Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Posted by Cynthia A. Williams (Indiana University) and Robert G. Eccles (Oxford University), on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Editor's Note: Cynthia A. Williams is Visiting Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Professor of Law Emerita at the University of Illinois College of Law; and Robert G. Eccles is Visiting Professor of Management Practice at Oxford University Said Business School.

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Mckinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Hydrogen could play an important role in helping hard-to-abate sectors meet climate targets. Countries with hydrocarbon resources and industry expertise can help build and scale the needed technology.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Posted by Emma Bichet, Jack Eastwood, and Michael Mencher, Cooley LLP, on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Editor's Note: Michael Mencher and Emma Bichet are Special Counsels; and Jack Eastwood is a Trainee Solicitor at Cooley. This post is based on their Cooley memorandum. 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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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Bankrupt hospital operator Pipeline Health System asked a Texas judge to approve a $92 million sale of its Illinois medical facilities, saying the transaction will enable those hospitals to remain in operation.

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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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Avanade

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

How capital markets firms prepare for the future? Avanade’s Seb Marwood explains across a new series of blog posts – with a little help from an eclectic range of thinkers.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

QUESTION: We know that the IRS issued proposed cafeteria plan regulations in 2007. What is the status of these regulations? Are employers required to comply with them? ANSWER: The IRS has yet to publish final cafeteria plan regulations. Meanwhile, the 2007 proposed regulations can be relied on for guidance until the final regulations are issued, as explained in the preamble.

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A business attorney with experience in industries including technology, cannabis and real estate has joined Honigman LLP as partner.

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The Guardian M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Oligarchs and fans are an unlikely bet but UK and overseas billionaires and sovereign wealth funds are in running to meet £3.7bn price tag Manchester United fans have been protesting against the Glazer family’s ownership of their club since before they bought it 17 years ago. Now, the Glazers may be leaving the club after hoisting the for sale sign above Old Trafford with a target price of more than $4.5bn (£3.7bn) – roughly three times what they paid for it in a debt-fuelled buyout in 2005.

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NYT M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The Glazer family has hired advisers to weigh its options for the multibillion-dollar soccer club, which it has owned since 2005.

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Mckinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Globally, high-growth companies invest more in intangibles, such as brand, skills, and knowledge. European companies could fuel greater growth with the same strategy.

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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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NYT M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The government has fallen into the bad habit of trying to engineer competition instead of simply enforcing antitrust laws.

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Mckinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As the demand for electric vehicles grows, so does the demand for the batteries to power them. Meeting that demand will require more gigafactories to be built at speed and scale.

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National Law Review M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Jonathan Rubin Jurisdiction: All Federal Type of Law: Administrative & Regulatory Antitrust & Trade Regulation Entertainment, Art & Sports Mergers & Acquisitions

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Litigation funders want to correct the record on calls for funding disclosure in the name of transparency, as this purported justification obscures the disclosure's adverse effects — prejudicing plaintiffs' cases and discouraging the assertion of meritorious legal claims, say Dai Wai Chin Feman and William Weisman at Parabellum Capital.

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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

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Investor and Columbia Business School professor Bruce Usher explains the investment opportunities that will arise as demand for climate solutions propels business into a new era of sustainability.

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

An additional News Corp. shareholder, the London-based investment firm Independent Franchise Partners, has expressed concern about a possible merger between the media company and Fox Corp.

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The Guardian M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Founders, early backers and banks won big in the craze for buying online retailers but investors at THG, Deliveroo and Virgin Wines lost out From £658,989 owed to Thurrock council, to an art shop in east London left £33,804 out of pocket, to 12,000 people whose furniture never arrived, the details of the creditors who collectively lost almost £187m from the demise of sofa website Made.com are a snapshot of the pain caused by the bursting of the online retail bubble.

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Stockholders challenging last year's $900 million merger of Madison Square Garden Networks Inc. and MSG Entertainment have asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to compel the merging companies to hand over undisclosed or withheld text messages and hire a forensic expert to recover requested teats that were deleted.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to the Thomson Reuters 2022 State of the Corporate Tax Department report, almost two-thirds of all corporate tax departments are either at or near the beginning of their tax technology journey. As a result, understanding how to manage the transition to a more automated, technologically sophisticated department is a top priority for many tax leaders.

