Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., on Thursday, December 8, 2022 Editor's Note: Subodh Mishra is Global Head of Communications at Institutional Shareholder Services. This post is based on an ISS Governance memorandum by Joseph Hong, Specialty Research Associate. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ) and Will Corporations Deliver Value to All Stakeholders?

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BVR

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Check out the attendee poll results from the BVR webinar Embracing the Hockey Stick: Alternative Approaches to Formulating and Assessing Projections.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Posted by Keith Ambachtsheer, KPA Advisory Services, on Thursday, December 8, 2022 Editor's Note: Keith Ambachtsheer is President at KPA Advisory Services. This post is based on his KPA Advisory Services piece. “They own assets all over the world, including property in Manhattan, utilities in Chile, international airports, and the high-speed railway connecting London to the Channel tunnel.

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ThomsonReuters

DECEMBER 8, 2022

QUESTION: Everyone in the employee benefits field uses acronyms like CDHC, EAP, and VEBA. What do these and other employee benefit acronyms stand for? ANSWER: Here’s an explanatory list of common acronyms primarily used in our Cafeteria Plans, Consumer-Driven Health Care, ERISA Compliance, Self-Insured Health Plans, and Fringe Benefits manuals. (Next week’s Question of the Week will address acronyms primarily used in our COBRA, HIPAA, and Group Health Plan Mandates manuals, and the following w

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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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Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Posted by Lara Shalov Mehraban, Ranah Esmaili, Sidley Austin LLP, on Thursday, December 8, 2022 Editor's Note: Lara Shalov Mehraban and Ranah Esmaili are Partners at Sidley Austin LLP. This post is based on a Sidley memorandum by Ms. Esmaili, Ms. Mehraban, Stephen Cohen , Barry Rashkover , and Ashley DePalma. On November 15, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its enforcement results for the 2022 fiscal year (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022).

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Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Design matters—and not just in good times. CEOs who embrace design can enhance strategy and better navigate this age of volatility.

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Corporate Finance Finance 117

Law 360 M&A

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission urged a California federal judge at the start of a seven-day evidentiary hearing Thursday to pause Meta's purchase of virtual reality fitness app maker Within Unlimited while the agency investigates whether the deal is anti-competitive, scoffing at Meta's claim that a preliminary injunction will kill the deal.

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Benzinga

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it is seeking to block Microsoft Corporation’s (NASDAQ: MSFT ) $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI ). What Happened: FTC alleged that the deal — which is Microsoft’s largest ever and the largest in the video gaming industry — would enable the Satya Nadella -led company to “suppress competitors to its Xbox gaming consoles and its rapidly growing subscription content and cloud-gaming business.

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Law 360 M&A

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission moved Thursday to block Microsoft Corp.'s planned $68.7 billion buyout of game developer Activision Blizzard over concerns about rivals to Microsoft's Xbox gaming console and related subscription and cloud services.

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Biz Equity

DECEMBER 8, 2022

For small business owners, planning for the new year has been fraught with unique challenges since 2020 – and that trend will only continue as we head into 2023.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The NFL's Washington Commanders and owner Daniel Snyder subjected team employees to a "deeply entrenched toxic work culture" for more than two decades, and the league gave them cover by mishandling its own investigation and burying the results, according to a scathing report by a congressional committee released Thursday.

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The debate about corporate social responsibility has recently moved into new territory: the establishment of what can be called corporate social liability or CSL. CSL goes beyond classic tort and company law and may result in vicarious liability of parent companies for the misconduct of subsidiaries and third-party business partners. Its main focus has been on violations of obligations involving human rights and the environment.

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Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Georgia’s economy is thriving. Investments to resolve long-term structural challenges can help sustain jobs and opportunities for all Georgians and keep the economy resilient.

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NYT M&A

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The move by the commission signals an aggressive stance by federal regulators to thwart the expansion of the tech industry’s biggest companies.

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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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Butcher Joseph & Co.

DECEMBER 8, 2022

ButcherJoseph & Co., an investment banking firm specializing in ESOPs, sell-side and buy-side M&A, private capital sourcing, valuation advisory servic. The post ButcherJoseph Announces Promotion of Trey Dodd to Senior Analyst appeared first on ButcherJoseph & Co.

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Banking 84

Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Amid the storm of crises and disruptions, leading financial institutions are recognizing risk’s strategic and resilience-building role.

