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Private Equity
Effective Boards Discipline Themselves to Think More Like Activist Outsiders
In his annual letter to National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) members, CEO Ken Daly put shareholder activism second on his director watch list for 2016. “Activists aren’t practicing black magic,” he wrote, “they are performing effective due diligence and smart...
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Does the Deal Fit the Strategy? Directors should bring a healthy skepticism to proposed transactions
MCC: Let’s start with a general question. Please give us a top-level view of the roles and responsibilities of corporate directors in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions in which their companies might engage. Lajoux: I tend to be cautious when it comes to making...
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