Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 24, 2022

Posted by Brian Tayan (Stanford University), on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Editor's Note: Brian Tayan is a researcher with the Corporate Governance Research Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business. This post is based on a recent paper by Mr. Tayan; David Larcker , Professor of Accounting at Stanford Graduate School of Business; Edward Watts , Assistant Professor of Accounting at Yale School of Management; and Lukasz Pomorski , Lecturer at Yale School of Management.

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Chris Curtain

AUGUST 21, 2022

Why should I have my business appraised? Business Valuation Methods Seeking an appraisal of your small business’ market worth is beneficial for a variety of reasons — regardless of whether or not you plan to sell your company or transfer it to family. Knowing the true value of a small business helps ensure that you, […]. The post The different methods used to evaluate your small business’ worth appeared first on Business Appraisal FL | GA.

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Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 24, 2022

As customers demand both transformational expertise and simplified, self-serve experiences, the traditional enterprise sales playbook is being disrupted from the top down and bottom up.

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Marketability 140

Avanade

AUGUST 26, 2022

The real gains from Microsoft Teams come when we start to automate common workflows or redesign processes that use the collaboration and communications fundamentals of Teams to drive increased productivity.

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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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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 22, 2022

Posted by John Borneman, Jennifer Teefey, and Matthew Mazzoni, Semler Brossy Consulting Group LLC, on Monday, August 22, 2022 Editor's Note: John Borneman is Managing Director, and Jennifer Teefey and Matthew Mazzoni are Senior Associates at Semler Brossy Consulting Group LLC. This post is based on a Semler Brossy memorandum by Mr. Borneman, Ms. Teefey, Mr.

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N Contracts

AUGUST 25, 2022

Ncontracts Names Shawn McKee as Chief Marketing Officer. L eader in compliance and regtech expands leadership team with seasoned marketing executive.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

Appraiser Miller wins important claim in racial discrimination lawsuit. Judge ruled Plaintiffs did not rely on Miller’s appraisal. The other claims continue but this was an important claim. It also shows the Plaintiffs lied to the Court. ORDER GRANTING MILLER DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; DISMISSING PLAINTIFFS’ SEVENTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF AS ASSERTED AGAINST MILLER DEFENDANTS; VACATING HEARING.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 21, 2022

Posted by Alex Holt, Mark Gibson, and Vijay Jajoo, KPMG LLP, on Sunday, August 21, 2022 Editor's Note: Alex Holt is Global Head of Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Mark Gibson is U.S. National Sector Leader of Technology, Media & Telecommunications, and Vijay Jajoo is Principal of Cyber Security Services, at KPMG LLP. This post is based on their KPMG memorandum.

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Avanade

AUGUST 23, 2022

By avoiding the pitfalls of engaging a multi-generational workforce, organizations can capture the best of each generation’s workstyle and harness that energy for strategic growth.

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Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 25, 2022

Here’s how to build a comprehensive, measurable, and objective end-to-end risk appetite framework as a foundation for managing technology risk and cyber risk.

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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 25, 2022

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk wanted Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR ) to hand over data amounting to trillions of data points, but the demand was largely turned down by a judge on Thursday. What Happened: Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware's Court of Chancery said Musk’s demands were “absurdly broad” and that “no one in their right mind has ever tried to undertake such an effort,” reported Reuters.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Posted by June Hu, Melissa Sawyer, and Marc Treviño, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Thursday, August 25, 2022 Editor's Note: June Hu is an associate, and Melissa Sawyer and Marc Treviño are partners at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. This post is based on a Sullivan & Cromwell memorandum by Ms. Hu, Ms. Sawyer, Mr. Treviño, H. Rodgin Cohen , and Elizabeth Lombard.

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LaPorte

AUGUST 25, 2022

(authored by RSM US LLP) Tax changes in the Inflation Reduction Act could affect middle market businesses despite targeting large corporations and high-income individuals. The post Taxes and the Inflation Reduction Act: What middle market businesses should know first appeared on LaPorte.

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Marketability 98

Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 23, 2022

Independent work is booming, the American Opportunity Survey shows. For these workers and society, the upsides and drawbacks are all part of the gig.

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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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Audit Board

AUGUST 25, 2022

Welcome to the post-COVID workplace. If you want a fully staffed internal audit department composed of the best and brightest talent with the collective expertise to address the extraordinary risks facing your organization, it’s time to rethink your approach to recruiting and retention. . Internal audit is struggling to find and keep talent. In a June 2022 LinkedIn poll , more than 50% of internal audit respondents signaled that their departments have been struggling to fill vacancies for more t

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 23, 2022

Posted by Linda Barham, Jim Lawson, and Catherine Schroeder, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Editor's Note: Linda Barham leads the Americas Financial Officers Practice; Jim Lawson co-leads the Global Financial Officers Practice; and Catherine Schroeder is a member of the Financial Officers Practice Knowledge team at Russell Reynolds Associates.

