Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 13, 2025

Posted by Subodh Mishra, ISS STOXX, on Monday, January 13, 2025 Editor's Note: Subodh Mishra is Global Head of Communications at ISS STOXX. This post is based on an ISS-Corporate memorandum by Christian Darmanin, Senior Associate; Samantha Greenwald, Associate; and Kevin Kim, Associate, Compensation & Governance Advisory; at ISS-Corporate. In a follow-up to our whitepaper, What Perks Can Tell Us About Executive Compensation, ISS-Corporate reviewed the pay structures for Russell 3000 companie

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 9, 2025

Bucharest could mirror Spains recent decision to block a takeover on security grounds, says Sebastian Burduja

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 6, 2025

Beauty brands and retailers have already begun testing gen AI. To scale these experiments quickly, beauty players should focus on high-value use cases and customize gen AI tools to meet their needs.

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Sun Acquisitions

JANUARY 8, 2025

Selling an IT services businessis a crucial decision. Before you take the next step, lets walk through some key factors to consider. In business as in life, two things are key: Timing and preparation. Selling a business in Information Technology (IT) or within the Managed Services Provider (MSP) space means getting both of these things right. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as punching “sell IT business” into Google and letting the offers roll right in.

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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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BVR

JANUARY 8, 2025

In a last ditch effort to revive its covenant not to compete ban, the Lina Kahn-led FTC is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a federal district court ruling that halted the FTC ban.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 13, 2025

Posted by Simone Hicks, Benjamin R. Pedersen, and Eric Juergens, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, on Monday, January 13, 2025 Editor's Note: Simone Hicks , Benjamin R. Pedersen , and Eric Juergens are Partners at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. This post is based on a Debevoise memorandum by Ms. Hicks, Mr. Pedersen, Mr. Juergens, Paul Rodel , Alison Buckley-Serfass , and Amy Pereira.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 8, 2025

Alacritys restructuring puts it under control of private credit lenders including Antares, Blue Owl, KKR and Goldman

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 10, 2025

Regulators & industry stakeholders must act to ensure the appraisal process is transparent, fair, & serves the best interests of homebuyers.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 7, 2025

GettyImages Holdings Inc. and Shutterstock said Tuesday they have agreed to merge into a visual content company that would have an enterprise value of approximately $3.7 billion, retaining the GettyImages name.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 13, 2025

Posted by Michael Klausner (Stanford University) and Michael Ohlrogge (NYU), on Monday, January 13, 2025 Editor's Note: Michael Klausner is the Nancy and Charles Munger Professor of Business and Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, and Michael Ohlrogge is a Professor of Law at NYU School of Law. This post is based on a recent paper by Professor Klausner, Professor Ohlrogge, and Emily Ruan, and is part of the Delaware law series ;links to other posts in the series are available here.

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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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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 10, 2025

CEOs in pharma, biotech, and medtech are increasingly building patient-centric businesses but are struggling to do so. Avoiding five common roadblocks can help leaders build successful businesses.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 10, 2025

Scorpions drug candidate inhibits a mutation that is a major driver of breast, gynaecological and head and neck cancers

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 10, 2025

Regulators & industry stakeholders must act to ensure the appraisal process is transparent, fair, & serves the best interests of homebuyers.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 6, 2025

Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. andU.S. Steel Corp. have filed two lawsuits following President Biden's Friday decision to block their planned $14.9 billion merger, claiming Monday that the deal was blocked for "purely political reasons.

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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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NYT M&A

JANUARY 7, 2025

The agreement ends litigation between the two companies over plans for a sports streaming service, but consumer advocates are pushing back.

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 8, 2025

Challenging times in agriculture have reinforced the importance of productivity for profitability, a McKinsey survey of Brazilian farmers found.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 7, 2025

Acquisition of Citrin Cooperman from New Mountain Capital for $2bn marks a step up in valuations

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 10, 2025

Food for thought: from December 1 2024 to January 1 2025, the state of California saw 82 appraisal licenses evaporate. We just fell below 8000 total active licenses for the first time since the advent of state licensure. For you math majors, that’s a 1% drop in a single month. The snowball effect is growing. Think compensation might have something to do with it?

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 10, 2025

ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery called off their Venu joint live sports streaming venture Friday, just days after ESPN parent company The Walt Disney Co. used the acquisition of a majority stake in streaming startup FuboTV Inc. to nix Fubo's challenge to Venu on the courthouse steps.

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BV Specialists

JANUARY 13, 2025

Divorce can be a complex process, especially when one or both individuals involved own a small business. Accurately valuing these companies is crucial in dividing marital assets fairly and ensuring both parties receive equitable treatment. There are some important considerations for appraising a business during a divorce: Engage with an Experienced, Credentialed Valuation Expert Business valuation is a specialized field.

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 6, 2025

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if youre looking for a quick win.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 8, 2025

Takeover talks come amid surge in demand linked to rollout of artificial intelligence technologies

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 10, 2025

crooked coumo and fannie slithered into a dingy white room to model the hvcc after failed eappraiseit and landsafe…what a broken and corrupt system 0

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 8, 2025

A Colorado federal judge on Wednesday certified a nationwide class of stockholders in a securities suit alleging a senior health care company made misleading statements in an initial public offering that later caused stock prices to tank after a government audit exposed the falsehoods.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

For the last four decades, I have spent the first week of each year collecting and analyzing data on publicly traded companies and sharing what I find with anyone who is interested. It is the end of the first full week in 2025, and my data update for the year is now up and running, and I plan to use this post to describe my data sample, my processes for computing industry statistics and the links to finding them.

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 8, 2025

Three lighthouse use cases serve as a blueprint for AIs potential to improve the speed, efficiency, and quality of clinical trials.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 6, 2025

Buyer of ExxonMobils assets in the west African country wants to double production within six months

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 10, 2025

In reply to Chuck Minzenberger, SRA. If you’re being paid the fee that you want, then why do you waste your time worrying about what the AMC’s fee is? if it were truly that simple to run an AMC then we would all be in that business.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 10, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed likely Friday to generally uphold a federal law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company over national security concerns or face a nationwide ban, despite the justices expressing some concerns about the law's effect on American users' First Amendment rights.

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Peak Business Valuation

JANUARY 7, 2025

Are you interested in owning a business in the medical field? If so, buying a physical therapy practice could be right for you. A business valuation for buying a physical therapy practice can help you navigate the buying process. In an industry of high regulations and extensive training, owning a business in the medical field can be complicated. A physical therapy practice valuation is essential to the success of a practice.

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Mckinsey and Company

JANUARY 6, 2025

McKinseys technology leaders offer their insights on how leaders can make the most of tech this year.

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Financial Times M&A

JANUARY 11, 2025

Total value of large private equity deals in Europe increased at twice the rate of the rest of world in 2024

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Appraisers Blog

JANUARY 10, 2025

Regulators & industry stakeholders must act to ensure the appraisal process is transparent, fair, & serves the best interests of homebuyers.

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Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 13, 2025

Software company Clearwater Analytics on Monday unveiled plans to buy investment management and hedge fund industry-focused software company Enfusion in a $1.5 billion deal built by three law firms.

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