Anatomy of a takeover
All happy companies might be alike, but all unhappy companies are unhappy in their own way. Kellwood Company, a Saint Louis-based...
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Manning the ramparts
If you ask a European about shareholder activism, you will typically hear that this is an American idea, about as refined as a...
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Fighting excessive pay
What with being responsible for a giant labor organization’s legal matters, sitting on committees and performing a glut of other...
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Banking on a change?
When, in early March, North Carolina Senator Elizabeth Dole came out in favor of restricting Sarbanes-Oxley’s power over banks...
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Striking the right tone
There is no question that the expectations placed on board members have changed in recent years. Serving on a board today is...
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Bring it on
Forgive yourself for sometimes thinking you had tuned into a broadcast of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that pitted the...
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A complicated fix
The way all public companies, financial institutions and the markets as a whole are policed could be about to undergo significant...
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Bear Stearns
While a board of directors’ focus on corporate governance issues is nothing new, such issues remain at the top of the agenda for...
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Board’s role in M&A
In this age of shareholder rights and director fiduciary responsibility, a lot of attention is being focused on the board’s role...
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Great expectations
Activist investors, especially hedge funds, have an obsession with corporate boards. More and more, they say they want a seat at...
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