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Activism

Activist Investing Today: Goodwin on Governance, Pay as 'Wedge Issues'

By Ronald Orol
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Published: December 18th, 2020
Poor governance and issues with executive compensation aren't enough to warrant credible activist involvement on their own, but they can serve as a lever for shareholders that have broader outcomes in mind, says Shane Goodwin, the chief of the Applied Corporate Governance Institute.
M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Bryan Cave's Stephanie Hosler

By David Marcus
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Published: December 18th, 2020
Hosler, who heads Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's corporate and finance transactions group, talks about her experiences as a Latina M&A lawyer and her desire to help create a more diverse workplace on the latest Drinks With The Deal podcast.
M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Davis Polk's Daniel Brass

By David Marcus
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Published: December 14th, 2020
Davis Polk's Daniel Brass discusses the challenges of cross-border dealmaking and lessons he learned when he started practicing in New York after starting his career at Slaughter and May in London.
Activism

Director Accountability a Top Priority for BlackRock

By Nikitha Sattiraju
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Published: November 23rd, 2020
Holding directors accountable is an important tool in BlackRock's arsenal to impact corporate responsibility, said Ray Cameron, head of investment stewardship for the Americas at the firm, during a keynote interview at The Deal's Corporate Governance 2020 virtual event.
Activism

Administration Shift May Produce Greener SEC

By Tom Terrarosa
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Published: November 23rd, 2020
Experts were cautiously optimistic during a panel at The Deal's Corporate Governance 2020 virtual event that the SEC could move to form a standardized disclosure ruling on climate change once President-elect Biden is able to appoint an SEC chair.
M&A

Drinks With The Deal: Debevoise's Paul Bird

By David Marcus
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Published: November 19th, 2020
Debevoise's Paul Bird discusses his work for Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Aveva's purchase of OSIsoft on the latest episode of the Drinks With The Deal podcast.
Podcasts

Behind the Buyouts: Checkpoint's Weber Talks Fintech, M&A

By Steve Gelsi
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Published: November 18th, 2020
Billy Weber, a former banker and current CEO of fintech company Checkpoint Capital, provides perspective on monetary policy, the community banking space and increased transparency in the bond market looking ahead to 2021 in the latest episode of the Behind the Buyouts.