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NYT M&A

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A trial that began Thursday will serve as a test of the Federal Trade Commission’s argument that Facebook’s parent company is trying to buy its way to dominance in the nascent virtual and augmented reality markets.

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Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Technology holds the key to unlocking decarbonization by identifying emission hot spots and pinpointing the areas of biggest impact.

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Technology 93

Law 360 M&A

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Marketing technology startup Banzai International Inc. and special purpose acquisition company 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc. have agreed to combine through a merger that will take Banzai public at an estimated $380 million value, guided by two law firms.

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Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Columbia professor Hitendra Wadhwa shares how to nurture the one resource that never fails: your inner voice.

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Financial Times M&A

DECEMBER 8, 2022

US antitrust regulator says proposed deal would let tech group suppress competition in gaming

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Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Boards of directors can help executive teams build the foresight, response, and adaptation capabilities they need to manage future shocks.

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Corporate Finance Finance 84

A Neumann & Associates

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Buying a small business can be a great way to grow your current business or venture into a new one. Buying a business, however, is very different than running a business, and business owners need to be aware of how complicated this process can be. There are many obstacles that will need to be properly navigated in order to assure a successful outcome for the buyer.

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Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 8, 2022

AI is one of the key enabling technologies in addressing sustainability challenges in Asia, says Michael Zeller, head of AI Strategy and Solutions at Temasek.

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Technology 68

Midstreet Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

If you’re considering buying a business, you probably have a lot of questions. “What’s the process like?”. “How much money do I need up front?”. “What are my financing options?”.

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Finance 52

Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 8, 2022

High turnover, shrinking pipelines, inflation—the talent market remains in flux. Here’s what you should be doing differently.

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Marketability 74

M&A Leadership Council

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Event Dates: 2023-04-11T08:30:00-05:00 to 2023-04-11T16:30:00-05:00 2023-04-12T08:30:00-05:00 to 2023-04-12T16:30:00-05:00 2023-04-13T08:30:00-05:00 to 2023-04-13T12:00:00-05:00 Location: Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, 
Boston, MA USA Register Now Course includes Networking Receptions, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm NEW for 2023: M&A Leadership Council’s The Art of M&A® live-online and in-person training courses will be structured around the M&A Milestone M

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Mergers & Acquisitions 52

Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Through November 2021, there were three M&A deals in the Marcellus and Utica shales. Compared to the 16 deals in the same period in 2020, companies looking to get into or out of the Appalachian basins effectively did so in 2020. The following table summarizes transaction activity in the Marcellus and Utica shales in 2021: Click here to expand the image above As shown in the following table, M& Source.

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Mergers & Acquisitions 52

Internal Audit 360

DECEMBER 8, 2022

GUEST BLOG. Editor’s Note: The views expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the views of Internal Audit 360 ° , as we seek to bring varied and provocative ideas to our readers. T he idea that audit plans should be risk based is so old and widely accepted that we rarely give it a second thought. Yet, in my 16 years in risk management across four continents, I have seen hundreds of audit plans, and I can assure you none of them were actually risk based.

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Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Through November 2021, there were three M&A deals in the Marcellus and Utica shales. Compared to the 16 deals in the same period in 2020, companies looking to get into or out of the Appalachian basins effectively did so in 2020. The following table summarizes transaction activity in the Marcellus and Utica shales in 2021: Click here to expand the image above As shown in the following table, M& Source.

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Law 360 M&A

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent crackdown on potentially unlawful interlocking directorates means that boards of directors, in-house counsel and history aficionados alike will find that although any such action can be disruptive, most Section 8 cases are settled, or resolved by a conflicted director stepping down and disavowing any similar future conduct, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

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Exit Strategy

DECEMBER 8, 2022

If you have certain employees who are critical to operations and would be hard to replace, take steps to secure them before a sale. Noncompete contracts can be one way to reduce employee defections. Take a look at your employee agreements, too, and ensure you have appropriate non-disclosure and “no raid” covenants. Give careful consideration […].

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Law 360 M&A

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., sent antitrust overhaul proponents back to the drawing board Thursday with little time remaining to pass a package of antitrust legislation aimed at changing the structure of filing fees for major mergers and substantially increasing costs for large-scale transactions to better fund competition enforcers.

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Benchmark Report

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Benchmark International successfully facilitated the sale of ProCon LLC, hereinafter referred to as ProCon, to Southwest Material Handling Inc. ProCon, headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is an award-winning exclusive dealer of JCB construction equipment and a provider of value-added service and parts. ProCon operates in the western region of the US, including Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Nevada.

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