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The Seven Samurai: How Big Tech Rescued the Market in 2023!

Musings on Markets

I was planning to finish my last two data updates for 2024, but decided to take a break and look at the seven stocks (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla) which carried the market in 2023. While these seven stocks had an exceptional year in 2023, their outperformance stretches back for a much longer period.

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Do Activists Beat the Market?

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Mary Ann Deignan, Rich Thomas, and Kathryn Night, Lazard, on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 Editor's Note: Mary Ann Deignan is Head of Capital Markets Advisory, and Rich Thomas and Kathryn Night are Managing Directors in the Capital Markets Advisory group at Lazard. Deignan, Mr. Thomas, Ms.

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Murder on the City Express – Who is Killing the London Stock Exchange’s Equity Market?

Harvard Corporate Governance

Reddy (University of Cambridge) , on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Editor's Note: Brian Cheffins is the S. As private corporations have found it easier in recent years to raise capital from the private markets, the number of public firms listed on U.S. s market capitalization/GDP ratio consistently trended higher than the U.S.’s,

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An Early Look at 2023 CEO & CFO Pay Actions

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Ryan Colucci, Compensation Advisory Partners, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Editor's Note: Ryan Colucci is a Principal at Compensation Advisory Partners. billion and median market capitalization of $7.0 This post is based on his CAP memorandum. incentive compensation) slightly lower for CFOs (more…)

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The Venture Corporation

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Gad Weiss (Columbia Law School), on Thursday, March 2, 2023 Editor's Note: Gad Weiss is a J.S.D. Firms that launched as venture-backed startups dominate US capital markets in terms of market capitalization and proportional weight of leading market indexes, and significantly contribute to US job creation.

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Tornetta v. Musk: Post-Trial Opinion

Harvard Corporate Governance

POST-TRIAL OPINION Date Submitted: April 25, 2023 Date Decided: January 30, 2024 Gregory V. For a tranche to vest, Tesla’s market capitalization must increase by $50 billion and Tesla must achieve either an adjusted EBITDA target or a revenue target in four consecutive fiscal quarters. a Delaware Corporation, Nominal Defendant.

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The Credit Suisse Collapse and the Regulation of Banking

Harvard Corporate Governance

Bebchuk (Harvard Law School) , on Monday, March 27, 2023 Editor's Note: Lucian Bebchuk is the James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance and Director of the Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School.

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