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Public Company Watch

JD Supra: Mergers

Stockholders Litigation, the recent decision implicating the level of scrutiny for agreements governed by Delaware law, which may impact stockholder activism; and antitrust regulatory developments, among other topics. Please see full Publication below for more information. By: Paul Hastings LLP

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Databricks acquires AI-centric data governance platform Okera

TechCrunch: M&A

Databricks today announced that it has acquired Okera, a data governance platform with a focus on AI. Data governance was already a hot topic, but the recent focus on AI has highlighted some of the shortcomings of the previous approach to it, Databricks notes in today’s announcement. You can also reach us via SecureDrop.

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ESG Reporting for Private Companies

The Harvard Law School Forum

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A. Rather, the goal here is to assist private companies that have been less focused on these topics as they encounter or consider ESG as their business develops.

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North America Proxy Voting and Engagement Guidelines

The Harvard Law School Forum

State Street Global Advisors’ Proxy Voting and Engagement Guidelines for North America (United States [“US”] and Canada) address our market-specific approaches to topics including directors and boards, accounting and audit related issues, capital structure, reorganization and mergers, compensation, and other governance-related issues.

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Past Event: Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance

Cooley M&A

Cooley and the Berkeley Center for Law and Business met for a two-day hybrid conference, featuring panel discussions, workshops and interviews on cutting-edge topics in corporate governance, M&A and business law. Topics include. Event Details. Event details and virtual registration.

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Crossing a New Threshold for Material Cybersecurity Incident Reporting

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

In addition to requiring certain annual disclosures relating to cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance, the final rules added Item 1.05 Registrants must also provide updates by filing amended Form 8-Ks to the extent certain information remains unknown at the time of the initial filing.

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Recap: 2023 Midwest M&A/Private Equity Forum

Focus Investment Banking

Among other topics discussed at the meeting, non-compete agreements are losing their luster, as Delaware courts are invalidating them. Beginning on January 1, 2024 , information on the beneficial owners of companies will be collected by FinCEN, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.