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Investors want the Delaware Chancery Court to reject a report recommending the court deny a bid to force Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP to turn over a 2019 email sent by media mogul Shari E. Redstone seeking legal advice on CBS' $30 billion merger with Viacom.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Form 5498-SA (HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA Information) (2023); Instructions for Forms 1099-SA and 5498-SA (2023). Form 5498-SA. Form 1099-SA and 5498-SA Instructions. The IRS has released Form 5498-SA for the 2023 tax year, along with its instructions, which are combined with the instructions for Form 1099-SA. (The 2023 General Instructions for Certain Information Returns, which relate to these and certain other information returns, have not yet been released.

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Financial Times M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Plus, a candid interview with John Mack and the debt crisis at a scandal-hit French care group

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

U.K. insurance brokerage giant Ardonagh Group announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Australia-based insurance investment company Envest Pty Ltd. for AU$482 million ($324.6 million).

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Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In Part 1: Themes from Q2 2022 Earnings Calls, the common themes among E&P operators and mineral aggregators calls included the strengthening of balance sheets to offset price volatility, the increasing role of share buybacks, and the persistence of supply and demand imbalances. This week we focus on the key takeaways from the Upstream Q3 2022 earnings calls.

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

From data gathered on Sept. 30, 2019, healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs) have earned a trailing ten-year return of 11.6% on average. Office REITs, however, tend to have an average ten-year return of 9%. S&P Global reported that healthcare REITs have a five-year average dividend yield of 5.2%, while office REITs hold an average dividend yield of 2.9%.

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Attorneys at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP knew from the beginning that UnitedHealth's $13.8 billion purchase of Change Healthcare was likely to draw antitrust pushback and potentially a direct U.S. Department of Justice challenge.

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Trout CPA

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

For life sciences companies, M&A and collaborations are a key strategy for growth, building product pipelines, and getting products to market as quickly as possible. According to BDO’s Life Sciences CFO Survey, 33% of CFOs planned to pursue M&A in 2022, up 25% from the 2021 survey. With valuations coming down from record highs and uncertainty around future market trends, it’s important that life sciences organizations begin to carefully prepare for a transaction well in advance, whether

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Henry Horne

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Every year, transfer tax and foreign item figures are adjusted to reflect increases in cost-of-living expenses, following the average Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). Based on the CPI figures reported in 2022 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the IRS has updated certain figures, including the gift tax exclusion. Don’t miss: How long should you … Keep Reading.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

October 2022 OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter: HIPAA Security Rule Security Incident Procedures (Oct. 25, 2022). Available at [link]. OCR has released its latest cybersecurity newsletter on the importance of having policies and procedures to detect and respond to security incidents. As part of their compliance with the HIPAA security rule, covered entities (including health plans and most health care providers) and business associates (together, “regulated entities”) must implement policies and pro

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Pune, India, Nov. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global video surveillance market size was worth USD 19.12 billion in 2018. It is projected to rise from USD 33.60 billion by 2026 , exhibiting a CAGR of 6.8% during the forecast period, 2022-2026. Increasing usage of deep learning technology helps in lowering calibration of algorithms and facilitating video analytics.

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Law 360 M&A

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Food delivery giant Just Eat has said that it has completed the sale of its 33.3% equity stake in its Brazilian subsidiary to the subsidiary's majority owner, tech investor Prosus, in a deal potentially worth up to €1.8 billion ($1.85 billion).

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Pune, India, Nov. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global psoriatic arthritis treatment market size is anticipated to touch USD 13.12 billion by the end of 2027 on account of the increasing prevalence of psoriatic arthritis. According to a published report by Fortune Business Insights titled, "Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment Market Size, Share & COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Drugs Class (Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS), Non-biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)

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Benchmark Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Benchmark International is delighted to announce the acquisition of Exeter-based Dealtop T/A Dartline Coaches by Newcastle upon Tyne-based Go-Ahead. Beginning with eight vehicles in 1987, Dartline has grown its operations over its 25 years of trading and now possesses 84 vehicles, employs 118 people, and provides a comprehensive range of transport services.

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Pune, India, Nov. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global allergic conjunctivitis market size is projected to reach USD 3.60 billion by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.4% during the forecast period. The value of the market was estimated to be USD 2.40 billion in 2020 and is expected to touch USD 2.50 billion in 2021, as per the report by Fortune Business Insights™, titled "Allergic Conjunctivitis Market, 2021-2028.

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