Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 23, 2022

Posted by David A. Bell, Dean Kristy, and Dawn Belt, Fenwick & West LLP, on Saturday, April 23, 2022 Editor's Note: David A. Bell , Dean Kristy , and Dawn Belt are partners at Fenwick & West LLP. This post is based on a Fenwick memorandum by Mr. Bell, Mr. Kristy, Ms. Belt, Jennifer J. Hitchcock , and Ron C. Llewellyn. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Politics and Gender in the Executive Suite by Alma Cohen, Moshe Hazan, and David Weiss (discussed on th

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Benzinga

APRIL 23, 2022

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk made overtures toward Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR ), which expectedly was met with resistance from Twitter's board. Since then, Musk has been posting cryptic tweets, suggesting he could become belligerent. What Happened: The Tesla CEO tweeted late Friday "The Barbarians are at the Gate," which to some might suggest gibberish.

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 23, 2022

Investment group prepared to add minority stake in English Premier League team to its sport portfolio

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Benzinga

APRIL 23, 2022

RIV Capital Inc. (CSE: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF ) has completed the initial closing of a previously announced transaction involving Etain , LLC and Etain IP LLC , owners and operators of licensed cannabis cultivation and retail dispensaries in New York. RIV Capital is acquiring the non-regulated portion of Etain, LLC and Etain IP for approximately $198 million through a combination of cash and newly issued Class A common shares of RIV Capital.

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 23, 2022

Shareholders lose patience with FTSE 100 company as deals fail to materialise

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Benzinga

APRIL 23, 2022

Elon Musk disclosed in a filing on Thursday that he has received commitments for $46.5 million in debt financing to buy Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR ). The announcement came a week after he launched his hostile takeover bid, and the social media platform reacted with the adoption of a poison pill. In a week's time, how did Musk manage to rally the bankers around him?

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Benzinga

APRIL 23, 2022

By Mark Peter Davis , Managing Partner at Interplay. The M&A process is unlike any other part of the startup lifecycle. To date, I have sold five companies that I cofounded, and through these exits, I learned a lot. Here are the biggest takeaways that founders need to know: #1 Don’t Skip The Bank. When I sell a company I “buy” higher valuations by paying a banker.

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 23, 2022

Social media company has deployed legal defence to parry Tesla billionaire’s hostile approach

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