Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 26, 2023

Posted by James R. Copland, Manhattan Institute, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Editor's Note: James R. Copland is a Senior Fellow and the Director of Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute. This post is based on his testimony. My name is James R. Copland. Since 2003, I have been a scholar with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a nonprofit public-policy think tank in New York City, where I have long been a senior fellow and directed the Institute’s legal policy research.

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Lighter Capital

JULY 26, 2023

Factor House is on a mission to empower the next generation of software engineers and to shape the future of software development with creative new solutions, built by engineers for engineers. Formally founded in 2019, the Melbourne-based startup has gained traction with its flagship product, ,, Kpow , a web-based enterprise application, which gives engineers simple, secure tools to monitor, manage and control Apache Kafka-powered systems.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 26, 2023

Posted by Keith Ellison, Office of Minnesota Attorney General , on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Editor's Note: Keith Ellison is the Attorney General of Minnesota. This post is based on his testimony. As Attorney General, I serve on the governing board of the Minnesota State Board of Investment, which we call the SBI. The SBI is a fiduciary for $125 billion in assets, serving more than 820,000 active and retired Minnesota public employees.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

School districts are not a people thing. They are an economic factor that all buyers consider. Property taxes vary widely depending on the district. School district is almost always a search parameter in my assignments.

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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

JULY 26, 2023

Posted by Hilary Wiek and Anikka Villegas, PitchBook, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Editor's Note: Hilary Wiek is a Senior Strategist and Anikka Villegas is an Analyst at PitchBook. This post is based on their Sustainable Investment Survey. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A.

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National Law Review M&A

JULY 26, 2023

Bruce D. Sokler Joseph M. Miller Robert G. Kidwell Farrah Short Jurisdiction: All Federal Evelyn French Type of Law: Mergers & Acquisitions Antitrust & Trade Regulation Corporate & Business Organizations Payton T.

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National Law Review M&A

JULY 26, 2023

Hans Urlus Robert Hardy Anna Celejewska-Rajchert Chazz Sutherland Jurisdiction: European Union Type of Law: Antitrust & Trade Regulation Mergers & Acquisitions Biotech, Food, Drug Corporate & Business Organizations Global

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Mckinsey and Company

JULY 26, 2023

Achieving profitable growth is hard, but using analytics to better understand consumers, categories, competitors, and capabilities can improve the odds of consistently outperforming.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

We need more people like Maria, direct discussion with your representatives is far more impactful than hiring a lobbyist. Feel free to contact me Maria.

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N Contracts

JULY 26, 2023

Find out the latest fair lending violations across the agencies and where they’ll be looking next as we share highlights of the CFPB Fair Lending Report.

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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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Financial Times M&A

JULY 26, 2023

Plus, how private equity funded the latest big banking merger and the insider trading charges against one of Britain’s richest men

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Law 360 M&A

JULY 26, 2023

Law firms have made only modest progress in moving the needle on diversity, particularly at the equity partnership level. Still, a few are setting a new standard and actively increasing their representation of attorneys of color.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

I talked yesterday wit my representative for the house, and also a candidate for the senate (Virginia). They had no clue abut the attacks on the appraisal profession. They asked for more info. I am planning to put together a file anyone in the country would be able to use as a reference/starting point. Any idea is welcomed. Planning to talk with Us House representative and other VA representatives.

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Law 360 M&A

JULY 26, 2023

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday said she will approve Illinois power plant operator Lincoln Power's $26.25 million asset sale and a Chapter 11 plan that the company says has full creditor support.

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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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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

” If the UCDP catches any, the report is rejected, and eventually the appraiser will receive a correction notice. You will have to re-write those parts of the report in order to have your report pass through the system. ” That is not entirely true. I have had several reports raise a review flag for potential bias, fair housing, etc. I do not change anything.

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Law 360 M&A

JULY 26, 2023

In the months since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in MOAC Mall Holdings, courts and practitioners must grapple with the issue of what effectual relief courts may grant upon an appeal of an unstayed sale order, says Monique Jewett-Brewster at Hopkins Carley.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

In reply to LaydeeTee. Agreed. I was writing an article for the blogs but set it down for a while. This is one paragraph from that soon to be article though below. In response to UCDP, yeah, years ago we were posting links on this site to the patents filed which the CU system software was built upon. I actually tracked those down, read and posted dozens of different patents for software which was utilized to build those systems.

