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Author Archives: Tarik Samman
Financing Year in Review: The Tide Turns
2022 brought a halt to a nearly unabated 12-year run of booming credit markets and “lower for longer” interest rates. Rampant inflation, fears of a recession over the horizon, and war in Europe, among other factors, led to a marked contraction in credit availability and a slowdown in deal-making across sectors and credit profiles. U.S. […]
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Tagged Banks, ECF, Investment Grade Issuers, M&A, Market conditions, Risk allocation
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The CEO’s ESG dilemma
A consensus has emerged in recent years that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are crucially important for the corporate world. But what should companies do about investors who won’t accept lower returns in order to further ESG goals? In a recent PwC survey, global investors placed ESG-related outcomes such as effective corporate governance and […]
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Tagged CEOs, Corporate governance, Cybersecurity, ESG, Esg governance, Sustainability
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M&A Predictions and Guidance for 2023
Tension between institutional shareholders and boards about strategic alternatives. We are emerging from several consecutive years where both activist shareholders and boards have been able to regularly count on institutional shareholder support for all-cash sales of companies at premia to recent trading prices. We will be entering a different environment in 2023 – where long-term, […]
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Tagged Antitrust, CFIUS, China, Institutional Shareholders, M&A, Middle East
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Get boardroom ready: five ways to improve executive interactions with the board
Why? Whether you are an executive who has been meeting with the board regularly for years or you are in a new role that’s landing you on the agenda, these brief interactions play a huge role in the board’s view of your professional credibility. Your pre-read materials, presentation style, and overall executive presence will impact […]
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Tagged Board meetings, Board of Directors, Cybersecurity, Esg governance, Executives, Management
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Compensation Season 2023
Economic volatility dominated the corporate landscape in 2022, with inflation and stock price declines making headlines throughout the year, while the labor market remained surprisingly resilient, reinforcing the scarcity and value of key talent. We identify below some of the fundamental themes that may shape company compensation decisions in 2023. Last of the Dodd-Frank Act […]
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Tagged Clawbacks, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform, Human capital, ISS, Proxy advisors, SEC
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Weekly Roundup: January 14-19, 2023
Federal Reserve Proposes Climate Risk Guidance for Large Financial Institutions Posted by Nicola Higgs, Betty M. Huber, and Arthur S. Long, Latham & Watkins LLP, on Saturday, January 14, 2023 Tags: Banks, Climate change, climate risk, Federal Reserve, Financial institutions, Management, Risk The Angel’s in the Details: The Importance of Well-Drafted Board Minutes Posted by […]
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The past 12 months have continued to demonstrate the difficulty of effectively identifying and managing risk in the global business environment. Following the worst global pandemic in 100 years, U.S. companies have had to respond to the most significant armed conflict in Europe in over 80 years, the threat of use of nuclear weapons, a […]
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Tagged Climate change, Corporate governance, ESG, Esg governance, Say on climate, SEC
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Trends in Forum Selection Provisions, Merger Objection Class Actions and SPACs Continue To Shape Securities Litigation
Key Points State courts are enforcing federal forum provisions for cases under the Securities Act, encouraging companies to amend their charters or bylaws to add these clauses. The previous boom in SPAC IPOs and subsequent mergers is likely to sustain a flow of class actions involving those transactions. Suits challenging mergers have not declined, but […]
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Tagged Cryptocurrency, M&A, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Securities Act, SPACs, Wong v. Restoration Robotics
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Investment Stewardship Proxy voting U.S. guidelines 2023
These guidelines should be read in conjunction with the BlackRock Investment Stewardship Global Principles. Introduction As stewards of our clients’ investments, BlackRock believes it has a responsibility to engage with management teams and/or board members on material business issues and, for those clients who have given us authority, to vote proxies in the best long-term […]
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Tagged BlackRock, Clawbacks, Proxy voting, Say on pay, Stewardship, U.S. securities
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PwC’s Global Investor Survey 2022
The role of high-quality information in building trust Investors use a wide array of sources to get information about how companies manage risks and opportunities, with financial reporting topping the list. Investors’ concerns about greenwashing erode trust in what companies say about how they are addressing the sustainability risks and opportunities facing their business. These […]
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Tagged advisory board, Board of Directors, ESG, Esg governance, Greenwashing, Risk, Sustainability
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