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Skadden Discusses the Impact of Banking System Turmoil

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The runs on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank in March 2023 created a “very high” risk of contagion in the U.S. banking system, according to Treasury Department officials. banks and have kept this issue front of mind. banking landscape in a number of ways. banking industry.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses the Implications for Financial Institutions of Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

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However, in response to demands from investors and other stakeholders, many banks, asset managers and insurance companies have voluntarily made climate disclosures in their sustainability or environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports or other public materials. In the insurance sector, the U.S.

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Wachtell Lipton Discusses Mergers and Acquisitions–2022 and 2023

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billion acquisition of First Horizon, announced in February 2022, was the banking sector’s largest transaction by a wide margin and only a small number of other transactions exceeded $1 billion in deal value. This provided a sharp contrast to 2021, when a number of large bank deals were announced, including the Bank of Montreal’s $16.3

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