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Investcorp buys US accountancy as private equity hunts professional services

Financial Times M&A

Bahrain-based group’s purchase of PKF O’Connor Davies is latest in a flurry of deals

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Type and Magnitude of Non-Employee Director Compensation Increases

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Tahmid Ali, FW Cook, on Sunday, November 17, 2024 Editor's Note: Tahmid Ali is a Consultant at FW Cook. This post is based on his FW Cook memorandum. An analysis of multi-year trends in non-employee director compensation revealed that approximately 35% – 40% of companies made program adjustments in any given year. Most elected to increase the equity component only or coupled increases in the cash component with a corresponding increase in equity.

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KKR and Bain’s $4bn takeover battle set to open up M&A in Japan

Financial Times M&A

Bankers say clash of private equity titans augurs new phase of ‘hostile’ dealmaking in country

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The Drama Around Moelis and New DGCL Section 122(18) Just Got Hotter

Reynolds Holding

The 2024 amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) were born from an atypical period of acrimony and controversy among the corporate bar, stockholder advocates, and corporate law academics, including harsh public criticism of members of the Court of Chancery. Just when we hoped the Delaware waters would calm, an amicus brief filed with the Delaware Supreme Court signals more turbulence ahead.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

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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Refresco completes acquisition of Frías, enhancing Plant-Based beverage portfolio

Benzinga

Press Release Refresco completes acquisition of Frías, enhancing Plant-Based beverage portfolio Rotterdam, The Netherlands, November 18, 2024 – Refresco, the global independent beverage solutions provider for retailers and global, national, and emerging (GNE) brands in Europe, North America, and Australia, today announces the successful closing of its acquisition of Frías Nutrición ("Frías"), a leading manufacturer of plant-based drinks in Spain.

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Cleary Gottlieb Discusses Election Betting and Its Implications for Future Event Contracts

Reynolds Holding

On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit cleared the way, at least for the time being, for betting on the outcome of U.S. elections. [1] The D.C. Circuit denied the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“ CFTC ”) motion for an emergency stay pending its appeal of a lower court decision, greenlighting the trading of elections event contracts.