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		<title>Weekly Roundup: April 24-30, 2026</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial Institutions M&#38;A Key Trends and Outlook Posted by Ed Herlihy, Richard Kim, and Nick Demmo, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &#38; Katz, on Friday, April 24, 2026 Tags: Antitrust, Banking, banking M&#38;A, banking regulation, Financial institutions, M&#38;A, Regulatory The Deepening DEI Dilemma Posted by David A. Katz and Loren Braswell, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &#38; Katz, on [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<hgroup><em>Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, May 1, 2026 </em><div class='e_n' style='background:#F8F8F8;padding:10px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:10px;text-indent:2.5em;'><strong style='margin-left:-2.5em;'>Editor's Note: </strong> <p style="margin:0; display:inline;">This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of April 24-30, 2026</p>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/24/financial-institutions-ma-key-trends-and-outlook-2/">Financial Institutions M&amp;A Key Trends and Outlook<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Ed Herlihy, Richard Kim, and Nick Demmo, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &amp; Katz, on <abbr title="2026-04-24T07:32:37-0400">Friday, April 24, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/antitrust/" rel="tag">Antitrust</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/banking/" rel="tag">Banking</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/banking-ma/" rel="tag">banking M&amp;A</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/banking-regulation/" rel="tag">banking regulation</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/financial-institutions/" rel="tag">Financial institutions</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ma/" rel="tag">M&amp;A</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/regulatory/" rel="tag">Regulatory</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/25/the-deepening-dei-dilemma/">The Deepening DEI Dilemma<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by David A. Katz and Loren Braswell, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &amp; Katz, on <abbr title="2026-04-25T07:30:57-0400">Saturday, April 25, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/activist/" rel="tag">Activist</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/anti-dei/" rel="tag">Anti-DEI</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-diversity/" rel="tag">board diversity</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/dei/" rel="tag">dei</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/discrimination/" rel="tag">discrimination</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/26/a-guide-to-the-big-threes-proxy-voting-policies-guidance-on-key-esg-issues/">A Guide to the Big Three’s Proxy Voting Policies &amp; Guidance on Key ESG Issues<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Lyuba Goltser, Rebecca Grapsas and Eleni Samara, Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP, on <abbr title="2026-04-26T07:30:51-0400">Sunday, April 26, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/big-three/" rel="tag">Big Three</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/esg/" rel="tag">ESG</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/esg-disclosures/" rel="tag">ESG disclosures</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/proxy-voting/" rel="tag">Proxy voting</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/shareholder-engagement/" rel="tag">shareholder engagement</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/27/sustainability-scarce-signals-from-significant-resolutions/">Sustainability: Scarce Signals From Significant Resolutions<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Lindsey Stewart, Morningstar, Inc., on <abbr title="2026-04-27T07:30:28-0400">Monday, April 27, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/asset-managers/" rel="tag">Asset Managers</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/esg/" rel="tag">ESG</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/institutional-investors/" rel="tag">Institutional Investors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">Sustainability</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/27/board-oversight-of-ai-do-boards-need-ai-experts/">Board Oversight of AI: Do Boards Need AI Experts?<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Avi Gesser, Eric Juergens, and William D. Regner, Debevoise &amp; Plimpton LLP, on <abbr title="2026-04-27T07:32:13-0400">Monday, April 27, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ai/" rel="tag">AI</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ai-directors/" rel="tag">AI directors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ai-oversight/" rel="tag">AI oversight</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-oversight/" rel="tag">Board oversight</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-skills/" rel="tag">board skills</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/28/dol-guidance-creates-new-erisa-risks-for-proxy-advisory-arrangements/">DOL Guidance Creates New ERISA Risks for Proxy Advisory Arrangements<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Joshua A. Lichtenstein, Sharon Remmer, and Jonathan M. Reinstein, Ropes &amp; Gray LLP, on <abbr title="2026-04-28T07:30:11-0400">Tuesday, April 28, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/asset-managers/" rel="tag">Asset Managers</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/dol/" rel="tag">DOL</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/erisa/" rel="tag">ERISA</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/fiduciary/" rel="tag">Fiduciary</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/proxy-advisors/" rel="tag">Proxy advisors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/proxy-voting/" rel="tag">Proxy