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

Brian DeChesare

Corporate finance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. In my view, corporate finance jobs are not ideal “stepping stone roles.”

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New C&DIs on Types of Shareholder Engagement Could Cause Loss of Schedule 13G Eligibility

Harvard Corporate Governance

Today, the Staff in the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission published one new and one revised Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (C&DI) under Regulation 13D-G. Dreisiger, Mr. Hearn, Ms. Rodgin Cohen , Robert W. Downes , and Eric M.

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FRP Corporate Finance completes pre-pack sale of Truphone

Accountancy Today

FRP Corporate Finance has advised on the pre-pack sale of Truphone Limited, a global mobile communications company, to TP Global Operations Limited, in a transaction that saves around 450 jobs. Following the sale Truphone’s new owners will focus on expanding the business’ compliance solutions as well as its eSIM technology.

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Ten Thoughts on the SEC’s Proposed Climate Disclosure Rules

Harvard Corporate Governance

We also provide our views on where the rules fit into governance, compliance and disclosure more broadly. Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed long-awaited rules that would mandate enhanced climate-related disclosures by public companies. A Bit of Background and the Broader Context.

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Weekly Roundup: April 7-13, 2023

Harvard Corporate Governance

Walters, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, on Monday, April 10, 2023 Tags: compliance , Debt-like compensation , Disclosure , DOJ , process review , Sanctions U.S. Paramount Global Settles CBS – Viacom Merger Lawsuit for $122.5 Million Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., Murphy, Julian L. André, and Sarah E.

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Weekly Roundup: June 23-29, 2023

Harvard Corporate Governance

Berger (University of Chicago), Wei Cai (Columbia University), and Lin Qiu (Purdue University) , on Monday, June 26, 2023 Tags: Board culture , Board of Directors , CEOs , Corporate culture , dei , Diversity Demonstrating Pay and Performance Alignment Posted by Mike Kesner, Linda Pappas and Ed Sim, Pay Governance LLC, on Monday, June 26, 2023 Tags: (..)

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Corporate Culture In A New Era: Views From The C-suite

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Jillian Grennan (UC Berkeley), on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Editor's Note: Jillian Grennan is an Associate Adjunct Professor of Finance and Sustainability at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. Harvey , and Shivaram Rajgopal.