Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Posted by Margot McShane and Hetty Pye, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Friday, October 18, 2024 Editor's Note: Margot McShane and Hetty Pye are Co-Leaders of the firm’s Board & CEO Advisory Partners at Russell Reynolds Associates. This post is based on a Russell Reynolds memorandum by Ms. McShane, Ms. Pye, Tom Handcock, and Leah Christenson. In March of 2024, S&P Global published an alarming report : for the first time in two decades, C-suite women lost seats in the S&P Total Mark

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Mckinsey and Company

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Telcos that use responsible AI frameworks can unlock new revenue streams and spur long-awaited growth.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In reply to Baggins. Silly. We all have biases, so does the work we do. What’s wrong with correcting those that may have an effect on the property value? You’re fear mongering, did you learn that by the 1 term convicted felon? It’s not a good look.

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Benzinga

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A coalition of unions, consumer groups, and public interest organizations has written to Lina Khan , Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), voicing strong opposition to Novo Holdings’ proposed $16.5 billion acquisition of Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT ). The groups argue that the deal, which would unite the Danish pharmaceutical giant and dominant player in GLP-1 drug development, Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO ), with Catalent, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organi

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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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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

I have been an appraiser for 20 years now and hope that I can go another 5; I’m trying to transition to private, non-FANNIE MAE work, even FHA is getting tough, it seems that no lender or GSE wants us around anymore, and now they are pushing that narrative on the general public. We do not have a profession anymore, we have a way of making a living.

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Equidam

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Twelve years ago, we set out to change the way startup valuation was approached. Since 2013, the Equidam platform has powered the valuations of more than 150,000 companies, primarily early-stage technology startups, who have raised a collective total of over $5 billion from investors (for context, that’s 1.6% of worldwide venture capital investment in 2023, or roughly the GDP of Fiji).

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Mckinsey and Company

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Global payments are becoming simpler for users, but complexity keeps growing behind the scenes. This year’s report explores this paradox and the options for providers.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In reply to John Baron. ” It’s not a good look.” LOL. That’s a subjective opinion. … but hey, a soft coup is not such a great look either.

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A New Jersey man will pay nearly $443,000 to end the latest insider trading allegations made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission involving the 2021 acquisition of photonics company NeoPhotonics by optical product maker Lumentum Holdings Inc.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

I was at a Special Appeals hearing this week testifying as to the impact of a special use value on adjacent properties. I found that the Special Use would have no greater impact on the adjacent properties, than it would if located in another part of the County on similar properties. I had extensive paired sales as proof. An objection was made that “It is a known fact that all appraisals are biased, therefore the Special Appeal Board should not recognize anything I said.

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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

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A Delaware vice chancellor on Friday refused to dismiss a suit challenging the take-public merger of now-defunct Better Therapeutics, saying the investors have sufficiently pleaded direct breach of fiduciary duty claims against the medical technology business' special purpose acquisition company partner and its directors.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

To lighten the load somewhat from discussions about current highly restrictive language use in appraisal reports that tends to circumvent actual reality

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A Virginia federal judge hit pause Friday on a private cardholder proposed class action challenging Capital One's planned $35 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services, agreeing with the companies that it's best to let still-pending review by banking regulators play out first.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

I’m sure that, in part, regarding the buyers, sellers and brokers, the hope of a lawsuit/insurance financial windfall has nothing to do with it. Rolls eyes … I’ve been saying for, at least fifteen years, that the powers that be are doing everything in their power to destroy us. The contempt we’re held in is incomprehensible.

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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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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

National Women's Soccer League team the San Diego Wave Fútbol Club has assumed new ownership after Hogan Lovells-advised private equity firm Levine Leichtman Family Office bought the team from previous owner Ron Burkle, advised by Loeb & Loeb LLP, marking the latest in a string of NWSL deals this year.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In reply to ERIC S BUONOMO. You made me laugh Eric. Awesome comment. Who’s still buying this? Racism is not dead – but is on life support, kept alive by politicians, race hustlers, and people whom get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as racist.

