Sarah Fortt, Counsel at Vinson & Elkins LLP By Sarah E. Fortt The topic of leadership gets a lot of limelight.  A quick Google search always produces recent articles in well-known publications and countless YouTube videos – Navy SEAL Techniques...

J. Jill, Inc. Has a Plan to Emerge Stronger than Other Retailers  By Jarrett Banks From J.C. Penney to J Crew to Neiman Marcus, several brick-and-mortar retailers have filed for bankruptcy this year, prompting investors to flee for the exits....

By John Jannarone When chronically underperforming media company Leaf Group Ltd. announced a “strategic review” to consider selling all or part of itself in April 2019, certain buyers were licking their chops. But in the end, dinner was never served....

Spruce Point Capital Management Founder & Chief Investment Officer Ben Axler By Jarrett Banks Short-seller Spruce Point Capital Management believes investors should tread carefully when considering Ontario-based GFL Environmental Inc., which went public in March amid the pandemic. The waste-management...

Dear Readers: CorpGov, in partnership with Nasdaq, Profile Advisors, Saratoga Proxy Consulting, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Jefferies, and The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association hosted a Webinar on Thursday, August 13 at 12pm EST: New SEC Regs and Offseason Tactics The replay is available HERE Our...

  Dear Readers, Could activists make a surprise run at companies in the normally-quiet fall season? Will proxy advisors lose influence after a key SEC decision and years of corporate lobbying? CorpGov, in partnership with Nasdaq, Profile Advisors, Saratoga Proxy...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff The COVID-19 pandemic is both a health and economic crisis for countries around the world. Communities are experiencing loss of lives, businesses, and lifestyles, challenging biopharmaceutical companies to urgently develop therapeutics and vaccines that address this...

By Jarrett Banks China’s booming property market has long tempted American investors and Shenzhen-based Nam Tai Property (NYSE: NTP) certainly fit the bill for the likes of BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street. But things took a downward turn three years...

By Jeremy Cohen and Jeff Zilka On Friday, July 10th, the SEC proposed a rule change raising the mandatory threshold for filing 13F reports to $3.5 billion in assets under management (AUM). Not a small change, the SEC’s plan would...

Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. CEO Michael Cammarata By John Jannarone Before becoming CEO of integrate health product company Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc., Michael Cammarata had overcome a few challenges. First, launched a web hosting company before he was even a...