Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This post is based on his recent testimony. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Editor's Note: Gary Gensler is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Good morning, Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Committee.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 8, 2023

This post is based on his testimony. Posted by Chris Netram, National Association of Manufacturers, on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Editor's Note: Chris Netram is the Managing Vice President of Policy at the National Association of Manufacturers.

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Benchmark Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Benchmark International is delighted to share the testimonial of our recently acquired client Boiler & Industrial Plant (Pty) Ltd by Entruevest Holdings (Pty) Ltd - A Diversified Investment Holding Company.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 18, 2022

This post is based on his testimony before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Editor's Note: Gary Gensler is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government.

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Marketability Technology 243

Truelytics

JANUARY 25, 2022

Episode 73 - Financial Advisors Can Finally Embrace Client Testimonials. It has been common knowledge for independent financial advisors and RIAs that client testimonials and endorsements are a "no go" area. Modern Financial Advisor Podcast ·. Well, thanks to recent rule changes by the SEC the world has changed.

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Marketability 92

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 20, 2023

This post is based on his testimony. Posted by Eric Shostal, Glass Lewis & Co. , on Thursday, July 20, 2023 Editor's Note: Eric Shostal is Senior Vice President of Research and Engagement at Glass, Lewis & Co.

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Marketability 100

Benchmark Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Benchmark International successfully facilitated the acquisition of Litson Group. Watch as founder Mike Litson shares his experience selling his company with Benchmark International.

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Benzinga

JANUARY 22, 2024

(NASDAQ: BNZI ) ("Banzai" or the "Company"), a leading marketing technology company that provides essential marketing and sales solutions, today announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent (the "LOI") to acquire Boast , an all-in-one platform for video-based customer testimonials and surveys.

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Marketability Technology 40

Benchmark Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Benchmark International facilitated the transaction between Schlummersack and empact brands. Watch as shareholder of Schlummersack, Karina Grassy, discusses her motivations for exiting the company, her experience with Benchmark International, and what she plans to do post-sale.

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Benchmark Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Explore the exciting corporate development as Cire Airos (Pty) Ltd. achieves a significant milestone by acquiring controlling interest in Northridge, a premier manufacturer of backpacks and outdoor equipment.

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JPAbusiness

JANUARY 16, 2024

We recently facilitated the sale of a well-established and high performing family business in the construction and building sector, and I received some very nice feedback from one of the party’s solicitors.

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Benchmark Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Benchmark International successful ly facilitated the acquisition of Musgrave Crafted Spirits ( Musgrave ). Watch as Simone Musgrave, the founder of Musgrave, shares her rationale for divesting from the brand, her journey with Benchmark International, and her future endeavours following the transaction.

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Benchmark Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Explore the exciting corporate development as Ernst and Young Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd (“EY”) achieves a significant milestone by acquiring Parity Software (Pty) Ltd., a market-leading Microsoft product and service consultancy in South Africa providing advisory services to public and private sector clients.

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Marketability 59

Benchmark Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Benchmark International facilitated the transaction between Marlyn Chemicals, Marlyn Vulindlela ( Marlyn Group ), and Letsema Holdings ( Letsema ). Watch as the former founder of Marlyn Chemicals shares his experience working with Benchmark International throughout the M&A process.

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Benchmark Report

APRIL 20, 2023

Benchmark International facilitated the transaction between Quantum3 Aluminium Limited (Q3) and Burke Porter Group (BPG). Watch as the former shareholder of Q3 shares his experience working with Benchmark International throughout the M&A process.

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Law 360 M&A

JULY 17, 2023

A former Washington Commanders executive has filed a $7.5 million defamation suit against the NFL team and one of its attorneys at Holland & Knight LLP, who called him a "serial liar" and a perjurer after he testified to Congress last year during an investigation into accusations of financial and workplace improprieties.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 21, 2023

on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Tags: Board evaluation , Board of Directors , Decision-making , Disclosure , proxy statements , shareholder engagement Testimony at the Committee on Financial Services’s hearing: “Oversight of the Proxy Advisory Industry” Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.,

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission is demanding Elon Musk answer questions about his purchases of Twitter stock in 2022 — the year he purchased 9% of the company and then closed a $44 billion buyout — telling a California federal judge Thursday that Musk refuses to cooperate with its investigation.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 18, 2024

A Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP partner told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that a Black attorney who claims he was fired for airing diversity concerns had turned in "unusable" work, testimony that followed a brief bid to impugn the partner's own performance.

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BVR

MARCH 28, 2022

Financial experts may be subject to standards of professional practice from a number of sources when they measure lost profits damages and give related expert testimony. The sources can include governmental regulators as well as professional membership organizations and societies.

