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Shareholder Activism Takes the Stage in Key Entertainment Deal

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The latest real-life drama dominating the Hollywood headlines has seen more plot twists than anything available on your favorite streaming service. The saga kicked off in December when Netflix announced an $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warn...

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Regulators and Companies Lining Up Against DEI, ESG Programs

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It wasn’t long ago that “DEI” and “ESG” were standard acronyms in the corporate lexicon. Major institutional investors prodded companies to commit to sustainability initiatives. Brand names amplified messages to the public about their dedic...

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SEC Sets New Limits on Exempt Solicitations

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Activist investors have seen better days. In the latest policy shift affecting shareholder activists, new guidance indicates the Securities and Exchange Commission now opposes publishing so-called exempt solicitations from stockholders who...

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Intelligize Report Tackles Challenges of Regulatory Fragmentation

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Compliance for thee, but not for me. That’s one way to characterize the stance of U.S. companies and policymakers versus their EU counterparts. Take the matter of foreign insider disclosures, for instance. Foreign companies that raise capit...

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SEC’s Stance on Shareholder Proposals Drawing Mixed Reviews

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Last November, the Securities and Exchange Commission essentially told companies they would be on their own when it comes to decisions about excluding shareholder proposals from their proxy statements. The new approach is receiving a mixed...

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