Harvard Corporate Governance
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Posted by Doug Schnell, Sebastian Alsheimer and Daniyal Iqbal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, on Friday, February 16, 2024 Editor's Note: Doug Schnell and Sebastian Alsheimer are Partners, and Daniyal Iqbal is an Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. This post is based on a WSGR memorandum by Mr. Schnell, Mr. Alsheimer, Mr. Iqbal, and Richard Blake.
Mckinsey and Company
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
As insurance executives plan for the new year, what’s top of mind? What areas are ripe for innovation? McKinsey Senior Partners Jörg Mußhoff and Fritz Nauck discuss these and other topics.
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Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
In reply to Baggins. Getting my 1 order per year is a breeze. Just bid $99 with an AMC. Getting recertified is even easier…my state just wants your money and proof that you were once an appraiser. No luck required.
Mckinsey and Company
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Generative AI technologies can automate time-consuming tasks for finance professionals, but can they be trusted to give the right answers?
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.
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
In reply to Baggins. Boom! As usual, Baggins, you get to the heart of the matter while grasping the big picture. Other than cookie cutter assignments where an appraiser has already inspected the subdivision, neighborhood, and surrounding area, including recently constructed similar models, these type assignments are undermining basic appraisal due diligence and competent information gathering for credible results.
Mckinsey and Company
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
US consumers are purchasing fewer items across categories, reflecting subtle shifts in shopping behavior with meaningful consequences for consumer-packaged-goods players.
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Mckinsey and Company
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Too often, business initiatives get mired in bureaucracy, overconfidence, and lack of ownership. Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Andrew McAfee explores reasons for the dysfunction—and how to fix it.
Law 360 M&A
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
In this week's Off the Bench, the NHL faces allegations of a vast, exploitative antitrust scheme, daily fantasy operators continue facing heat from state regulators, and New York gets a new sports betting player as ESPN Bet hits the Empire State.
ThomsonReuters
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Whether it’s regulatory requirements, such as DAC7, GMT, BEPS 2.0 Pillar, or the ongoing tax industry talent shortage, tax departments are under stress like never before. The proper utilization and deployment of technological solutions alongside valued tax professionals is how successful tax departments deliver valued analysis, insights, and guidance for their organizations.
NYT M&A
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Two new books about the platform chronicle its leadership under first Jack Dorsey and now Elon Musk, portraying a site reeling from user disaffection and gross mismanagement.
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
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Fannie & Freddie have issued a clarion call to all appraisers to pitch in & help build the gallows from which they will hang us all in 2025.
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
In the context of valuing companies, and sharing those valuations, I do get suggestions from readers on companies that I should value next. While I don't have the time or the bandwidth to value all of the suggested companies, a reader from Iceland, a couple of weeks ago, made a suggestion on a company to value that I found intriguing. He suggested Blue Lagoon, a well-regarded Icelandic Spa with a history of profitability, that was finding its existence under threat, as a result of volcanic activ
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Fannie & Freddie have issued a clarion call to all appraisers to pitch in & help build the gallows from which they will hang us all in 2025.
Law 360 M&A
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
News broke last week that Delaware's Court of Chancery will say goodbye to its current longest-serving jurist, a development that quickly overshadowed a busy week of new merger and board disputes, fee rulings, settlements, and books-and-records demands.
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.
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
This is wrong, and yet another struggle we have to complete our job. It’s high time someone makes people realize that not all “white” people are racially biased as well as the merits of this law causing more harm than good. I do not know a single appraiser who would intentially lower a value just because of race – we look at the market surrounding the property – no more, no less.
Financial Times M&A
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Investment group beats several other suitors including Sony for maker of ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ and ‘Fleabag’
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
As I stated in past posts, I only do narrative reports. Referring to Baggins above, each of my comp. write ups include the initial list price, the final list price, days on the market including the listings history (all relisting as well), sales price to list price ratio. Additionally I include the assessor’s land value estimate at the time of the sale.
Law 360 M&A
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
BakerHostetler has hired a former Morrison Cohen LLP veteran deals attorney in New York, marking the latest addition to its business practice group, Law360 Pulse learned on Friday.
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
The AI and their so called USPAP, or as I call the newest version uspoop is just that; fertilizer…it’s hilarious that no one in the property listing/selling/mortgage/lending process gets called out for inproprieties (spelled wrong) the way appraisers do, it’s been going on ever since 2008 and will continue until all of us either retire or give up out of frustration.