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Marketability 273

Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 25, 2022

The pandemic has driven home the dangers of taking associate talent for granted, and law firms should consider five types of orientation activities that give new employees a greater sense of belonging, set the tone at the outset for a long career and influence attitudes toward the firm, says Joseph Gerstel at GetSomeClass.

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Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 25, 2022

Industry players can both lower costs and improve performance by capturing the full value of today’s technologies.

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Technology 135

Benzinga

AUGUST 24, 2022

A whistleblower complaint against Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR ) claimed the company may not be 100% truthful with its claims of the impact of bots and spam accounts. What could the whistleblower mean for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk in his fight over a planned $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform? Here are what the experts told Benzinga.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Posted by June Hu, Melissa Sawyer, and Marc Treviño, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Thursday, August 25, 2022 Editor's Note: June Hu is an associate, and Melissa Sawyer and Marc Treviño are partners at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. This post is based on a Sullivan & Cromwell memorandum by Ms. Hu, Ms. Sawyer, Mr. Treviño, H. Rodgin Cohen , and Elizabeth Lombard.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 25, 2022

A.P. Moller-Maersk on Thursday abandoned the planned sale of its refrigerated container manufacturing business to China International Marine Containers Ltd., a deal worth around $1 billion, after U.S. enforcers flagged antitrust concerns about the move.

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Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 23, 2022

CEO John Hanke says the promise of the metaverse is massive, but there are technological and financial hills to climb. An edited version of the conversation from our ‘Value creation in the metaverse’ report follows.

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Benzinga

AUGUST 23, 2022

The former security chief for social media platform Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR ) is speaking out about practices at his former company. Here’s a look at the whistleblower complaint and what it could mean for the pending acquisition of Twitter by Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk. What Happened: Former Twitter security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko , according to the Washington Post , alleges the San Francisco-based company: Misled regulators and its own board of directorsabou

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 23, 2022

Posted by Kolja Stehl, Leonard Ng and Matt Feehily, Sidley Austin LLP, on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Editor's Note: Kolja Stehl and Leonard Ng are partners and Matt Feehily is senior managing associate at Sidley Austin LLP. This post is based on a Sidley memorandum by Mr. Stehl, Mr. Ng, Mr. Feehily, and Katie Chin. Non–EU companies with a significant presence in the EU or with securities listed on an EU-regulated market will become subject to new EU rules on corporate sustainability disclosures (t

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Marketability 249

Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 24, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice is requesting time during oral arguments at the D.C. Circuit to support a contingent of state-level enforcers accusing Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms Inc. of monopolizing personal social networking services through acquisitions and developer restrictions on its platform.

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Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 23, 2022

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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Rhythm Systems

AUGUST 23, 2022

As a general rule, CEOs need easy access to a few key performance indicators—they need a CEO KPI dashboard that allows them, at a glance, to monitor how healthy the business is at a given point in time. With all the data you can have at your fingertips these days with mobile and tablets, it would be easy to go blind trying to interpret too many KPIs at once.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 24, 2022

Posted by Jina Choi, Michael D. Birnbaum, and Haimavathi V. Marlier, Morrison & Foerster LLP, on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Editor's Note: Jina Choi , Michael D. Birnbaum , and Haimavathi V. Marlier are partners at Morrison & Foerster LLP. This post is based on their MoFo memorandum. In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary r

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 23, 2022

Law firms still have a long way to go when it comes to closing the gender gap, particularly at the top. But at these firms, women have made inroads into the upper ranks, and are smashing the glass ceiling that has long kept women from making it into leadership roles.

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Equity 98

Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 23, 2022

A shortage of automotive chips has shut down OEM production lines. How can fabs rapidly increase wafer output as vehicle demand surges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Benzinga

AUGUST 23, 2022

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROCK ) has acquired Quality Aluminum Products (QAP), a manufacturer of residential building products, for $54 million in cash. QAP manufactures aluminum and steel products and serves wholesale markets in the Midwest, Northeast, Full story available on Benzinga.com.

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Marketability 98

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 26, 2022

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, August 26, 2022 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of August 19-25, 2022. 2021: The Year of CFO Turnover and Strides in Gender Diversity. Posted by Jenna Fisher, Jim Lawson, and Rose Mistri-Somers, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Friday, August 19, 2022.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 23, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday agreed to drop its claims against Mark Zuckerberg in the agency's legal challenge to Meta Platforms Inc.'s acquisition of virtual reality device app developer Within Unlimited Inc., according to a filing in California federal court.

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Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 24, 2022

Transformations that aim to unlock more opportunities from e-commerce could also help customs agencies tackle issues they’ve long wrestled with, including revenue leakage and illicit goods flows.

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