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A five-firm stockholder attorney team investigating the proposed $7 billion Paramount Global-Skydance Media LLC merger has urged Delaware's Court of Chancery to put the brakes on another firm's motion for co-lead plaintiff appointment for a deal challenge, arguing that the move would reward a rush to the courthouse.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In reply to Joseph. Just wait Joe, it’s all coming out. The next Bagott article provides illuminating perspective as to the shifts in policies and supporting positions of these false narratives. The question becomes is it a coincidence that FNMA’s wholesale defaulted loan program liquidated billions of dollars of assets to investment companies for pennies on the dollar and offered these companies first purchase opportunities ahead of the citizens in need, at the same time they suppor

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Credit Suisse and PwC have urged a New York federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging that they concealed the impact of quarterly losses and the bank's inability to retain client funds leading up to its takeover by UBS AG, saying the plaintiff launched the suit to circumvent its rejected bid to be lead plaintiff in a similar suit.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

If all these racist appraisals exist then who are the racist appraisers who created these reports ? Do they exist ? Why hasn’t their license been suspended/revoked ? What exactly is going on here ???

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Hong Kong regulators and stock exchange officials announced a plan on Friday to accelerate their time frames for reviewing initial public offerings, a bid to improve the region's attractiveness for new listings amid intense global competition.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In reply to ERIC S BUONOMO. They don’t exist. It’s all a big lie. If they can’t find racism, they’ll invent it. If they can’t invent it, they’ll just say it over and over and over, just like Goebbels.

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Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Haynesville/Bossier Shale was discovered in 2008 in East Texas and Western Louisiana. As a play, it differs from other reserves. The reservoirs are highly pressured and deeper than most other reservoirs. The average hydrocarbon reservoir in Haynesville is almost 12,000 feet deep, far exceeding the average depth of 6,000 feet (per the most recently available data from the EIA).

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“The NFHA and HUD claim that Black and Latino homeowners are twice as likely as white homeowners to receive low appraisals” YES, THIS IS A FACT (not LOW appraisals, just values that are lower) but not for the reasons they state… IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MARKET/BUYERS. They pay less in these areas and WHY? Many reasons… location, schools, crime, condition of properties… on and on.

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Auto Dealer Valuation Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Alternative asset managers fared particularly well during favorable market conditions for the RIA sector. Over the past year, both alternative asset managers and large RIAs (with assets under management, or AUM, exceeding $250 billion) outperformed the S&P 500, achieving gains of 64.6% and 37.7%, respectively.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Generally there’s more underneath the covers of most political efforts than what is presented on the surface to the average low-information citizen/voter/consumer.

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

O'Melveny has expanded its platform in Asia with the addition of two transactional lawyers from Hogan Lovells, including a former practice head and Singapore managing partner who will now lead O'Melveny's Singapore and Southeast Asia team as well as its Singapore office.

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Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A barrage of billboards, magazine ads, and TV/radio public service announcements is being used to amplify and spread this false narrative.

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A longtime Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP attorney has taken his practice to Barnes & Thornburg in Los Angeles, becoming the fourth partner to join its corporate department in just the last month.

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ThomsonReuters

OCTOBER 18, 2024

← Blog home In the industries of business and finance, statutory reporting is a cornerstone of transparency and compliance. Statutory reporting is a critical process for multinational corporations, involving the preparation and submission of financial statements to comply with legal obligations across various jurisdictions. By engaging in statutory reporting, corporations avoid significant fines, maintain their financial accuracy, and ensure timely submissions that meet all local compliance stan

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A Boston federal judge on Friday laid into attorneys for Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, and Ropes & Gray LLP for what she called needlessly aggressive and voluminous court filings in heated fraud litigation involving the sale of a Mexican funeral business.

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Benzinga

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Last week, Sanofi SA (NASDAQ: SNY ) said it is negotiating with Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) to potentially sell a 50% controlling stake in Opella, its consumer healthcare business. In October 2023, Sanofi announced its plans to spin off its consumer healthcare business as the French pharmaceutical company outlined its strategic update to increase investment in its drug-development pipeline and cut costs.

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Law 360 M&A

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Six law firms across three countries have guided a transaction announced Friday that will see Kaspi.kz, which runs a popular payments app in Kazakhstan, purchase a majority stake in Turkish e-commerce platform Hepsiburada for more than $1.1 billion in cash.

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IT Valuations

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Introduction On October 15, 2024, we hosted a dynamic session titled The Transaction Journey: Preparing for and Excelling through Due Diligence. The goal of this webinar was to shed light on the intricate steps involved in navigating due diligence, offering practical strategies for business owners planning to sell their companies. I was joined by two distinguished colleagues, Garth Leone, Director of Strategic Initiatives at IT Valuations, and Shelby Clark, Senior Project Manager of Transactions

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