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Author Archives: Tarik Samman
CEO and C-Suite ESG Priorities for 2025
The environmental, social & governance (ESG) landscape will grow more complex in 2025, with businesses facing increasing pressure related to climate risks, regulatory changes, and shifting societal expectations. Based on The Conference Board® C-Suite Outlook 2025: Seizing the Future, a comprehensive survey of global business leaders, this report highlights the key ESG priorities of CEOs […]
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Tagged Anti-DEI, anti-ESG, Corporate governance, ESG, Sustainability
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Financial Institutions MA Key Trends and Outlook
I. BEGINNING OF A RESURGENCE SETS THE STAGE FOR A MORE ROBUST M&A MARKET IN 2025 Financial institutions M&A in 2024 was constrained by a challenging regulatory environment and continued fallout from high interest rates, but there were notable signs of an emerging resurgence of M&A during the year and well-founded reasons for an optimistic […]
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Tagged Banking, FDIC, Financial institutions, M&A
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Action Items for U.S. Public Companies for 2025
Rapid rulemaking and aggressive enforcement by the SEC, combined with legislative, judicial, and regulatory developments, have created new requirements and expectations for U.S. public companies. As we begin 2025, action items for U.S. public companies include the following:
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Tagged Artificial intelligence, dei, Disclosure, Public Companies, SEC
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2024 Corporate Governance Practices and Trends in Silicon Valley and at Large Companies Nationwide
Corporate governance practices vary significantly among public companies. This reflects many factors, including: Differences in their stage of development, including the relative importance placed on various business objectives (for example, a focus on growth and scaling operations may be given more importance for technology and life sciences companies); Differences in the investor base for different […]
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Tagged Board of Directors, Corporate governance, Proxy season, Silicon Valley
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Thoughts for Boards: Key Issues in Corporate Governance for 2025
As we look ahead to the challenges and opportunities facing boards of directors in this new year, it is illuminating to reflect on how much has changed in corporate governance. Over the last five decades, we have been on the front lines with our clients as the evolution of corporate governance has been propelled by […]
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Tagged Board of Directors, Corporate governance, ESG, Stakeholder
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Weekly Roundup: January 24-30, 2025
Private Equity—2024 Review and 2025 Outlook Posted by Andrew J. Nussbaum, Steven A. Cohen, and Igor Kirman, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Friday, January 24, 2025 Tags: Delaware Supreme Court, IPOs, M&A, Private equity Insider Trading Policies: A Survey of Recent Filings Posted by Scott Levi, Maia Gez, and Michelle Rutta, White & Case […]
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Perhaps one practice older than predicting the future is talking about it. One of the oldest quotations about the future is attributed to Greek philosopher Heraclitus, who lived in the fifth or sixth century B.C. and is reported to have said, “The only thing constant is change.” Some years later, Shakespeare said, “The past is […]
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Tagged Board of Directors, CEOs, GenAI, Risk management
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CEO Turnover at Dual-Class Firms
Dual-class structures remain a hotly contested topic in corporate governance. Over the past two decades, the use of dual-class structures has expanded significantly, particularly among venture capital (VC) backed tech companies. Critics contend that high-vote shares increase agency costs and entrench underperforming executives. Proponents argue that dual-class structures shield founders from short-term market pressures, preserving […]
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Tagged CEOs, dual-class structure, IPOs, Venture Capital
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Corporate Governance and the Grievance-Based Society
Edelman has prepared its on-line “Trust Barometer” survey on an annual basis for the last 25 years. The Barometer reflects the input of over 33,000 respondents from 28 countries (including the United States). The focus of the Barometer is to measure the influence of trust among major institutions. As such, the Barometer has become a […]
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Tagged Board of Directors, CEOs, Corporate governance, Trust
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