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Board Practices: Artificial intelligence

Harvard Corporate Governance

Artificial intelligence (AI), the use of technology to execute or simulate processes that would otherwise require human intelligence, is not new. operational and reputational) and risk appetite; equity; governance; and the role of the board. This post is based on their Deloitte and Society for Corporate Governance publication.

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U.S. Private Equity Firm Advent International and BCI Complete Acquisition of Maxar Technologies

Business Wire M&A

BOSTON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maxar Technologies (“Maxar” or the “Company”), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, today announced that U.S. WESTMINSTER, Colo.

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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Brian DeChesare

Over the past few decades, growth equity (GE) has gone from an afterthought to a major asset class for huge investment firms. Some argue that GE offers the best of both worlds: the opportunity to fund innovation and growth – as in venture capital – plus the ability to limit downside risk and invest in proven companies – as in private equity.

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Boards of Directors in Disruptive Times: Improving Corporate Governance Effectiveness

Harvard Corporate Governance

Disney’s board was facing complex strategic challenges that included, among others, the weak performance of Disney+ -the streaming business launched in 2019-, a falling share price, technology disruption threatening its core business, unsustainable debt levels, and the rising geopolitical risk in China.

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Middle Market Private Equity M&A Activity – Q2 2020

Value Scope

Click to Download: Middle Market Private Equity M&A Activity – Q2 2020 Executive Summary Transaction Volume Shrinks Only 31 transactions were reported in Q2 2020, bringing the total reported transactions in 2020 to 113. The post Middle Market Private Equity M&A Activity – Q2 2020 appeared first on ValueScope Inc.

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Private Equity: Why an integrated ecosystem is a must have

Avanade

Remaining ahead of the curve and being flexible isn't always easy for private equity firms but efficient, lean & integrated technology choices can help.

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Mega Grants: Why Would a Board Approve Nine-Figure CEO Pay?

Harvard Corporate Governance

Mega grants are large, one-time equity awards with long vesting periods (up to 10 years) granted in lieu of or in addition to annual awards with the intended purpose of providing significant incentive to achieve long-term targets. We recently published a paper on SSRN (“Mega Grants: Why Would A Board Approve Nine-Figure CEO Pay?”)

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