By CorpGov Editorial Staff IPO Edge and CorpGov hosted a fireside chat at the 2023 ICR Conference with a Partner – Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions – at Vinsons & Elkins. The in-person interview featured Sarah K. Morgan, joined...

  CorpGov Premium interviewed Mark Grothe, Senior Research Analyst, M&A and Contested Situations, Glass Lewis Discussed how companies with poor total shareholder return (TSR) can still explain strategy and tell a story The importance of measurement periods when calculating TSR Why...

CorpGov Premium interviewed Cruiser Capital Founder and Managing Member Keith Rosenbloom Mr. Rosenbloom recently won three seats in proxy contest with chemicals concern American Vanguard Corp. Mr. Rosenbloom says smaller companies in particular should view investor suggestions on value creation...

CorpGov Premium interviewed Don Duffy, President of ICR, a leading advisor on IPOs and activism defense Explained how SPACs with liquidation dates approaching may be bought by listed companies Predicts activist campaigns targeting more tech companies with strong cash flow...

By Patrick Gadson and Lawrence Elbaum Not long ago, companies could reliably project when shareholder activists would strike — and ready their defenses in advance. As sure as the seasons would turn, proposals would begin to appear around the holidays,...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff The Pulte family has filed a suit against PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) executive Brandon Jones following his alleged use of Twitter bots to stalk, harass and defame the company’s late founder William J. Pulte and his grandson...

In the wake of an unprecedented SPAC boom, investors and dealmakers face fresh challenges. While many companies fought short attacks after listing via SPAC, there is now scope for more traditional long-side activism to emerge in beaten-down stocks. At the...

By Dan McDermott “The VP of the A&R department asked me to sit on his lap in the middle of an executive meeting. I refused and notified the President of Atlantic Records. I was fired the next day.” – Dorothy...

By Lawrence Elbaum and Patrick Gadson Few financial market frenzies have matched the intensity of last year’s boom in special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers. SPACs — which raise capital through an IPO, seek a private company to merge with,...

By Daniella Parra Vinson & Elkins announced this week that M&A and capital markets lawyer John Johnston has joined as counsel in New York.   Johnston began his career at Vinson & Elkins and then worked for Baker Botts, but...