JPAbusiness

MARCH 7, 2023

I’m often approached by people in their 40s and beyond who are looking to go into business for the first time. They have been in an employed environment and are seeking my advice about how to buy or start their own business. Rather than immediately focus on the ‘how’ , it’s a good idea to step back and think about the ‘what’ and ‘why’. If you’re in this position, here’s a few questions to get you thinking about just what you want to achieve from business ownership.

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Norman Marks

MARCH 8, 2023

The IIA has released for public comment a draft update of its Standards. I believe it is important for everybody who shares my desire to advance the internal audit profession and its practices to review and share feedback on the draft.

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Machen McChesney

MARCH 7, 2023

Under tax law, businesses can generally deduct advertising and marketing expenses that help keep existing customers and bring in new ones. This valuable tax deduction can help businesses cut their taxes.

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Marketability 84

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 10, 2023

Posted by Richard Fields and Rusty O’Kelley, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Friday, March 10, 2023 Editor's Note: Rich Fields leads the Board Effectiveness practice and Rusty O’Kelley co-leads the Board and CEO Advisory Partners in the Americas at Russell Reynolds Associates. This post is based on their Russell Reynolds memorandum. Keeping up with the ever-changing trends in global corporate governance is no easy task, as countries introduce new governance rules that trigger knock-on effects

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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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Viking Mergers

MARCH 8, 2023

The best way to ensure a smooth business sale is to anticipate potential business deal breakers or deal killers and address them before it is time to close the deal. Our 5-part M&A Deal Killers series digs into the top business deal breakers in business sales and how you can identify, prevent, and resolve them. Today’s focus is Deal Killer #2: Unresolved Issues.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 10, 2023

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 4, 2023

Posted by Leah Malone, and Emily B. Holland, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on Saturday, March 4, 2023 Editor's Note: Leah Malone is a Partner, and Emily B. Holland is Counsel at Thacher & Bartlett LLP. This post is based on a Thacher & Bartlett LLP memorandum by Ms. Malone, Ms. Holland, Stephen Blake , Karen Hsu Kelley , Matt Feehily , and Carolyn Houston.

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Musings on Markets

MARCH 8, 2023

This is the last of my data update posts for 2023, and in this one, I will focus on dividends and buybacks, perhaps the most most misunderstood and misplayed element of corporate finance. To illustrate the heat that buybacks evoke, consider two stories in the last two weeks where they have been in the news. In the first, critics of Norfolk Southern, the corporation that operates the trains that were involved in a dreadful chemical accident in Ohio, pointed to buybacks that it had done as the pro

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 10, 2023

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Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 6, 2023

Design thinking is a systemic, intuitive, customer-focused problem-solving approach that organizations can use to respond to rapidly changing environments and to create maximum impact.

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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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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 6, 2023

Posted by Arthur B. Crozier, and Gabrielle E. Wolf, Innisfree M&A Inc., on Monday, March 6, 2023 Editor's Note: Arthur B. Crozier is Chairman and Gabrielle E. Wolf is a Director at Innisfree M&A Incorporated. This post is based on their Innisfree memorandum. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Universal Proxies (discussed on the Forum here ) by Scott Hirst; Index Funds and the Future of Corporate Governance: Theory, Evidence and Policy (discussed on the For

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Benzinga

MARCH 8, 2023

Michigan cannabis operator Skymint is under the control of a receiver, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. A lawsuit filed at the Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing alleges the company owes more than $127 million to Canadian investment firm Tropics LP, a subsidiary of Calgary-based Sundial Growers Inc. ’s (NASDAQ: SNDL ) investment firm SunStream Bancorp Inc , which announced in Nov 2022 that it closed a $6.25M senior secured term loan to SKYMINT Brands.

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Marketability 116

Avanade

MARCH 5, 2023

The potential in health and life sciences for ChatGPT and open AI, more generally called generative AI, is enormous, but like any other technology, we need to identify how to leverage it and how to get started.

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Technology 105

Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 10, 2023

In the modern workplace, middle managers face many challenges. A new survey finds three areas where organizations can better support their managers and help them accomplish more.

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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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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 7, 2023

Posted by Lauren H. Cohen (Harvard Business School), Umit Gurun (University of Texas at Dallas), Bugra Ozel (University of Texas at Dallas) , on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Editor's Note: Lauren H. Cohen is the L. E. Simmons Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, Umit Gurun is the Stan Liebowitz Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Dallas, and N.

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A Neumann & Associates

MARCH 9, 2023

As business owners, you have put tremendous effort into building a profitable business overcoming obstacles, competition, pandemics and changes in your market. It is fair to say that you are the expert in your respective business. Eventually, there comes a time when owners want to sell their business and generally need assistance. The challenges of selling a business can be a complex process, but with proper preparation, you can increase the chances of a successful outcome and maximize the po

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Benzinga

MARCH 10, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank has been closed Friday by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation , and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has been appointed as the bank's receiver. What Happened: The news comes on the heels of SVB's parent company, SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB ), failing to raise enough cash to sustain operations.

