Machen McChesney

MARCH 8, 2024

Auditor independence is the cornerstone of the accounting profession. Auditors’ commitment to follow the standards set forth by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) ensures stakeholders can trust that audited financial statements present an accurate picture of the performance and condition of companies.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 8, 2024

Posted by Dhruv Aggarwal (Northwestern University), Albert H. Choi (University of Michigan), and Yoon-Ho Alex Lee (Northwestern University), on Friday, March 8, 2024 Editor's Note: Dhruv Aggarwal is an Assistant Professor of Law at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Albert H. Choi is the Paul G. Kauper Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, and Yoon-Ho Alex Lee is Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Law, Business, and Economics at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

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Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 8, 2024

A future expected to be volatile means that leaders need to prepare their organizations to expect the unexpected, the Liberty Mutual Insurance executive says.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

A consortium of investors looking to take over French digital music company Believe SA on Friday acknowledged a competing offer lobbed by entertainment conglomerate Warner Music Group while reiterating that it believes its own bid is "best positioned" to help the music company thrive.

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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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Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 8, 2024

For Barbara Karuth-Zelle, Allianz’s COO, the human touch is a key ingredient in everything from responsible use of generative AI to successful digital transformations.

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

In reply to Joseph. While putting the fee splits on the invoice is laudable, there is no guarantee that the borrower who pays the fee receives a copy of the invoice and even if they do there is no guarantee that they read it or if they do understand it as a middleman charge and not part of a typical appraisal business model. Separate line items on the closing document are more transparent.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

Companies attending Tulane University Law School's annual Corporate Law Institute conference got distinctive insights into how they can responsibly fend off activist investor attacks, heard diverging views about activists' motivations, and were warned about potential red flags in board members' pasts.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 8, 2024

When it comes to changing pre-established practices in your firm, the logistics can feel like a moving target. As busy accountants, it’s easy to get stuck in survival mode. It can take some effort to think outside the box to grow your CPA firm into a truly successful firm of the future. How can you build your service offerings to better serve your clients and grow your CPA firm through accountability?

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

As increasing numbers of attorneys struggle with stress and mental health issues, business litigators can find protection against burnout by remembering their important role in society — because fulfillment in one’s work isn’t just reserved for public interest lawyers, say Bennett Rawicki and Peter Bigelow at Hilgers Graben.

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

In reply to Baggins. Was just today talking to one of our City councilman who says the planning manager is rubber stamping all proposed developments that are in direct violation of ordinances as it relates to site size, green space, size of homes etc. they just want more people in the city and of course more tax paying citizens. They have turned our wonderful city into high density affordable housing townhomes and small single family home with just over.10 of an acre.

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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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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

A recently filed suit from four executives alleging Elon Musk cheated them out of severance pay adds to the legal fallout that Musk and X Corp. are facing in the aftermath of the tech billionaire's $44 billion acquisition of the company formerly known as Twitter.

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

‘Have Fannie and Freddie Wrecked the U.S. Housing Market?’ This just in from Bagott. Things are happening. Of course this is mass assessment. The methods will not hold up on a national level. The latest vogue trend in progressive politics is to mandate by imperial decree increased housing density in areas which were not designed to support such capacity, as well as imposing limits on assessment value rises via novel programs, such aa yearly percentage increase cap limit.

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Benchmark Report

MARCH 8, 2024

Private Equity (PE) or Private Equity Groups (PEGs) combine large amounts of capital from various sources and directly invest it in private companies or the buyout of public companies (resulting in the delisting of public equity from the stock exchange).

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

I’m sorry. But this ship has sailed. As Mike said appraisers have had plenty of opportunities to join coalitions, the Guild and more yet they refuse to do so. Then they come on here and other groups complaining about fees etc. appraisers are their own worst enemies. They sure can claim they aren’t biased or do an appraisal without being biased yet their own personal biases get in the way of joining a union or state coalition to better their profession.

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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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Sun Acquisitions

MARCH 8, 2024

In business acquisitions , the right equity partner can be the key to unlocking growth, innovation, and success opportunities. Equity investment, when done strategically, not only provides the capital needed for acquisitions but also brings valuable expertise, networks, and resources to the table. However, choosing the right equity partner is a critical decision that can significantly impact the outcome of your business acquisition.

