Law 360 M&A
MARCH 29, 2024
Even as the economy shifts and layoffs continue, law firms still want to retain their top attorneys, and so-called stay interviews — informal conversations with employees to identify potential issues before they lead to turnover — can be a crucial tool for improving retention and morale, say Tina Cohen Nicol and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 27, 2024
Posted by Larry Fink, BlackRock Inc., on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Editor's Note: Larry Fink is Founder, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock Inc. This post is based on Mr. Fink’s annual letter to investors. Time to rethink retirement When my mom passed away in 2012, my dad started to decline quickly, and my brother and I had to go through my parents’ bills and finances.
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IVSC
MARCH 28, 2024
Alexander Aronsohn FRICS is a chartered surveyor with long and wide ranging experience encompassing residential asset management, commercial and residential development, rating, national and international valuation and investment. He has worked as a property professional for over twenty years in a number of different specialisms, including at DTZ where he became an associate director in both their international valuation and international investment teams, focussing on cross border portfolio val
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 29, 2024
The surge of interest in and use of generative AI translates to higher demand for semiconductors, pushing the industry to innovate faster and produce more capable and efficient chips.
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.
NYT M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
The legislation received wide bipartisan support, with both Republicans and Democrats showing an eagerness to appear tough on China.
The Guardian M&A
MARCH 11, 2024
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as exchange-traded funds help biggest cryptocurrency rally Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets. Bitcoin went through a deep “crypto winter” after hitting its previous heights, but after a remarkable rally it is now hitting new heights above $71,000.
Business Valuation Zone brings together the best content for business valuation professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 27, 2024
Posted by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian (Yale University), on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Editor's Note: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies and Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management, and Steven Tian is Research Director of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute at the Yale School of Management.
IVSC
MARCH 28, 2024
Alexander Aronsohn FRICS is a chartered surveyor with long and wide ranging experience encompassing residential asset management, commercial and residential development, rating, national and international valuation and investment. He has worked as a property professional for over twenty years in a number of different specialisms, including at DTZ where he became an associate director in both their international valuation and international investment teams, focussing on cross border portfolio val
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 25, 2024
Companies with innovation cultures are way ahead of peers in deploying—and benefiting from—generative AI.
NYT M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
The House plans to vote on Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell the popular social media app.
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
Benzinga
MARCH 25, 2024
Diversified miner Anglo American (OTC: NGLOY ) could be a promising buy as copper prices rise and the company looks to transform itself, financial magazine Barron's said in an article. The company has been underperforming competitors BHP Group Ltd (NYSE: BHP ), Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO ) and Glencore ADR (OTC: GLNCY ) because of operational problems, a disappointing production outlook and a slump in diamond and platinum-group markets, according to the article, which ran on Friday.
BV Specialists
MARCH 25, 2024
One of the most challenging components of a professional appraiser’s practice is being an expert witness in a court trial, hearing, deposition, or arbitration. Regardless of how many years of experience an appraiser has, or how many times they have testified, this can be a very difficult process to go through. Many accredited, professional appraisers rely on business and personal dispute work as part of their overall revenue, and, commonly, a significant percentage of their work involves clients
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 28, 2024
Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., on Thursday, March 28, 2024 Editor's Note: Subodh Mishra is Global Head of Communications at ISS STOXX. This post is based on an ISS-Corporate memorandum by Jacob McKeeman and Kieran Woodsworth. Sustainability reporting rules developed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) for the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards are set to be adopted across jurisdictions in the next few years, establishing a global ba
IVSC
MARCH 28, 2024
Peter Maras is a valuation, damages quantification, and accounting specialist with over 15 years of experience, currently leading Reference Consulting in Singapore since 2016. Peter has worked extensively across various industries and purposes, including financial reporting, tax, and dispute resolution under major arbitral rules and in courts across Australia, the Cayman Islands, and Singapore.
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.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 22, 2024
Generative AI is transforming financial services, offering opportunities for efficiency and innovation. As banks race to deploy gen AI, the right operating model can help unlock its potential.
NYT M&A
MARCH 4, 2024
The plaintiffs, including Parag Agrawal, the former chief executive, are asking for severance after they lost their jobs during Mr. Musk’s 2022 takeover of the company.
