Cooley M&A

MARCH 29, 2022

It’s clear that what was once just an industry buzzword is here to stay, and companies must do more than pay lip service to ESG issues to satisfy critical investors. As ESG has come into investor focus, we have also seen increased attention to ESG issues in M&A due diligence, especially in public company deals.

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Audit Board

JANUARY 4, 2023

While the European Union passed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which went into effect in 2018, the U.S. Passing separate privacy laws is creating compliance issues for companies based or doing business in these states. The United States is trying to catch up with the global data privacy laws passed in recent years.

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 18, 2022

This blog post explores some of the borrowed GDPR concepts and suggests resources companies might use as they develop their compliance programs. Companies should undertake a holistic review of each of their data processing activities to identify whether they are a controller or processor for each activity.

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Reynolds Holding

JUNE 22, 2022

A person or protocol that provides digital asset services must: (i) disclose to each customer the scope of permissible transactions that may be undertaken with customer digital assets; and. (ii) insured banks, thrifts and credit unions) to hold and issue digital assets. Consumer Protection Standards. the dispute resolution process.

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Benzinga

MAY 11, 2022

BERLIN, May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atotech (NYSE: ATC ) (the "Company"), a leading specialty chemicals technology company and a market leader in advanced electroplating solutions, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. Reduces net leverage to 2.7x.

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Audit Board

JUNE 8, 2023

During a compliance audit, businesses should expect to go through interviews about internal controls. For instance, when the company is reporting on how much cash they have on the balance sheet, it is a result of multiple transactions that touch every part of the business. Successful ISO 27001 audits result in a certification.

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Erik A. Lopez

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Without this language, it’s conceivable that an eventuality that would certainly reduce a target company’s future value without having any impact on its current operations and earnings would not qualify as an MAE. An example would be a failure to obtain FDA approval for a new drug.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 17, 2023

The opinion also ignores the sufficiency of services as consideration for assets otherwise bearing the characteristics of a security. Like many other cryptocurrencies, this one is not redeemable for specific services such as filesharing, communication, etc., but rather seeks solely to act as a means to store and transfer value.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 25, 2024

The ongoing controversy surrounding the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, Inc. OpenAI) offers valuable, broad-based governance lessons for corporate boards across industry sectors and regardless of whether they are for-profit or non-profit companies. In essence, it suggests informal unionization without the actual union.

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Audit Board

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In recent years, both the European Union and the United States have begun to move towards the consolidation of ESG reporting requirements, aiming for greater alignment across the field of disclosure requirements. The CSRD will be mandatory, and is expected to impact almost 50,000 EU companies and at least 10,000 non-EU companies.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 19, 2023

If adopted, this legislation would have a global impact, as California is the fifth largest economy in the world, and companies around the world sell into California. Several leading companies including IKEA Supply, Microsoft, and Salesforce support the reform, and a number of smaller firms do as well. [5] 16] Most U.S.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 9, 2024

Balance the Near- and Long-Term: Boards are uniquely positioned to serve as a counterweight against excessive pressures on companies to deliver near-term results. On average, independent directors on S&P 500 boards serve on two public company boards, a number which has remained steady over the past decade.

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 3, 2022

Large” companies are those that meet at least two of the following: (i) total balance sheet exceeding €20 million, (ii) annual net turnover exceeding €40 million and/or (iii) average number of employees exceeding 250. Companies will be required to obtain third-party assurance over their CSRD disclosures. BACKGROUND.

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

On November 21, 2023, a coalition of labor unions led by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), announced that it has nominated three director candidates for election to the Board of Directors of Starbucks at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last year.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 21, 2022

On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed, in a 510-page release , climate-related disclosure rules for public companies. Although the proposed rules do not impose industry-specific requirements, in certain areas they would have a particularly significantly impact on companies in the financial sector.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 23, 2023

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the proposed directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence revise current obligations and introduce new ones under EU law regarding company disclosure and corporate governance practices. The CSR Directive revises and extends the scope of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD).

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 27, 2023

We examine developments in federal securities litigation involving special purpose acquisition companies. For the second year in a row, the “Electronic Technology and Technology Services” and “Health Technology and Services” sectors represented over half of all filings (54%).

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 25, 2022

public companies faced an unpredictable risk environment. Two geopolitical crises – the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine – strained international supply chains and destabilized financial markets. Item 303 identifies a broader range of circumstances where companies must disclose material events and uncertainties.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 25, 2023

Perhaps the most important current development in corporate governance is the growing divide between the United States and the European Union on core questions of fiduciary duty when it comes to ESG. These disclosure requirements apply to all public companies except for the smallest and to all large private companies.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 29, 2022

This post provides an overview of shareholder proposals submitted to public companies during the 2022 proxy season, [1] including statistics and notable decisions from the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on no-action requests. [2]. Top Shareholder Proposals Submitted to Public Companies.

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