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HKEX’s chief executive to step down with new succession plans in place

The TRADE

Prior to that, she served as the head of IPO transactions, listing division, HKEX from 2007 to 2010. “It Before joining HKEX, she was a partner of Davis Polk & Wardwell from 2010 to 2019, where she oversaw a wide portfolio of clients in Hong Kong and across Asia.

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Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Common Provisions in Stockholder Agreements

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

Factual Background At the center of the case is boutique investment bank Moelis & Company and the stockholder agreement that it entered into with its eponymous founder (the “Founder”) just prior to its IPO in 2007. The case may also result in an increase in the number of companies that IPO with multiple classes of stock.

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Delaware Advance Notice Decisions Highlight Move Toward Enhanced Scrutiny of Board Actions, Even Where Conflicts Exist

Cooley M&A

Inter-Tel , decided in 2007, which held that directors may “use the legal means at their disposal” to influence the stockholder voting process when working in the best interests of stockholders. We have reviewed the bylaws of a number of corporations that have gone public through a deSPAC or traditional IPO process. August 14, 2007).