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Business Valuation 187

NYT M&A

JUNE 30, 2023

Less than two weeks before a planned hearing about a transaction that could reshape golf, lawmakers are struggling to assemble a witness list.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 25, 2022

Many of the lessons taught in an introductory theater performance class can provide foundational guidelines for virtual witness preparation, including the importance of props, proper lighting and wardrobe decisions, and of acknowledging that the star of your show is not a Zoom expert, say Hailey Drescher at Trask Consulting and Michael Thomas at Foley (..)

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 28, 2024

A California federal jury considering regulators' claims that an ex-Medivation executive engaged in "shadow trading" of a rival's stock heard video-recorded testimony Thursday from the executive, who said he couldn't recall why he purchased the securities just minutes after learning Pfizer was close to acquiring his own company.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In his 1967 testimony prior to the law’s passage, Chair Cohen said that the then-current law “does not give the public stockholders adequate information about the arrangements surrounding the acquisition or the purchaser’s intentions with respect to the company.” [1] 1] (more…)

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Marketability 203

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 11, 2023

Larcker (Stanford University) , on Monday, August 7, 2023 Tags: CEO Pay , equity awards , Executive Compensation , pay versus performance , Proxy advisory , shareholder engagement How Governance Professionals Are Guiding Corporate Disclosure on E&S Topics Posted by Sarah Crowe and Charles Neidenbach, Nasdaq, Inc.,

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Appraisers Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

One will expose the testimony to provable positions, the other carries little liability. In reply to Realist. There is a big difference between criminal and civil trials. One is used to protect the public from Charlatan’s the other to sell a concept. Acquiring a site for emanate domain taking may not involve any criminal intent.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 28, 2023

Rusenko (KPMG LLP), on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Tags: Compliance & ethics , compliance risk , Disclosure , ESG issues , ESG risks , Internal auditors Testimony at the HFSC hearing: “Examining Environmental and Social Policy in Financial Regulation” Posted by Keith Ellison, Office of Minnesota Attorney General , on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Tags: anti-ESG (..)

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 1, 2023

Litigants and courts rely on documentary exhibits, along with witness testimony about such exhibits, to create a trial record. This post is based on their Skadden memorandum and is part of the Delaware law series ; links to other posts in the series are available here. Document discovery plays an essential role in litigation.

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Law 360 M&A

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld a decision ending consolidated derivative litigation by Baker Hughes stockholders who alleged a series of transactions in 2018 unfairly benefited GE, finding that the Court of Chancery had discretion to dismiss the case based on testimony of a one-member litigation committee.

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Gross Mendelsohn

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Attorneys frequently retain CPAs as expert witnesses to determine the amount of those economic damages and to provide expert witness testimony. Let’s look at the role of a CPA as an expert in these cases.

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Appraisers Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Stop and Notify: Stop and contact your vendor manager (VM) immediately if any of the following apply: If not able to provide testimony as an expert witness for bankruptcy or foreclosure assignment, withdraw from assignment immediately. Seek the truth.

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Appraisal 89

Law 360 M&A

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The CEO of Zohar portfolio company Stila Styles on Thursday asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to close the courtroom for a hearing concerning the company's sale, saying any information on the sale or the company's finances is too confidential for the public.

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Peak Business Valuation

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

The Importance of Expert Witness Testimony Expert witness testimonies are extremely important in legal proceedings, especially when financial matters are involved. These qualifications show credibility and ensure that the valuation expert’s testimony is fully considered by the court. We value thousands of businesses each year.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 15, 2023

hours of deposition testimony and over 1 million pages of documents is enough participation in the U.S. thinks providing 21.5 Department of Justice's looming trial over Google LLC's search dominance, telling a D.C. federal judge in a filing unsealed Monday that there's no need for three company vice presidents to testify live.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 27, 2022

2] After hearing testimony on the matter, the Senate Banking Committee issued a report that quoted an adage coined by Louis Brandeis, “sunlight is the best disinfectant.” [3].

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Law 360 M&A

JULY 21, 2023

As practitioners continue to conduct depositions remotely in the post-pandemic world, these virtual environments are rife with opportunities for improper behavior such as witness coaching, scripted testimony and a general lack of civility — but there are methods to prevent and combat these behaviors, say Jennifer Gibbs and Bennett Moss at Zelle.

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Appraisers Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Your testimony was targeted. Your testimony had 0 to do with the real issues of bias, diversity and more. Your testimony did nothing to help the profession yet it helped everyone else in making the appraiser profession obsolete and gave them ammo. Neither would I. You simply used this to pad your narrative.

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