Topic
Shareholder Value
51 published works
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
The Goals of the Corporation and the Limits of the Law
By Tim Wu
What should be the purpose of the public corporation? Over the last few years, that has become an increasingly open and contested question, as evidenced by the recent statements of…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Eldar: Designing Business Forms to Pursue Social Goals
Ofer Eldar (Duke University) has posted Designing Business Forms to Pursue Social Goals, Virginia Law Review (forthcoming). Here is the abstract:The long-standing debate about the purpose and role of business…
Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
Social Good, Shareholders’ Interests and Directors’ Duties: Recent Developments in the UK
By Sam Bagot, Dan Tierney
As “social good” objectives (like the protection of the environment, the improvement of public health and the alleviation of poverty) rise up the corporate agenda in the UK, we examine…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
ISS Releases Changes to Equity Plan Score Card for 2017
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently made changes to its US Equity Plan Score Card (EPSC), the ISS tool to evaluate equity plans, which will go into effect…
GovCon & Trade
Growth Strategies for the Middle Tier
Recently, Bass, Berry & Sims co-hosted (along with investment banking firm Bluestone Capital Partners and accounting firm BDO) a CEO panel discussion on “Building Shareholder Value in the Mid-Tier.” Panelists…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Crown jewels making a comeback
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Christina Sautter has a new paper - Fleecing the Family Jewels, which is set to appear in the Tulane Law Review. The paper argues that crown jewel deal protections have…
Valuation Litigation & Shareholder Rights Blog
Deal Lawyers Lobby Delaware Bar to Reconsider Its Refusal to Limit or Eliminate Appraisal Arbitrage
By Steve Hecht, Brandon M. Fierro
As we’ve previously posted, the Corporation Council of the Delaware bar had taken up the question of whether to ban or curtail appraisal arbitrage, and more recently decided to take…
The Trademark Blog
Corporate America: Get Your Ducks In A Row! 10 Easy Steps to Increasing Shareholder Value with Soft IP
Guest post: Peter Sloane Partner, Leason Ellis LLP, White Plains, NY Inside corporate counsel have plenty of work on their desks. The last thing they are looking for is yet…
M & A Law Prof Blog
World Turned Upside Down
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
OK, all sorts of weird stiff going on. The Polar Vortex (didn't I see that in a movie about the end of the world?), Commutapocalypse (apparently the T in Boston…
The D&O Diary
CEOs’ Personal Lives and Corporate Risk
It is not news that the choices CEOs make can significantly impact the companies they lead. But at least according to a recent academic study, CEOs’ ability to affect their…