announced its benchmark policy updates for 2023. The policy changes will apply to shareholder meetings held on or after February 1, 2023, except for those with one-year transition periods. Posner is special counsel at Cooley LLP. This post is based on her Cooley memorandum. The changes for U.S.

Equity 226

Equity 226

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Editor's Note: John Galloway is Global Head of Investment Stewardship at Vanguard, Inc. During the past proxy year (July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023), the team conducted 1,049 engagements with 832 companies in the United States, representing $3.1 During the 2023 proxy year in the U.S.,

Equity 152

Equity 152

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 28, 2023

Posted by Ryan Colucci, Compensation Advisory Partners, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Editor's Note: Ryan Colucci is a Principal at Compensation Advisory Partners. This post is based on his CAP memorandum. incentive compensation) slightly lower for CFOs (more…)

Equity 221

Equity Market Capitalization Marketability 221

Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, December 15, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of December 7-13, 2023 Remarks by Chair Gensler Before the American Bar Association Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S.

Equity 100

Equity Compliance Finance 100

Reynolds Holding

APRIL 16, 2024

For most of its history, the private equity industry was largely left alone by securities regulators. A basic assumption underlying this approach was that private equity fund investors are sophisticated and should therefore be able to engage in effective private ordering without outside assistance. 2013; Andonov et al.

Equity 59

Equity Start-ups Marketability 59

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 27, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, January 27, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of January 20-26, 2023 Compensation Season 2023 Posted by Adam J. Shapiro, Michael J. Schobel, and Erica E. Richman, John R.

Banking 185

Banking Finance Equity Marketability 185

Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Posted by Merel Spierings, The Conference Board, on Friday, November 24, 2023 Editor's Note: Merel Spierings is Senior Researcher at The Conference Board ESG Center in New York.

Equity 317

Equity 317

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 7, 2023

on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Editor's Note: Amit Batish is Senior Director of Content at Equilar, Inc. The 2023 proxy season has officially come to a close. Posted by Amit Batish, Equilar, Inc., This post is by Mr. Batish and Courtney Yu. more…)

Total Shareholder Return 222

Total Shareholder Return Finance Equity 222

Law 360 M&A

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Sponsors and investment professionals should note how escalated enforcement by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States in 2023 affected private equity deal making and evaluate their CFIUS-related procedures in preparation for the regulator's reach to expand further next year, say attorneys at Kirkland.

Equity 40

Equity 40

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 25, 2023

Posted by Shaun Bisman and Jared Sorhaindo, Compensation Advisory Partners, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Editor's Note: Shaun Bisman is a Partner and Jared Sorhaindo is an Associate at Compensation Advisory Partners. This post is based on their CAP memorandum. This update highlights select new and materially updated questions.

Equity 130

Equity 130

IVSC

JUNE 6, 2023

Previously, Erica was Chief Financial Officer of Carlyle’s Global Credit segment and before that she was responsible for the Fund Management Operations of Carlyle’s Europe based private equity funds, based in Luxembourg and London. The post IVSC Webinars Series 2023 – Bios appeared first on International Valuation Standards Council.

Equity 130

Equity Mergers & Acquisitions Marketability 130

IVSC

JUNE 14, 2023

She leads a team responsible for the valuation of the infrastructure and private equity asset classes. Hakim has performed valuations of equity and debt instruments across a broad spectrum of industries and geographies under the IPEV Guidelines. GAAP fair value guidelines. Hakim holds an M.Sc. in finance from the Kedge Business School.

Intangible Assets 130

Intangible Assets Corporate Finance Finance Equity 130

Benzinga

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

New York, NY February 15, 2023 --( PR.com )-- China’s private equity (“PE”) industry faced strong headwinds in 2022 due to factors including a slowing economy, COVID-19 restrictions, increased regulatory scrutiny, and higher prevailing interest rates globally which weighed on public market valuations.

Equity 40

Equity Marketability 40

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Key Points While interest rates, uncertainty and other factors negatively impacted deal activity in 2023, we saw a steady flow of carve-outs, spin-offs and joint ventures that offered creative ways to achieve strategic goals.

Finance 124

Finance Equity Marketability 124