voting</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/tr-2026-01/" rel="tag">TR 2026-01</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/28/assessing-skills-and-experience-on-us-boards/">Assessing Skills and Experience on US Boards<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Sarah Wenger, Samuel Nolledo, and Aaron Wendt, Glass, Lewis &amp; Co., on <abbr title="2026-04-28T07:32:51-0400">Tuesday, April 28, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-composition/" rel="tag">Board composition</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-of-directors/" rel="tag">Board of Directors</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/board-skills/" rel="tag">board skills</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/director-skills/" rel="tag">director skills</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/skills/" rel="tag">skills</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/29/what-2025-iss-say-on-pay-opposition-may-signal-for-the-2026-season/">What 2025 ISS Say on Pay Opposition May Signal for the 2026 Season<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Emily Chase, Linda Pappas, and Olivia Wright, Pay Governance LLC, on <abbr title="2026-04-29T07:30:35-0400">Wednesday, April 29, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ceo-pay/" rel="tag">CEO Pay</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/iss/" rel="tag">ISS</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/p4p/" rel="tag">P4P</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/pay-for-performance/" rel="tag">Pay for performance</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/say-on-pay/" rel="tag">Say on pay</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/29/sec-permits-accelerated-offering-period-for-certain-tender-offers/">SEC Permits Accelerated Offering Period for Certain Tender Offers<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Doug Schnell, Remi Korenblit, and Tamara Brightwell, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, on <abbr title="2026-04-29T07:31:16-0400">Wednesday, April 29, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/division-of-corporate-finance/" rel="tag">Division of Corporate Finance</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/exemptive-order/" rel="tag">Exemptive order</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/offering-period/" rel="tag">offering period</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/regulation-14d/" rel="tag">Regulation 14D</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/sec/" rel="tag">SEC</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/tender-offer/" rel="tag">Tender offer</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/29/remarks-by-chairman-atkins-on-international-cooperation-and-the-future-of-global-securities-market-regulation/">Remarks by Chairman Atkins on International Cooperation and the Future of Global Securities Market Regulation<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Paul Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on <abbr title="2026-04-29T07:32:56-0400">Wednesday, April 29, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/capital-markets/" rel="tag">Capital markets</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/investor-protection/" rel="tag">Investor protection</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/market-integrity/" rel="tag">Market Integrity</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/sec/" rel="tag">SEC</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/securities-regulation/" rel="tag">Securities regulation</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/30/speech-by-commissioner-peirce-on-materiality-disclosure-limits-and-the-secs-role-in-capital-formation/">Speech by Commissioner Peirce on Materiality, Disclosure Limits, and the SEC’s Role in Capital Formation<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Hester M. Peirce, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on <abbr title="2026-04-30T07:30:14-0400">Thursday, April 30, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/capital-formation/" rel="tag">Capital formation</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/disclosure/" rel="tag">Disclosure</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ipo/" rel="tag">IPO</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/materiality/" rel="tag">Materiality</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/public-companies/" rel="tag">Public Companies</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/sec/" rel="tag">SEC</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/small-business/" rel="tag">Small Business</a></small></div>
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<h2 class="weeklylist"><a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/30/remarks-by-chairman-atkins-on-capital-formation-ipo-incentives-and-the-secs-regulatory-approach/">Remarks by Chairman Atkins on Capital Formation, IPO Incentives, and the SEC’s Regulatory Approach<br />
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<div class="bylinenamedate"><em>Posted by Paul Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on <abbr title="2026-04-30T07:32:16-0400">Thursday, April 30, 2026</abbr></em></div>
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<div class="bylineweekly-tag"><small>Tags: <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/capital-formation/" rel="tag">Capital formation</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/ipo/" rel="tag">IPO</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/public-companies/" rel="tag">Public Companies</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/regulatory/" rel="tag">Regulatory</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/sec/" rel="tag">SEC</a>, <a href="https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/tag/small-business/" rel="tag">Small Business</a></small></div>
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