Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 7, 2024

Posted by George Cowlrick, AQTION, on Sunday, January 7, 2024 Editor's Note: George Cowlrick is a Product Manager at AQTION. This post is based on an AQTION study by Mr. Cowlrick, Ali Saribas, and Andrew Brady. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Big Three Power, and Why it Matters (discussed on the Forum here ), Index Funds and the Future of Corporate Governance: Theory, Evidence and Policy (discussed on the Forum here ), and The Specter of the Giant Three (disc

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Avanade

JANUARY 7, 2024

Learn about the major benefits for banks from copilot adoption but they will need significant support to realize them

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

USPAP’s Constitutionality is an interesting legal question and, in fact, there are 4 pages about it in NFHA’s January 2022 report to the ASC regarding USPAP/The Appraisal Foundation. However, it’s a red herring in the context of a HUD investigation. HUD does not address USPAP in these investigations (at least, in the 10+ I am working on).

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 7, 2024

French biotechnology company BioMerieux said Monday that it has boosted its 16% stake in a Canadian clinical software business to 100% for approximately €9 million ($9.8 million) in a move to offer products to hospitals designed to prevent antimicrobial resistance in patients.

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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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Peak Business Valuation

JANUARY 7, 2024

Machine shops cut raw materials such as aluminum and copper into certain shapes and sizes for downstream clients. According to IBIS World , there are over 17,000 machine shops across the country. Together, these businesses generate over $8 billion in revenue each year. Moving forward, machine shops can expect to benefit from an expanding customer base.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JANUARY 7, 2024

An expert’s view on why your health insurance policy should be appraised by a professional. Editor’s Note: The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to have your health insurance policy reviewed by a professional. To learn why ASA sat down with Chad M. Thompson of Thompson Benefits & Enrollment Group, LLC, an ASA member benefit partner. ASA: Why and how often should a sole practitioner have their health insurance policy “appraised” aka reviewed by a benefits expert?

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John Jenkins

JANUARY 7, 2024

Last week, John shared a blog from Tulane Law prof Ann Lipton flagging a recent transaction where the parties contemplated a charter amendment in the merger agreement to fix the Con Ed clause enforceability issues highlighted by Chancellor McCormick’s recent decision in Crispo v. Musk.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 7, 2024

Key Points In the latest round of additions to the DOJ’s programs to incentivize voluntary self-disclosure of wrongdoing by corporations, the DOJ has rolled out new policies that outline concrete incentives for self-disclosure and created a safe harbor for disclosure of wrongdoing unearthed during an acquisition. The M&A safe harbor may encourage companies with strong compliance programs to consider acquisitions of companies with weak programs or in risky jurisdictions.

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Benzinga

JANUARY 7, 2024

Warren Buffett’ s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK ) (NYSE: BRK ) has settled allegations over the violation of buyout terms concerning truck-stop-chain Pilot Travel Centers. The agreement was reached just before the trial was set to commence. What Happened : Berkshire Hathaway, after buying an 80% stake in Pilot Travel from billionaire Jimmy Haslam for over $10 billion, faced accusations of improperly altering accounting methods.

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NYT M&A

JANUARY 7, 2024

The president is under pressure from Democrats and Republicans to block the sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel, which could upset a key foreign ally.

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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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