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The Quality of Earnings Information in Dual-Class Firms

Harvard Corporate Governance

When Google went public with a dual-class capital structure in which shares owned by the founders confer greater voting rights than shares issued to public investors, its cofounders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, sent shareholders a letter promising to provide them with high-quality information about the company.

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Dual Class Share Structures: Is the Sun Setting Too Slowly?

Harvard Corporate Governance

To look at trends in unequal voting structures, we examined two data points from ISS Corporate Solutions Data Analytics: 1) whether a company has an unequal voting rights capital structure, and 2), if they do, whether there is any sunset clause attached to it. KEY FINDINGS.

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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Brian DeChesare

But I want to be fair, so I will present their positives and negatives here. Corporate Finance Jobs Definition: In corporate finance, you manage a company’s financial statements, cash, and capital structure, and you forecast and plan its future financial performance, usually on a divisional or regional level for large companies.

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Gender and the Social Structure of Exclusion in U.S. Corporate Law

Harvard Corporate Governance

A single judge may write a judicial opinion, but only after an (often large) group of lawyers choose litigation strategies, craft arguments, and present their positions. Law develops through collective effort.

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Investment Banking vs Business Brokerage: Why the Difference Matters

Scott Mashuda

With continued interest rate cuts and significant private equity capital seeking deals in 2025, current market dynamics present compelling sell-side opportunities for well-prepared sellers to achieve premium valuations. I Know How To Run My Company, I Can Sell It Myself.

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Proxy Voting Guidelines 2024

Harvard Corporate Governance

Our evaluation of proxies reflects information from many sources, including management or shareholders of a company presenting a proposal and proxy voting advisory firms. Fidelity generally adheres to these guidelines in voting proxies and our Stewardship Principles serve as the foundation for these guidelines.

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Power & Utilities Investment Banking: How to Turn Yourself into an Electrified ESG Warrior

Brian DeChesare

Regulation – This affects everything from firms’ capital structures to their revenue, margins, and favored fuel sources, so the impact could be minimal or very large in either direction, depending on what the government changes. It’s safe to say that they have encouraged more deal activity. Power & Utilities Overview by Vertical.

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