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Banking 98

Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 10, 2023

One of Europe’s top talent investors talks about his unique approach to backing companies before they exist and how to find the “edge” in a potential founder.

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Technology 129

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 6, 2023

Posted by Leeor Ofer (Harvard Law School), on Monday, March 6, 2023 Editor's Note: This post relates to a Program on Corporate Governance study published by Lucian Bebchuk, Alma Cohen and Allen Ferrell, What Matters in Corporate Governance , available here and discussed on the Forum here. Lucian Bebchuk is James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance and Director of the Program on Corporate Governance, Harvard Law School.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 9, 2023

Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie is challenging the IRS' denial of its claimed deduction for a $1.6 billion break fee payment to Irish biotechnology company Shire over their failed merger, telling the U.S. Tax Court that the agency incorrectly applied tax law in its decision.

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Benzinga

MARCH 10, 2023

Regulators continue to scrutinize Microsoft 's (NASDAQ: MSFT ) proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI ) more than a year after the deal was first announced. Meanwhile, tensions continue to escalate between Sony (NYSE: SONY ) and Microsoft. After Sony expressed fear about Microsoft potentially sabotaging “Call of Duty” for PlayStation before the UK's Competition and Markets Authority , Activision Blizzard’s chief communications officer, Lul

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Marketability 98

Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 8, 2023

Using principles of operational excellence, empowering workforces, and adding digital processes to production can help companies achieve new levels of performance.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 9, 2023

Posted by Merel Spierings, The Conference Board, on Thursday, March 9, 2023 Editor's Note: Merel Spierings is a Researcher for the ESG Center at The Conference Board. This post is based on her Conference Board memorandum, in partnership with ESG analytics firm ESGAUGE and in collaboration with Russell Reynolds Associates and Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance.

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Brian DeChesare

MARCH 8, 2023

If you want to work in the most cyclical role in the finance industry, it’s hard to beat commodity hedge funds. But a few related areas, such as commodity desks at banks, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and physical commodity trading shops could put up a good fight for that “most cyclical” title. Many of the largest hedge funds put commodity trading within their global macro strategies , but plenty of smaller funds, banks, and desks make it a separate category or focus on commodit

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Benzinga

MARCH 10, 2023

Haymarket Media, Inc. has acquired the American Journal of Endocannabinoid Medicine. Haymarket is making an additional investment in AJEM to increase its engagement with healthcare professionals and fulfill its mission to educate and inform the medical community on cannabinoid-based therapy. Physicians are not trained in the endocannabinoid system in medical school.

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Marketability 98

Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 8, 2023

For Ingrid Johnson, president of Sun Life Asia, helping clients achieve financial security starts with building businesses under a common purpose.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 9, 2023

Posted by Veronica Root Martinez (Duke University) , on Thursday, March 9, 2023 Editor's Note: Veronica Root Martinez is Professor of Law at the Duke University School of Law. This post is based on her paper , recently published in the Harvard Law Review. When a company engages in misconduct, questions often arise over whether the company should handle its own remediation effort without outside oversight and assistance.

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Business Wire M&A

MARCH 8, 2023

TREVOR, Wisc.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vonco Products LLC, an industry-leading risk-free plastic products and packaging manufacturer is excited to announce the acquisition of Genesis Plastics Welding, it’s third acquisition in as many years. Indiana-based Genesis Plastics Welding is an ISO 13485-certified:2016 thermoplastics contract manufacturer providing world-class medical device innovation and collaboration through radio frequency (RF) welding and heat-sealing.

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Benzinga

MARCH 8, 2023

Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY ) shares are trading higher Wednesday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A ) (NYSE: BRK-B ) added to its already large position in the oil exploration and production company. What Happened: Over the last few trading sessions, Berkshire bought an. Full story available on Benzinga.

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Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 6, 2023

Supply chains face another year of volatility and inflationary pressure. Chief procurement officers (CPOs) can deploy ten resilience actions to craft a winning enterprise-wide response.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 10, 2023

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, March 10, 2023 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of March 3-9, 2023. The 2023 Reporting Season: Recent SEC Guidance Posted by Brian Breheny, Raquel Fox and Joseph Yaffe, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Friday, March 3, 2023 Tags: Board dynamics , climate disclosures , DCPs , ESG disclosure , GAAP , MD&A , SEC enforcement ESG: Trends t

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Compliance 177

Business Wire M&A

MARCH 8, 2023

PORTERVILLE, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zero Nox Inc. (“ZeroNox” or the “Company”), a leading provider of sustainable, off-highway vehicle electrification, today announced that it will become the first publicly listed company of its kind through a transaction with The Growth for Good Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: GFGD) (“Growth for Good”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

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Benzinga

MARCH 10, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE ) announced that it strongly disagrees with, and will vigorously oppose, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 's challenge to its acquisition of Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI ). FTC sued to block ICE's proposed acquisition of Black Knight, alleging the. Full story available on Benzinga.

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Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 9, 2023

In a fast-fragmenting world, geopolitical instability has vaulted to the top of the CEO agenda. Here’s what today’s fraught global dynamics mean for leaders—and how they can begin grappling with geopolitical risk successfully.

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