Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 25, 2023

Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Editor's Note: Gary Gensler is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Strategic Plan for FY 2022 through FY 2026. Our Goals Protecting the Investing Public; Maintaining a Robust, Relevant Regulatory Framework; Supporting a Skilled and Diverse Workforce The United States has the largest, most sophisticated, and most innovativ

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IVSC

JANUARY 25, 2023

IVSC is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Mary E. Barth to its Board of Trustees on an initial three-year term. Mary is the Joan E. Horngren Professor of Accounting, Emerita at Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (GSB). Previously, she was on the Harvard Business School faculty and an Arthur Andersen & Co audit partner.

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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. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Paying for long-term performance (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian Bebchuk and Jesse M.

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 25, 2023

When uncertainty reigns, the best leaders play both defense and offense. That requires honing three types of competitive edge: insights, commitment, and execution.

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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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Audit Board

JANUARY 25, 2023

The stunning collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is shaping up to rival the most iconic corporate scandals in history. When news broke of its bankruptcy filing and the missing billions of dollars, it wasn’t hard to spot the troubling similarities with the WorldCom, Enron, and Madoff scandals. Those were seismic events with earth-shaking implications.

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NYT M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

News Corp, one of his companies, said Rupert Murdoch had determined that a merger was “not optimal for shareholders of News Corp and Fox at this time.

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Business Wire M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

ROSELAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--CoreWeave, a specialized cloud provider built for large-scale GPU-accelerated workloads, today announced its acquisition of Conductor Technologies, developer of the Conductor cloud-based task management service that simplifies access to cloud resources at scale. The Conductor service will enable CoreWeave to expand its offering to deliver burst rendering solutions to visual effects (VFX) studios while removing friction in the setup process.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

News Corp. revealed in a securities filing Wednesday it is in talks to sell online real estate business Move Inc. to CoStar Group, a move that comes after the media conglomerate withdrew its proposal to merge with Fox Corp. amid mounting investor pressure.

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Business Wire M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mythical Games, the next-generation gaming technology studio, has launched Mythical Marketplace 2.0 following the acquisition of marketplace tech start-up DMarket, as part of its continued commitment to innovation in gaming. The new marketplace is built on Mythical’s new layer 1 EVM blockchain and powered by the Mythos native ecosystem token, MYTH.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Private equity group has shown recent appetite for investing in communications sector

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Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal shot down another attempt by the country's competition enforcement arm to block a $20 billion merger between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. on Tuesday, dismissing the agency's complaint that the deal will negatively impact Canadians in Alberta and British Columbia.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Plus, DD digs into FTX’s relationship with Sullivan & Cromwell and Rupert Murdoch explores a real estate sale

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thinking comprehensively about health can help workers live longer, better, and more productively.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Founder of Recharge Industries to meet UK officials this week

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Speaker: Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union

In this webinar, Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union and business strategist, will take you through the ABCs of intent data. You'll learn how to effectively use it to drive business results, with practical tips on how to leverage both company and contact intent data to maximize your marketing efforts. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just getting started, this webinar is a must-attend for anyone looking to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 25, 2023

Mainland China is dropping quarantine on arrival which is likely to boost air travel—here’s how this could play out.

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Rhythm Systems

JANUARY 25, 2023

I previously wrote a blog titled 21 Production KPI Examples to Improve Manufacturing Performance , and many people were interested in learning more about how to measure and improve on-time delivery, one of the specific KPIs I mentioned. I am often asked how to improve on time delivery in manufacturing companies. The on time delivery KPI time as one of their most important Key Performance Indicators as it is directly related to customer satisfaction and repeat orders.

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 25, 2023

AI-driven schedule optimizers are alleviating long-standing headaches for utility companies by reducing employee downtime, improving productivity, and minimizing schedule-related service disruptions.

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Audit Board

JANUARY 25, 2023

Reporting ESG information is now omnipresent among companies worldwide, reaching all-time highs in 2021 with 96% of the S&P 500 and 81% of the Russell 1000 publishing a sustainability report. However, this information’s reliability, meaningfulness, and use are suspect. In addition, these new reporting efforts have created independent cost structures within companies dedicated to managing sustainability and ESG risks in an ad-hoc, fragmented way.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Disruptive Capital Acquisition Co. has set out plans to buy back 95% of its shares for up to £128.5 million ($159.3 million), after the blank-check company struggled in its attempts to find a merger target.