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Mckinsey and Company

JULY 26, 2023

A British economist talks about longevity and how we can adapt to living for longer.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

In reply to Spencer Paul. They’ll begin to care Spencer, when the losses start flowing. That’s how this industry works, corrections in retrospect. Otherwise, business as usual. One day they will care, because the investors will demand heads roll. That’s what many people, even many policy makers don’t understand. The GSE mechanism in it’s current form prioritizes selling loans to investors, not necessarily following it’s original mantra of providing expanded le

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Financial Times M&A

JULY 26, 2023

Beverly Hills-based regional lender is valued at just $1bn — but at least its shareholders aren’t stuck with zero

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

In reply to Don Donk on Facebook. That’s a tough one. Talk about taxation basis differences instead? Then they could not claim. Oh yes the schools influence local housing, absolutely. Some of the school districts have lost their damned minds, not safe places for children, or adults. We pulled our children out. Completely biased, outright in the open.

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Audit Board

JULY 26, 2023

We live in the era of technological transformation, where business-owned digital assets brim with an abundance of sensitive employee, customer, and vendor data, while a formidable burden rests upon the shoulders of the information security teams tasked with safeguarding these assets through robust and resilient IT risk management programs. However, a common challenge many IT security leaders face is obtaining support from their executive peers to invest resources to manage critical infosec risk

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

In reply to Greg York. neighborhood crime rates, amount of commercial land use, proximity to mass public transit with a larger transient populations are things that effect who will buy and for how much. This is the type of things that we can not discuss. That is the point.

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Audit Board

JULY 26, 2023

The latest extension to AuditBoard’s modern connected risk platform enables IT risk and security leaders to better manage their threat landscape, quantify risks, and improve cyber resilience. LOS ANGELES, CA — July 26, 2023 — AuditBoard , the leading cloud-based platform transforming how businesses manage risk, today announced the availability of AuditBoard ITRM, its new IT Risk Management solution.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

I used to use the word diverse in my reports, meaning showing a great deal of variety, however I was informally flagged most likely because it can also mean, including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc. Considering the word was used to describe varying building types, high rise, mid rise, low rise, 2-4 unit, SFR’s, and or present land uses, multiple military bases, ship yards, Indian reservation, p

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Benzinga

JULY 26, 2023

Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX ) has agreed to acquire privately-held Palette Life Sciences AB for an upfront cash payment of $600 million at closing and up to an additional $50 million upon achieving certain commercial milestones. The acquisition is expected to complete in Q4 of 2023. It will expand the Teleflex Interventional Urology portfolio, which includes the UroLift System, to include Non-Animal Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid (NASHA) spacer, and tissue bulking products that improve patient

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

I especially like being rejected for using the language that states that I have NOT used race, gender, or serial orientation as an appraisal factor. Just having the words in the report kicks it back. The exact verbiage suggested by the FHA.

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Benzinga

JULY 26, 2023

PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PACW ) and Banc Of California Inc (NYSE: BANC ) entered into a definitive agreement late Tuesday to combine in an all-stock merger transaction. Here's what the street has to say about the transformational bank merger. Wedbush Wedbush analyst David Chiaverini views the business combination as fair, but not "overwhelmingly attractive" for PacWest shareholders.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Honestly, some of the words make sense, some of it just bureaucratic over-reach, with what we can and can not describe the neighborhood characteristic’s and what all does and does not transpire in any given neighborhood. Heaven forbid we discuss what types of buyers are willing to purchase a homes in any given market sub-set and any social stigmas and external factors that could quickly alter a neighborhood’s market active for higher, lower or cause it to stall.

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Peak Business Valuation

JULY 26, 2023

The lumber and building materials industry has seen healthy improvement in recent years. This is due to various factors such as the rising value of construction as well as increased housing starts. As such, the lumber and building material industry generated over $152 billion dollars leading up to 2023. Moving forward, we can expect demand for lumber and building materials to increase.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

In reply to Baggins. [link] Here, check this article out. There is a lot that happens behind the scenes which effect housing pricing. Just when you think you know what’s happening in real estate, read an article like this from a policy watchdog group. Knocks your socks off and it’s right there, so obvious, but people don’t understand how the intricate bureaucratic activity works against some people, and for others.

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Law 360 M&A

JULY 26, 2023

Swedish lock specialist Assa Abloy AB said on Wednesday it has bought Sunray Engineering Group Ltd., a U.K. designer and builder of security doors and vents, for an undisclosed amount.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 26, 2023

If they don’t think people consider which school district a house is located in, then they are more concerned with wokeism than with real estate values.

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Trout CPA

JULY 26, 2023

Trout CPA is pleased to announce that our firm has been named a Top 200 Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA). This marks our fourth consecutive year of participating in the annual IPA Practice Management Survey and analysis of firms. Trout CPA was honored to rank 189.

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