Mckinsey and Company

MAY 21, 2025

Human-centric skills are more critical than ever in an increasingly complex world. Heres how some women CEOs harness these strengths to meet the challenges of the role.

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Equilest

MAY 21, 2025

Want to explore how different growth rates, revenue sources, or payer mixes affect your clinics value? Read more insights on business valuation strategies When it comes to buying or selling an optometry clinic, one of the most crucial steps is determining its fair market value. Unlike public companies that are valued based on stock prices, private healthcare businesseslike optometry practicesare typically valued using multiples of financial performance metrics such as EBITDA, SDE, or revenue.

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 21, 2025

Jump to Top 5 priorities for tax and accounting professionals The impact of AI in tax and accounting firms Navigating the future of tax and accounting The landscape of the tax and accounting industry is evolving rapidly, driven by technological advancements and a growing demand for value-added services. According to the 2025 State of Tax Professionals Report by Thomson Reuters Institute , tax, audit, and accounting firms are focusing on several key priorities to stay competitive and meet the ch

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Mckinsey and Company

MAY 21, 2025

GLP-1s are drugs that help people manage diabetes and lose weight. Their surging popularity has a range of economic and public health implications.

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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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Global Finance

MAY 21, 2025

For this reason, Africas largest gold producerand the sixth largest in the worldis ushering in a new order for gold trading. As of April 30, no foreign company may purchase and export ASM gold. The move follows the annulment of all licenses held by foreign trading firms. The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), a state entity created in March, will now oversee all buying, selling, and export of ASM gold.

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 21, 2025

As global regulatory requirements for electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) become more stringent, international companies are feeling the pressure to keep up. Europe, in particular, is advancing with initiatives like the value-added tax (VAT) in the digital age (ViDA) , which aims to modernize VAT systems to align with the digital economy. This is part of a broader trend where regions like Latin America and emerging markets are mandating businesses to send and receive e-invoices that meet evolving

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 21, 2025

Posted by Sehoon Kim (University of Florida), Bernadette A. Minton (Ohio State University), and Rohan Williamson (Georgetown University), on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Editor's Note: Sehoon Kim is an Assistant Professor of Finance at The University of Florida, Bernadette A. Minton is a Professor of Finance at The Ohio State University, and Rohan Williamson is a Professor of Finance at Georgetown University.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 21, 2025

In reply to KK Schware. When you earn an MBA, PHD, and etc. these qualifications travel with you for life without paying a big yearly ransom to keep what you have earned. For many reasons I recently dropped my designation with the AI which I had for 30 years. While is doesn’t matter now because the AI is doomed, the designations should have been life long – non-ransomed qualifications.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 21, 2025

Posted by Rusty OKelley, Todd Safferstone, and PJ Neal, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Editor's Note: Rusty OKelley is a Managing Director, Todd Safferstone is the the Head of Strategy and Excellence, and PJ Neal is the Global Head of Operations at Russell Reynolds Associates. This post is based on a Russell Reynolds memorandum by Mr.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

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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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Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 21, 2025

Posted by David Bell, Dean Kristy, and Ran Ben-Tzur, Fenwick & West LLP, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Editor's Note: David Bell , Dean Kristy ,and Ran Ben-Tzu are Partners at Fenwick & West LLP. This post is based on a Fenwick memorandum by Mr. Bell, Mr. Kristy, Mr. Ben-Tzur, and Wendy Grasso , and is part of the Delaware law series ;links to other posts in the series are available here.

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Financial Times M&A

MAY 21, 2025

Tie-up would mark the latest acquisition of a UK asset by a US group

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Mckinsey and Company

MAY 21, 2025

Alan Beacham discusses the importance of having local teams that understand local markets to manage the challenges shaping the future of logistics in Asia.

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Machen McChesney

MAY 21, 2025

The month-end close is a pain point for many small to midsize businesses. While internal accounting teams often aim to wrap up the close within three days, a recent survey found that half the respondents actually take six days or longer to close the books. What can your organization do to help streamline this process? Leveraging cloud-based technology tools like QuickBooks can be a game changer.

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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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NYT M&A

MAY 21, 2025

The social media company called only a handful of witnesses as it sought to prove it helped Instagram and WhatsApp after acquiring them.

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Global Finance

MAY 21, 2025

As countries race to build out cleaner, more resilient power systems, investment is surgingand with it, a shift in how projects are funded. According to the International Energy Agencys (IEA) latest World Energy Investment report, energy investment exceeded $3 trillion for the first time last year, with project finance emerging as a significant funding model.