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Simply put the answer to that question should be, yes, a PDC should be licensed… they’re entering homes just like an appraiser and as such should be subject to the same scrutiny and regulations… The more nuanced question is… why do/should PDCs even exist? Seems to me that it’s not about any efficiencies, but more about divide, (conquer) and obfuscate…as if somehow the forces that be (lenders & amcs) can make the process even murkier and allow them addition

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday approved drug developer Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.'s bid for an asset sale and $2 million in funds to fuel its Chapter 11 case, saying they represented the only option outside of a transition to Chapter 7.

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Please, send me an email if you want to do something. There are a lot of people who already does or want, we only need to coordinate the effort: grappraisal@gmail.com After a week I will post how many and in which state (no names or personal info) is interested. I want to go from there. I hope the breath held will not be an upset sight.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

In this week's Off The Bench, Dartmouth College men's basketball players vote to unionize over the school's objections, a probe into Iowa State University athletes' gambling activities fizzles amid warrantless search allegations, and a Wimbledon champion gets her doping suspension reduced. If you were on the sidelines over the past week, Law360 is here to clue you in on the biggest sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

In reply to Maria. I am happy to help, Maria. English is my primary language, and I sometimes get mixed up. I thank you for your question, and that I was able to be of assistance. If we don’t have questions, how will we ever receive answers and learn? ?

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

Foreign direct investment-related enforcement and penalty processes in the U.S. could use a review amid "exponential" growth in FDI regimes across the globe, greater awareness of national security risks, and increased U.S. outreach to foreign partners, a U.S. Treasury Department official said Friday.

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

In reply to Maureen Sweeney. Thank you for your notes. I think I was not clear, apology, English is my second language. I was wondering how the appraiser would be able to choose comps whose owners belong to the same racial group. It would be a lot of extra effort to do so. Thank you though. I didn’t grow up in this country and might be overly-sensitive for marxist ideology.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

With recent data showing that the U.S. continues to spend more and get less for healthcare services compared to other industrialized nations, providers and payors should consider a variety of partnership structures that can help achieve the so-called triple aim of improving the health of individuals and populations while reducing per capita costs, says John Howard at Thompson Coburn.

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

I work in rural counties of southeast Ohio and West Virgina. I have a hard enough time describing some issues I run in to in a typical days work. I can’t imagine relying on someone else to view a property and collect the data. I have 34 years experience and am still learning something new all the time. I will not complete an Appraisal based on data from an untrained and unlicensed data collector.

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Rhythm Systems

MARCH 8, 2024

Great companies live and die by their core values because core values drive behavior. Unfortunately, many companies define their core values only to have them become nothing more than posters on the wall.

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Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

MARCH 8, 2024

The February 2024 SAAR was 15.8 million units, a 6.0% increase from last month and a 6.3% increase compared to this time last year. February 2024’s year-over-year sales improvement and consistently improving inventory levels may indicate that the industry is reverting to its pre-pandemic ways.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

Fox Rothschild LLP announced that an experienced cannabis and financial services attorney who spent nearly two decades with Bressler Amery & Ross PC has moved to the firm's litigation practice as a partner in Morristown, New Jersey.

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Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

MARCH 8, 2024

Employee alignment is important for most companies, but in asset and wealth management, it’s essential. A useful framework for thinking about the importance of employee alignment is to think of it as a function of the capital intensity of a business model: For a capital-intensive business, capital (fixed assets) is the primary input to generate the goods or services that the company produces.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

The Delaware Court of Chancery's Moelis decision last month upended the standard corporate practice of providing governance rights in stockholder agreements and adds to a recent line of surprising decisions holding that long-standing, common market practices violate Delaware law, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

In reply to Maureen Sweeney. I have often said that I have taken a racial bias class the last 17 times I’ve been forced into a USPAP Update.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

A member of a struggling cannabis cultivation and dispensary business alleging mismanagement by other owners must take its receivership battle to arbitration, after a Colorado state judge found that the company's operating agreement requires it.

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Financial Times M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

CMA warns merger of the makers of Tate & Lyle and Whitworths brands could leave only two large suppliers in the UK

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 8, 2024

As regulators signal their intent to continue last year's aggressive campaign of corporate antitrust litigation, businesses must make active management of their liability insurance policies, along with a firm knowledge of the limits of their coverage, central to their strategies for limiting the enormous financial risks of enforcement, say attorneys at Nossaman.

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John Jenkins

MARCH 8, 2024

In early January, John blogged about the Chancery Court’s decision in Kellner v. AIM Immunotech (Del. Ch.; 12/23) addressing a challenge to advance notice bylaw amendments. Vice Chancellor Will upheld certain amendments but struck down others. This Morgan Lewis memo discusses the fallout from that decision.

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