By CorpGov Editorial Staff Vinson & Elkins has hired Jon Niermann, former chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), as a partner in its Austin office. Mr. Niermann is a longstanding public servant, most recently working at TCEQ...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff The data center industry continues to experience phenomenal growth as the digitalization of the economy accelerates exponentially across sectors. Against this backdrop, infrastructure investment firm Argo Infrastructure Partners LP (“Argo”) has made a series of notable...

  By Karen Roman Almost a year after successfully electing four directors at the 2023 annual meeting of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), Hestia Capital will have its nominees stand as the sole candidates for election at the upcoming annual...

From left to right: Kate Sylvester, Scott Deveau and Rebecca Kral. By Karen Roman Longacre Square Partners named two new partners and appointed a COO, people familiar with the matter told CorpGov. The communications and special situations advisory firm made...

Lauren Peek, Principal at Compensation Advisory Partners CEO compensation rose 12% last year among a group of 50 public companies that submitted proxy filings between November 2018 and January 2019, according to a recent report by Compensation Advisory Partners (CAP)....

  Cannell Capital Wages “Vote No” Campaign Against 3 Directors Including Chairman By John Jannarone Cannell Capital’s Carlo Cannell believes he is doing regional newspaper company Lee Enterprises a service by urging shareholders to vote against the three board directors...

Activist Shareholder Negotiates Consulting Role for Dr. William Joyce Including Presence at Board Meeting By John Jannarone Cruiser Capital Advisors struck a deal with Ashland Global Holdings, preempting a proxy contest and reaching fresh concessions from the chemical company after...

Activist Shareholder Cruiser Capital Criticizes Ashland for Poor Governance and Misleading Statements By John Jannarone Cruiser Capital Advisors issued a letter to Ashland Global Holdings shareholders Monday, urging them to replace four board directors including the current chairman and CEO,...