Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 21, 2024

Posted by David Malmstrom, Broadridge, on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Editor's Note: David Malmstrom is a Manager at Broadridge. This post is based on his Broadridge memorandum. Data Breach Securities Class Actions: Record Settlements and Investor Claims on the Rise Data breach related securities class action filings are on the rise. [1] These lawsuits are based on allegations that companies misrepresented or misled investors about cybersecurity events, such as data breaches or security vulnerabi

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Benzinga

AUGUST 21, 2024

Wednesday, Smart for Life, Inc (NASDAQ: SMFL ) announced the potential expansion of its acquisition pipeline and provided an update on its M&A activities. The Company is currently negotiating the acquisition of four profitable Health & Wellness targets with several additional prospects in exploratory discussions as part of the Company's post-restructuring initiatives.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 21, 2024

Posted by Lawrence Cunningham (University of Delaware), on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Editor's Note: Lawrence Cunningham is the incoming Director of the University of Delaware’s John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. In recent years, a push for diversity on corporate boards gained momentum, culminating in NASDAQ’s new listing rules that require companies to disclose the composition of their boards in terms of certain forms of diversity—gender, race and sexual orientation—and dis

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Equidam

AUGUST 21, 2024

You might occasionally come across the sentiment that “early stage investors don’t really look at valuation.” There’s some truth to it, in that they may not talk about it directly. However, one way or another, they have to consider valuation as a simple function of how much ownership of the company they secure relative to the amount of capital they contribute.

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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

AUGUST 21, 2024

A survey of over 1,000 employees creates a data-backed view of what motivates employees to perform.

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Benzinga

AUGUST 21, 2024

A proposed buyout offer of 7-Eleven parent company Seven & I Holdings Co could take the American convenience store from being owned by a Japanese company to a Canadian company. Many people likely have no idea that 7-Eleven is currently owned by a Japanese company according to a poll of Benzinga readers. What Happened : Canadian convenience store owner Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc (OTC: ANCTF ) has proposed an offer to buy Seven & I Holdings Co, the owner of 7-Eleven, for a reported $31 b

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 21, 2024

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced Wednesday that it has added a corporate team of five partners and several associates in Chicago from Mayer Brown LLP to strengthen its capital markets and strategic mergers and acquisitions capabilities.

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Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 21, 2024

Shiprocket cofounder and CEO Saahil Goel talks about why he started an e-commerce logistics platform, how it unlocks value in a developing economy, and his vision for scaling it.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 21, 2024

Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Here, posted this the other day. On ‘price’ People have this idea that price is an absolute. Observe how ‘price’ is formed in the market. The percentage figure on the far right indicates the ratio of price movement from final listed price, to final closed price. (actual real world home sale data from MLS systems) If one examines the ratios of initial listed pricing vs final closed price, the ratios can easily jump to 5%-10% ranges either way +/-.

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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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Benzinga

AUGUST 21, 2024

Wednesday, La Rosa Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: LRHC ), a holding company for five agent-focused, tech-integrated real estate segments, announces the acquisition of 100% interest in its Carolina, Puerto Rico-based franchisee, BF Prime LLC. BF Prime provides residential and commercial real estate brokerage and coaching and support services for agents. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

The primary thing to keep in mind is that this IS NOT about helping disadvantaged minorities. It IS about destroying the appraisal industry and forcing communism on America. Am I paranoid? Nope, just an observer of reality.

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Benzinga

AUGUST 21, 2024

After winning the NBA Championship, the Boston Celtics were put up for sale. But don’t count on billionaire Jeff Bezos placing a bid. Podcaster Bill Simmons was the man behind the Bezos report on the bid for the Celtics. But sources close to Bezos told The Information there is "zero truth" in his buying the NBA team. Wyc Grousbeck and several other investors bought the Celtics for $360 million in 2002.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Yep! As soon as the new and improved URAR comes out, I will retire. Just wait until you see that software vendors will charge appraisers for every “scan” of the residence, every report completed, AMC’s will charge for every upload, and we will be paid leas because we didn’t do as much “work”!

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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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Benzinga

AUGUST 21, 2024

TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX ) shares surged after a solid second-quarter performance, smashing earnings expectations and raising its fiscal 2025 profit outlook. TJX reported second-quarter earnings per share of 96 cents (+13%), beating the analyst consensus of 91 cents. Quarterly sales of $13.468 billion (+6%) outpaced the street view of $13.307 billion.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Jeremy, I’m as sympathetic to the plight of appraisers as anyone but “reportedly threatened”, “talks appear to have occurred”? Cite your verified sources so we can separate fact from inuendo.