Auto Dealer Valuation Insights
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
As our readers know, the auto dealer transaction space has been white hot for the last several years. What else could impact transactions in 2024? After sitting on the sidelines for much of 2022 and 2023, the prospect of Fed rate cuts may lure even more buyers back onto the field in 2024. And if deal activity continues to be hot, due diligence will be as critical to buyers as ever.
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Call me a contrarian but I think the time has come to become recertified. Why? 1. I want to do one appraisal per year to remind myself how fortunate I was to escape early on. 2.
Benzinga
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Friday, XOMA Corporation (NASDAQ: XOMA ) agreed to acquire Kinnate Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ: KNTE ) for a base cash price of $2.3352 per share and an additional cash amount of not more than $0.2527 per share plus a non-transferable contingent value right (CVR). Kinnate Biopharma is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing cancer-targeted therapies.
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Question, how are they able to set the fees for the PDR assignments? Aren’t the appraisers suppose to set their customary and reasonable fee? Isn’t this a violation? What if, as a unit, the appraisers stand firm on $275-$325+/PDR depending on complexity, distance, inflation, etc? They might send out the orders, but if we as a unit reply with a more reasonable fee that will assist in setting a standard to account for the loss in revenue on our end, then we can have more control over t
Benzinga
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA ) is reportedly in talks with Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA ) regarding a potential collaboration in the streaming space. Paramount’s flagship service features popular content like “Star Trek” and original productions such as “1883,” while Comcast’s Peacock is known for live sports and original shows like “Poker Face.” Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reveals that discussions i
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
In reply to Garth. Thanks. Here is a fun appraisal reporting exercise; Detail the initial list price, then the final list price, then the actual sales price, of subject and all selected comps. Watch the numbers drop. Or as we observed in the covid years with increased ‘value acceptance waivers’, aka; no full service appraisal required; non stop price inflation which led to more non stop price inflation.
Benchmark Report
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Kegelmann, manufacturer of prototypes, series, and assemblies, has been acquired by leading manufacturer of machines and systems, Handtmann in a deal facilitated by Benchmark International.
The Guardian M&A
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
RedBird IMI, which is majority-owned by the UAE vice-president, has invested in five media firms since its launch a year ago The Abu Dhabi-backed company that is trying to take over the Telegraph newspapers has announced a £1.15bn deal to buy the production company behind Fleabag and the Traitors. Under the deal, RedBird IMI, which is headed by the former CNN president Jeff Zucker, will take over London-based All3Media with the agreement of its owners Warner Bros, Discovery and Liberty Global.
Equidam
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
You can refer to the table below to see how the EBITDA multiples for the industries available on the Equidam platform will change on February 29th, 2024. These are applied to compute the Terminal value in the DCF method with Multiple and the potential exit value in the VC method. The data is based on the early 2024 estimate, published annually by Prof.
Appraisers Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Shane Lanham believes that the accusations of racism against him are baseless & is fighting back by countersuing for defamation & damages.
LaPorte
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
(authored by RSM US LLP) Expert data security guidance to help midsized firms plan cloud migration and modernization efforts that reduce risk and maximize value. The post 4 key considerations for a secure cloud migration first appeared on LaPorte.
Law 360 M&A
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Investors suing Swedish alternative milk manufacturer Oatly asked a New York federal judge Friday to preliminarily approve a $9.25 million deal to settle claims that the company pitched its business as more environmentally friendly than it is.
Auto Dealer Valuation Insights
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
The value of asset and wealth management firms depends very much on context. In the valuation community, we refer to the context in which the firm is being valued as the “standard of value.” A standard of value imagines and abstracts the circumstances giving rise to a particular transaction.
Law 360 M&A
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts says that the Federal Trade Commission's "expansive" request for more information has "only increased" its concerns about the wisdom of Choice Hotels International's attempt to buy out the company without the board's blessing.
Benzinga
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Gabonese national oil company, Gabon Oil Company , stated its plan to buy The Carlyle Group Inc’s (NASDAQ: CG ) Assala Energy. The move follows the usage of the company’s right to preempt the sale of the business for $1.3 billion to the French energy company Maurel & Prom, according to Reuters. In August, Maurel & Full story available on Benzinga.
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