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Financial Times M&A

MAY 21, 2025

Planned reverse takeover of reinsurer Malibu Life has already met resistance from fund shareholder AVI

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee this week approved 25 bills largely aimed at reducing capital markets and banking regulations, moving the deregulatory proposals forward for consideration by the full House.

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Benzinga

MAY 21, 2025

Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE: LUMN ) shares are soaring in Wednesday’s after-hours session after the company announced the sale of its consumer fiber-to-the-home business to AT&TInc (NYSE: T ). What Happened: Lumen entered into a definitive agreement with AT&T to sell its mass market fiber-to-the-home business in 11 states for $5.75 billion in cash.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

Discover Financial Services' interim chief legal officer and general counsel departed on Sunday, the same day Capital One Financial Corp. finalized its $35 billion acquisition of the financial services company.

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Benzinga

MAY 21, 2025

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) shares are moving lower Wednesday afternoon following multiple reports that OpenAI is set to acquire Apple Veteran Jony Ive’s AI device startup. What Happened: Ive will team up with OpenAI as part of a $6.5 billion all-stock deal in which the ChatGPT maker will acquire Ive’s io Products , as reported by Bloomberg and others.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

An Illinois state appellate panel said Wednesday that a trial court properly dismissed a shareholder class action against biopharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc. that accused the drugmaker of issuing unregistered shares to investors after acquiring Irish pharmaceutical company Allergan.

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Class VI Partner

MAY 21, 2025

We’re in a celebratory mood at Class VI. After all, we’re commemorating 20 years as a business in 2025. That’s two decades of empowering the entrepreneurial spirit: helping business owners achieve deal payouts they’d only dreamed of, allowing them to move comfortably into their next phase, take care of their employees, and give generously to favored causes.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

Lumen Technologies, represented by Latham & Watkins, announced Wednesday that it is selling its Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in 11 states to AT&T Inc., represented by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, in a $5.75 billion cash deal that is expected to close in the first half of 2026.

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Peak Business Valuation

MAY 21, 2025

Whether you hope to sell, expand, or secure funding, accurate valuation multiples are crucial. These multiples help determine your business’s market value and allow advertising agency owners to make informed decisions. As a professional business appraiser, Peak Business Valuation regularly uses advertising agency multiples. In this article, we cover common advertising agency valuation multiples and offer insights into their application.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

Verizon is once again asking the Federal Communications Commission to let it out of a condition from its takeover of TracFone requiring the carrier to unlock its mobile phones after 60 days.

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Benzinga

MAY 21, 2025

CFSB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFSB ) shares are surging premarket Wednesday after the company announced on Tuesday that it, along with its subsidiary, Colonial Federal Savings Bank, had entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Hometown Financial Group, Inc. As per the deal, CFSB shareholders will receive $14.25 in cash per share, valuing the transaction at approximately $44 million.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

A special purpose acquisition company led by crypto influencer Anthony Pompliano and advised by Reed Smith LLP raised $220 million as it went public on Wednesday, while another fintech-focused blank check company advised by DLA Piper raised $200 million in its own offering.

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Equidam

MAY 21, 2025

The Role of TAM in Startup Fundraising For startups navigating a funding round, a well-defined and credibly benchmarked Total Addressable Market (TAM) helps add credibility to their pitch. The TAM represents the total revenue opportunity available for a product or service if a company were to achieve 100% market share, with no competition. Alongside the Serviceable Available Market (SAM) the segment of the TAM that a company’s products and services can realistically serve and the Service

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

OpenAI said Wednesday it will acquire io Products, the hardware startup co-founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive, in a $6.5 billion transaction that represents the artificial intelligence company's largest acquisition to date.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 21, 2025

Venture capital contracting is the function of a complex private-ordering exercise through which venture capitalists and entrepreneurs address the challenges of financing high-tech firms ( Kaplan & Strmberg, 2004 ). Throughout decades of iterative practice, U.S. venture capital contracts have emerged as the best real-world solution to those challenges, shaping transactional practices around the globe ( Kaplan, Martel, & Strmberg, 2007 ).

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday agreed to approve bankrupt vegan restaurant chain Planta's bid to access $1.75 million of its $3.5 million debtor-in-possession financing package, saying it needs funding to continue its efforts toward a sale.

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John Jenkins

MAY 21, 2025

There are always a lot of issues to keep in mind when negotiating termination fees, including most prominently the size of the fee, whether it is calculated by reference to enterprise or equity value, and the circumstances that will give rise to an obligation to pay the fee.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 21, 2025

More time is needed to study three Texas bills aimed at considering the effects of healthcare consolidation to increase affordability and access to healthcare, which could have the opposite effect, say John Saran and Harshita Rathore at Holland & Knight and Robbie Allen at U.S. Heart and Vascular.

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