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Integrating Sale-Leaseback Transactions with Mergers and Acquisitions: A Value-Maximization Strategy

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When business owners contemplate transitioning to their next venture or life phase, strategically combining a sale-leaseback transaction with a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal can unlock substantial value and optimize...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Cross-Border M&A Opportunities Favor the Prepared

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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) unlock growth, diversification, and a stronger global stance for businesses. These strategic moves enable firms from different nations to blend resources, making way into new...more

A&O Shearman

Taxonomies – why the world needs harmonisation but not uniformity

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Taxonomies will play a critical role in channelling investment towards sustainable activities. But while alignment between frameworks is critical , a one-size-fits-all approach can never be effective....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Non-Profit Targets U.S.-Based Bank’s ESG Investment Strategies

Consumers’ Research, a nonprofit organization claiming to challenge “companies that have chosen to put woke politics above consumer interests,” announced in June 2023 that it was launching a publicity campaign against a...more

J.S. Held

Guidance for Implementing an ESG Program

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Over the recent past, demand for transparent corporate sustainability and socially responsible business practices has been increasing. Consumers and investors alike are seeking to do business with companies that demonstrate a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

State Legislative Developments: Florida Goes One Way – Arizona, Indiana, North Dakota and Wyoming Go The Other

On February 13, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced his support for what his office described as “comprehensive legislation to protect Floridians from the woke environmental, social, and corporate governance...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

House Committee Chair Announces Probe into Bank ESG Practices

Attacks on “ESG investing” in the U.S. continues to intensify as additional Republican lawmakers take aim at financial institutions’ alleged “ESG agenda.” Citing an effort to “promote the depoliticization of our capital...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Moody’s 2023 ESG and Sustainable Finance Outlook

Moody’s published its 2023 Outlook – Macroeconomic challenges to exacerbate ESG credit risks on January 9, 2023, laying out various macroeconomic challenges it expects as a result of climate-related and other issues. Among...more

NAVEX

The Rise of ESG Risk and Compliance

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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is frequently covered in the news – especially given the growing attention paid by investors and stakeholders to how businesses operate. More and more, investors use ESG reports to...more

J.S. Held

Crosscurrents: J.S. Held’s Environmental, Social & Governance Observations (ESG Issues at the State Level)

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Right now, one big question for companies is, “How do you balance the demands of investors and consumers against the political backdrop both nationally and at the state level?”...more

Perkins Coie

2022 Summer Sustainability Series: A Look Back

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Last week we observed the first day of fall, offering an opportunity to look back at the summer that was. Summer 2022 was marked by continued supply chain disruptions; inflation; and acceleration of environmental, social, and...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Banking Groups Protest Against Expected ESG Regulations

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We’ve provided insights previously about increased regulatory and litigation activity related to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures by companies to current and prospective investors. For those not yet...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Made for TV: The SEC’s Regulatory Posture on Climate Risk

Climate change-related risks to the U.S. financial system are attracting increasing public attention in recent years and are raising questions about how U.S. financial regulators, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

ESG: Practical Points For Where Market Practice and Legal Trends Collide

If 2021 was the year in which regulators and investors enthusiastically embraced environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations, by creating new legal and regulatory frameworks, then 2022 will be the year for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

“Sustainable” Companies Face Increased Pressure to Justify the Sustainability Label Amid Investor Challenges and Demands for...

The recent IPO for Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric pick-up truck manufacturer whose shares increased 29% on the day following the offering, resulting in an enterprise valuation of more than $86 billion – more than the...more

Jones Day

Investor Focus on Climate Change Continues to Rise

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Climate change has long been an area of focus for investors. Over the past several months, companies have come under greater scrutiny and have begun to face increased pressure from investors, regulators, activists, and the...more

Bennett Jones LLP

ESG and Institutional Investors: Part Two

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Bennett Jones recently hosted a two-part webinar series on ESG and institutional investors. The first session looked at their role in ESG, private markets and investment, how risks and opportunities are being assessed in the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

New SEC Webpage for Climate and ESG Resources

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced (see press release) that it has created a new webpage, found here, that brings together all of the agency actions and information regarding climate and environmental,...more

Hogan Lovells

Insurance Europe responds to the European Supervisory Authorities' joint consultation on ESG disclosures and, specifically, the...

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Insurance Europe supports the efforts of the European co-legislators towards a more sustainable economy and is in favour of increased transparency in sustainable investments and sustainability risks, provided that the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

ESG: The Building Blocks of a Sustainable and Resilient Business Strategy [Part 1 of 4]

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Before the global COVID-19 pandemic, the debate around environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as drivers for long-term shareholder value was underway in earnest. Those discussions have continued with even more...more

Hogan Lovells

ESG and Fiduciary Duties

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Doing good with other people's money. We now know that companies, investors and consumers care about ESG issues, so what does this mean for managers charged with driving investor returns? Can ESG be compatible with their...more

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