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Financial Times M&A

AUGUST 21, 2024

Lawyers, bankers and PE fund supremos say the stage is set for a wave of smaller-scale, exploratory unsolicited takeovers

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

So damn tired of the TAIL wagging the DOG. we have been pressured and persecuted for being the gate keepers for decades. We are the only ones who can stop financial disasters. Yes reckoning will be harsh and long and hurt the ones they are trying to protect the worst-minorities! Then they will find some way to blame us once again. Retirement very close and lender work stopped completely in 2024.

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Sun Acquisitions

AUGUST 21, 2024

Schaumburg, Illinois – August 21, 2024 – Sun Acquisitions, a leading mergers and acquisitions firm headquartered in Chicago, is pleased to announce the successful sale of Petersen International Furniture to Commonwealth Initiatives LLC. “Petersen International Furniture has built an impressive reputation in the commercial food service furniture industry over the past 40 years,” said Kevin Collins, Senior Advisor at Sun Acquisitions.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Architects of Western Decline, The Frankfurt School. If you’ve never seen this, you won’t be the same after watching it. It’s not “conspiracy theory” bunk.

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Benzinga

AUGUST 21, 2024

Diversified Energy Company PLC (NYSE: DEC ) has inked a conditional purchase and sale agreement to acquire certain operated natural gas properties from a regional operator for $68 million. The assets are located in east Texas. Furthermore, a third-party development firm has agreed to acquire additional undeveloped acreage from the regional operator for a total consideration of $19 million.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

The censorship of appraisers has done real damage to borrowers & the purchasers of bonds issued by the government-sponsored mortgage giants.

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Benzinga

AUGUST 21, 2024

Arch Resources (NYSE: ARCH ) and Consol Energy (NYSE: CEIX ), two of the largest coal miners in the United States, are entering a merger that will create a $5.2 billion coal mining company. "This merger will join two proven leadership teams and best-in-sector operating platforms to establish a premier North American coal producer with worldwide reach and world-class mining and logistics capabilities," said Paul Lang, Arch's CEO.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Welcome to the New World Order. What worked in America for roughly 230 years has not and will not be tolerated anymore. What worked in Britain for roughly 470 years will not be tolerated anymore. Very little of what has been successful will be acceptable behavior going forward. The New World Order will now, tell you what you can and cannot think. The New World Order will now, tell you what you can and cannot write.

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Equidam

AUGUST 21, 2024

SAFEs (Simple Agreements for Future Equity), and other regional variants of the SAFE, have surged in popularity in recent years. These financial tools streamline the fundraising process by skipping over a lot of the complexity of a priced round, in the terms and conditions, thereby accelerating capital acquisition for founders. A pivotal feature of SAFEs is their ability to incentivise early investors through mechanisms like valuation caps or discounts.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

In reply to Mark S. Davis. Control the food = control the people. The creation of Gov’t dependency in any form is tyranny. It gives one perspective when you do a HECM appraisal and the elderly homeowner is literally crying because “their property taxes are essentially a rent to the Gov’t I can no longer afford to pay” Tyrannical.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 21, 2024

Japanese tobacco company JT Group has agreed to purchase Miami-based cigarette company Vector Group Ltd. for approximately $2.4 billion, the companies said in statements Wednesday.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

In reply to Mark S. Davis. Communists always go after the farmers and food production first. What we’re seeing is nothing new. Note that there have been scores of large food production fires over the past few years. Last summer, I drove past that dairy in the Texas Panhandle where, what was it, 20,000 cows were killed? It’s wasn’t back in production.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 21, 2024

Polsinelli PC on Tuesday announced the 11th shareholder to join its corporate mergers and acquisitions team, welcoming a Washington, D.C.-based Wiley Rein LLP attorney with more than 15 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and commercial contract negotiations.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

In reply to Mary Thompson Thompson. I don’t think they’re trying to protect anyone, especially the ones they say they’re trying to protect. They are simply promoting and forcing the Marxist agenda wherever they can. This is the way they always do it, under the guise of “helping” I can’t retire due to living through three of these so called collapses, but I’m retraining.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 21, 2024

The owners of Coach and Michael Kors urged a New York federal court not to pause their planned $8.5 billion merger, saying a challenge from the Federal Trade Commission ignores the hundreds of options consumers have when shopping for handbags.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

In reply to Pray Hard. And the Fabians before that among others. These people told us what they were doing and going to do, but too many people thought that “It would never happen here.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 21, 2024

Latham & Watkins LLP attorneys guided Arch Resources Inc. in its all stock merger with Consol Energy Inc. on Wednesday to create a new natural resources company dubbed Core Natural Resources with a market capitalization of approximately $5.2 billion.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Sounds like typical whining to me. Another conspiracy revealed, more bad actors out to get me, life isn’t fair to me, etc. Oh boy. I am a busy residential appraiser and work in a large metro area, and don’t feel any of the pressures the author describes nor feel the motivations of government actors to make life more “equitable” are dishonest or misplaced.

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