Law 360 M&A
MARCH 11, 2024
After a monthslong hostile takeover attempt, Choice Hotels International Inc. on Monday announced its decision to withdraw its slate of nominees for election to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' board of directors following the expiration of its exchange offer.
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 12, 2024
Posted by Snehal Banerjee (UC San Diego) and Martin Szydlowski (University of Minnesota), on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Editor's Note: Snehal Banerjee is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego Rady School of Management, and Martin Szydlowski is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
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Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 13, 2024
Generative AI poses both risks and opportunities. Here’s a road map to mitigate the former while moving to capture the latter from day one.
NYT M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
The House plans to vote on Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell the popular social media app.
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.
BVR
MARCH 12, 2024
The issues regarding the shake up at OpenAI settled down, seemingly, as quickly as they fired up. The parent not-for-profit governing organization replaced most or all of its board of directors, but it remains to be seen what structural changes will ultimately result from shake up.
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 9, 2024
Posted by Paul Rissman, Rights CoLab, on Saturday, March 9, 2024 Editor's Note: Paul Rissman is Co-Founder of Rights CoLab. This post is based on his Rights CoLab memorandum. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Perils and Questionable Promise of ESG-Based Compensation (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A. Bebchuk and Roberto Tallarita; Paying for Long-Term Performance (discussed on the Forum here ) and Pay Without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of E
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NYT M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
The risks have less to do with who owns the app than who writes the code and algorithms that make TikTok tick.
The Guardian M&A
MARCH 11, 2024
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as exchange-traded funds help biggest cryptocurrency rally Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets. Bitcoin went through a deep “crypto winter” after hitting its previous heights, but after a remarkable rally it is now hitting new heights above $71,000.
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 13, 2024
Posted by Jillian Grennan (UC Berkeley), on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Editor's Note: Jillian Grennan is an Associate Adjunct Professor of Finance and Sustainability at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. This post is based on an article forthcoming in the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance by John Graham , Professor Grennan, Campbell R.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 12, 2024
Successful B2B companies use various tactics to get ahead in sales—here’s how three players did it.
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
NYT M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
He was called a visionary in cable television, but his foray into the world of the internet, in a marriage with AOL, proved disastrous.
Financial Times M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
Talks with Tel Aviv-listed NewMed paused because of ‘uncertainty created by the external environment’
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 13, 2024
Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Editor's Note: Subodh Mishra is Global Head of Communications at ISS STOXX. This post is based on an ISS-Corporate memorandum by Jun Frank. Introduction The 2024 proxy season opened with two explosive court cases: a landmark Delaware court ruling that vacated Elon Musk’s pay and ExxonMobil’s court challenge to exclude a shareholder proposal on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction from the proxy.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 13, 2024
Better aligning employment with modifiable drivers of health could unlock years of higher-quality life and create trillions of dollars of economic value.
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.
NYT M&A
MARCH 15, 2024
The Capital One/Discover deal will do nothing to fix our broken and predatory credit-card system.
The Guardian M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortium The UK government plans to introduce legislation that would prevent foreign governments owning UK newspapers and magazines in a move that could scupper the planned £600m sale of the Telegraph to a UAE-backed consortium. RedBird IMI – a partnership between IMI, a fund backed by the UAE’s vice-president, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the US investment firm RedBird Capital Partners – is seeking to
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 11, 2024
Posted by Camila Panama and Alexander Dussault, Mayer Brown LLP, on Monday, March 11, 2024 Editor's Note: Camila Panama is a Partner, and Alexander Dussault is an Associate at Mayer Brown LLP. This post is based on a Mayer Brown memorandum by Ms. Panama, Mr. Dussault, William Kucera , Martha McGarry , Andrew Noreuil , and Jodi Simala. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Long-Term Effects of Hedge Fund Activism (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 14, 2024
Economic inclusion is when people not only have their basic subsistence needs met but also are productive, fulfilled, and fully empowered to make choices about their lives.
NYT M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
The foreign ministry accused Washington of “resorting to hegemonic moves” ahead of House vote on a bill aimed at ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company.
Financial Times M&A
MARCH 10, 2024
Bain & Co report reveals how rapidly the industry has grown as well as the challenges created by higher interest rates
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 14, 2024
Posted by Amy Simmerman, Brad Sorrels, and David Berger, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, on Thursday, March 14, 2024 Editor's Note: Amy Simmerman , Brad Sorrels , and David Berger are Partners at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. This post is based on a Wilson Sonsini memorandum by Ms. Simmerman, Mr. Sorrels, Mr. Berger, Joe Slights , and Tiphanie Cascella and is part of the Delaware Law series ; links to other posts in the series are available here.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 11, 2024
The journey to cloud is complex, demanding leadership, careful planning, and an agile approach to the unexpected.
NYT M&A
MARCH 11, 2024
The new owner, Lineup Publishing, will not be bringing on any of the sports website’s existing staff members.
Financial Times M&A
MARCH 12, 2024
The New York investment bank is narrowing the gap with its downtown Wall Street rival
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 11, 2024
Posted by Saule Omarova (Cornell University and Yale University) and Graham Steele (U.S. Department of the Treasury), on Monday, March 11, 2024 Editor's Note: Saule Omarova is Beth and Marc Goldberg Professor of Law at Cornell University and Sidley Austin-Robert D. McLean Visiting Professor of Law at Yale University, and Graham Steele is the Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 11, 2024
As financial institutions actively adopt emerging technologies, they should act now to future-proof themselves against growing cyber risks.
NYT M&A
MARCH 11, 2024
A company has spent hundreds of millions of dollars buying land in the Bay Area in the hopes of building a new city.
Financial Times M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
Rishi Sunak’s ‘hand was forced’ as PM acts to change law to stop foreign states from buying media groups
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 15, 2024
Posted by Stefan J. Huber (Rice University), Chongho Kim (Seoul National University), and Edward M. Watts (Yale University), on Friday, March 15, 2024 Editor's Note: Stefan J. Huber is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Rice University, Chongho Kim is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Seoul National University, and Edward M. Watts is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Yale School of Management.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 14, 2024
Outperforming family-owned businesses use a combination of value-creating mindsets and actions. Private equity firms looking to engage should understand them.
NYT M&A
MARCH 13, 2024
A roughly $1 billion bid from the former CNN chief Jeff Zucker and his Emirati backers raised concerns among lawmakers over a storied conservative newspaper.
Financial Times M&A
MARCH 10, 2024
Media and data group will develop its own technology and scoop up targets with AI capabilities
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 14, 2024
Posted by Richard Friberg (Stockholm School of Economics), Itay Goldstein (University of Pennsylvania), and Kristine Hankins (University of Kentucky), on Thursday, March 14, 2024 Editor's Note: Richard Friberg is the Jacob Wallenberg Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, Itay Goldstein is the Joel S. Ehrenkranz Family Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Kristine Hankins is the William E.
Mckinsey and Company
MARCH 11, 2024
American Red Cross chief innovation officer Sajit Joseph discusses the opportunity in bringing innovation, AI, and digital transformation to the work of disaster response and blood banking.
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