The Guardian M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortium The UK government plans to introduce legislation that would prevent foreign governments owning UK newspapers and magazines in a move that could scupper the planned £600m sale of the Telegraph to a UAE-backed consortium. RedBird IMI – a partnership between IMI, a fund backed by the UAE’s vice-president, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the US investment firm RedBird Capital Partners – is seeking to
BV Specialists
MARCH 11, 2024
There is a misconception in the valuation industry, which some of our clients express their concern over, that their appraiser needs to be located in close proximity to where their company is situated. It is understandable that a small business owner, who themselves may have several local relationships with their own clientele, would raise this issue; however, the fact is that experienced, certified professional appraisers can effectively value any company, regardless of where it is located, and
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 5, 2024
Posted by Jo Iwasaki, Karen Edelman, and Yasmine Chahed, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Editor's Note: Jo Iwasaki is Corporate Governance Advisory Lead, Karen Edelman is Senior Editor, and Yasmine Chahed is an Independent Research Consultant at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. This post is based on a Deloitte memorandum by Ms.
Benzinga
MARCH 28, 2024
While the multi-billion Nippon Steel ‘s (OTCPK: NISTF) acquisition of U.S. Steel (NYSE: X ) remains one of the hot topics in an election year, smaller transactions are confirming the positive merger and acquisition trend in the steel industry. Acerinox ‘s (OTCPK: ACRXF) U.S. subsidiary, North American Stainless (NAS), recently finalized the acquisition of Haynes International in an all-cash transaction.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 21, 2024
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is a theoretical AI system with capabilities that rival those of a human. Many researchers believe we are still decades, if not centuries, away from achieving AGI.
NYT M&A
MARCH 18, 2024
Private equity is cannibalizing the music industry by buying up old hits and pushing them back into our cultural consciousness.
The Guardian M&A
MARCH 28, 2024
Media companies to combine publishing and advertising platforms to target gen Z and millennials The Independent will take control of BuzzFeed and HuffPost in the UK and Ireland with the intention to create “Britain’s biggest publisher network for gen Z and millennial audiences”, the publishers have said. The two media companies will combine their publishing, data and advertising platforms “to allow commercial partners to seamlessly buy across their sites”.
Trout CPA
MARCH 29, 2024
Valuation Services Partner W. Michael Wolfe, CPA/ABV, CVA , and Senior Manager Sean Post, CPA, CFE , had the privilege of addressing attendees at the ESOP Association Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter Spring Conference on March 20, 2024. The ESOP Association stands as the preeminent advocate and educational resource for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) across the United States.
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 12, 2024
Posted by Snehal Banerjee (UC San Diego) and Martin Szydlowski (University of Minnesota), on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Editor's Note: Snehal Banerjee is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego Rady School of Management, and Martin Szydlowski is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Benzinga
MARCH 19, 2024
BofA analyst Justin Post reiterated a Buy rating on Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG ) (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) Google with a price target of $173. According to reports , Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) is discussing licensing the Gemini AI platform with Google for integration into the forthcoming iOS 18 software update. This collaboration is set to enrich iOS with advanced Gen-AI features, including an enhanced version of Siri, Apple’s digital assistant, alongside its proprietary AI tools designed for local
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 18, 2024
The number of employees who use generative AI is expected to soar, freeing many to focus on higher-level cognitive work. Can organizations use this moment to make jobs more people centric?
NYT M&A
MARCH 3, 2024
For years, Apple, Google, Meta and others operated unfettered. But new laws and regulations have finally compelled them to make major shifts to their products and businesses.
The Guardian M&A
MARCH 29, 2024
Traditional affinity between Conservatives and the newspaper has given way to a complex, splintered drama, and the attempted acquisition by Gulf-backed RedBird IMI lies in limbo With the Conservative party trailing Labour by nearly 20 points in the polls, it needs all the help it can get if it is going to have a fighting chance at the next election.
JPAbusiness
MARCH 26, 2024
From our many years of experience, we’ve identified that some of the most successful business owners are astute risk managers. They systematically apply methods and practices to identify risks and mitigate them, which helps the business take advantage of upside risks and protect against potential downsides. Risk management might sound like a ‘dry topic’, but it’s critical to business success.
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 9, 2024
Posted by Paul Rissman, Rights CoLab, on Saturday, March 9, 2024 Editor's Note: Paul Rissman is Co-Founder of Rights CoLab. This post is based on his Rights CoLab memorandum. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Perils and Questionable Promise of ESG-Based Compensation (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A. Bebchuk and Roberto Tallarita; Paying for Long-Term Performance (discussed on the Forum here ) and Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of E
N Contracts
MARCH 26, 2024
When considering a new product or service, financial institutions often ask potential vendors to complete a request for proposal (RFP). An RPF is a document designed to help determine if a third-party service’s service or product is a good match for an institution’s needs.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 13, 2024
Generative AI poses both risks and opportunities. Here’s a road map to mitigate the former while moving to capture the latter from day one.
NYT M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
The risks have less to do with who owns the app than who writes the code and algorithms that make TikTok tick.
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