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Business Wire M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brunswick Bancorp (“Brunswick” or “the Company") (OTC: “BRBW”), the holding company for Brunswick Bank and Trust (“the Bank”), today reported its financial results for the quarterly and full year periods ended December 31, 2022. Financial Highlights: Total assets increased 4.97% to $390.7 million from December 31, 2021; Loan portfolio increased 13.49% to $313.8 million from December 31, 2021; Deposits increased 1.68% to $282.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

The French government has put on hold plans to fully nationalize EDF under a €9.7 billion ($10.6 billion) takeover to allow a Paris court to rule on a lawsuit brought by minority shareholders who are challenging the deal, the utility giant said Thursday.

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Complysci

JANUARY 25, 2023

Preparing, disseminating, capturing and maintaining regulatory compliance certifications is standard practice at brokerage firms. Some brokerage firms handle certifications at the end of the calendar or fiscal year, whereas others choose to spread the certification requirement process out throughout the year. Regardless of what schedule your brokerage firm uses, your firm’s compliance team is tasked by regulatory bodies with the responsibility to ensure all covered employees have completed requi

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Benzinga

JANUARY 25, 2023

Last week, Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT ) Chief Financial Officer Brian Brown predicted the expected reduction in home buying activity in 2023 will force more industry consolidation , as large industry players have been active in the mortgage company market, scooping up smaller lenders — or at the least, poaching a number of departing staff.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP will be lead counsel for former Anaplan Inc. stockholders in a consolidated Delaware Chancery Court suit alleging that company officers "squandered" roughly $400 million in value for stockholders in Anaplan's $10.4 billion sale to private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

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Benzinga

JANUARY 25, 2023

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE ) weighed the sale of Vancouver-based indie developer Phoenix Labs as the Southeast Asian internet giant slashed costs and focused on its core business. The Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce company worked with an adviser on the potential divestment, Bloomberg reports. Sea acquired Phoenix Labs about three years ago in a deal that valued the.

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Essentials of Corporate Finance

JANUARY 25, 2023

Any stream of cash flows can potentially be sold for the present value of its cash flows. And one of the biggest cash flows being sold recently is an artist's song catalog. The owner of a song catalog receives the cash flows from the royalty paid whenever a song is played. It was announced yesterday that Justin Bieber's song catalog was sold for a reported $200 million.

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Business Wire M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Idaho Strategic Resources (NYSE American: IDR) (“Idaho Strategic” or “we”) today sent the following letter to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR) (“WWR” or “Westwater”) regarding its preliminary business combination proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Westwater at approximately $1.36 per share in IDR stock.

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Benzinga

JANUARY 25, 2023

Buyout group Apollo Global Management, Inc (NYSE: APO ) has partnered with former Softbank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBF ) executive Marcelo Claure to explore a takeover of Millicom International Cellular S.A. (NASDAQ: TIGO ). The takeover proposal could value the Latin American telecoms company at almost $10 billion, including debt, Financial Times reports.

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Valutico

JANUARY 25, 2023

Valutation Software Valutico Secures Investment & Partnership Investment from VC investors PUSH Ventures and aws Gründerfonds Investment & planned strategic partnership with Erste Group Valutico, the web-based valuation platform, announces that it has closed its first financing round with outside investors. Existing investors also participated in the round, totalling equity funding in the mid 7-figures.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

Ricardo PLC said on Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of E3-Modelling SA, an energy and economy consultant, for £24 million ($30 million) in a move to strengthen its position as a provider of services for a transition to greener energy.

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Benchmark Report

JANUARY 25, 2023

Benchmark International is pleased to announce the transaction between Gem Drugs, Inc. and Vital Care Infusion Services. The reason for targeting was strategic expansion.

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 25, 2023

The right rituals can revitalize meaning at work—and help employees move beyond “me” to “we.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

The task now is to improve flagging valuation

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National Law Review M&A

JANUARY 25, 2023

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