Tag: M&As

M&As are damaged by ‘ESG amnesia’ in the US
Researchers find ESG policies get conveniently forgotten when the stakes are high, citing the sale of Twitter as a case in point.

News round-up: this week in governance
Mars CEO defends ESG and purpose; US president vetoes anti-ESG bill; trust can negatively affect M&As; Centrica chief’s £4.5m pay packet.

News round-up: this week in governance
GOP declares SVB ‘woke’; banks slow to sustainability; fund managers accused of dodging voting risks; cross-border mergers and democracies.

News round-up: this week in governance
PwC fined over Babcock; EY split is on hold; Senate kills Biden ESG law; ChapGPT predicts M&As; directors who ‘overboard’.

ESG grows in importance as driver of M&As
One in 10 mergers and acquisitions now has an ESG component, according to estimates by Bain & Co consultancy.

Threat to stakeholder governance from Twitter sale ‘overstated’
Academics and experts argue stakeholder governance will always come second while the law puts the interests of shareholders first.

News round-up: this week in governance
Shared audit’s £1bn cost; failed UK energy firms had no internal audit; governance rules for all; is climate risk reporting an SEC matter?

Twitter’s sale to Elon Musk leaves stakeholder governance high and dry
The company’s failure to consider in advance those affected by the deal does not bode well for stakeholder governance, write academics.