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Proxy Contests: How Often Are Compensation Issues Raised?

Deal Lawyers

This recent alert from Compensation Advisory Partners updates research from 2015 on how often and when activist investors raise issues with executive pay during proxy contests.

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Southern District Of New York Denies Claims For Investment Banking Fees, Holding That The Engagement Terminated And The "Agreement To Agree" Was Unenforceable

Shearman & Sterling

On August 10, 2018, Judge Jesse Furman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied claims for advisory fees brought by investment bank Stone Key Partners LLC (together with Stone Key Securities LLC, "Stone Key") against its former client, Monster Worldwide, Inc. ("Monster").

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People Moves Monday: Shifts in the trading space

The TRADE

New York-based independent prime broker Clear Street hired a team of investment bankers to build out its new investment banking and advisory offering. Kirk first joined Liquidnet as an equity trader in February 2015 after also previously serving in a similar role at BTIG. His next role is unconfirmed.

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Southern District Of New York Denies Claims For Investment Banking Fees, Holding That The Engagement Terminated And The "Agreement To Agree" Was Unenforceable

Shearman & Sterling

On August 10, 2018, Judge Jesse Furman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied claims for advisory fees brought by investment bank Stone Key Partners LLC (together with Stone Key Securities LLC, "Stone Key") against its former client, Monster Worldwide, Inc. ("Monster").

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New Pubcos Should Consider Defensive Health in Light of ISS/GL Recommendations

Cooley M&A

1] While the proxy advisory firms generally disfavor these provisions, these protective measures also serve to protect public companies from unsolicited takeover attempts and can deter other forms of activism. in 2015 to 7.2% thus far in 2017 and a few directors (four in 2016) failed to earn majority support.

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Solganick & Co. Advises Pandera Systems in its Strategic Merger with 66degrees

Solganick & Co.

Founded in 2015, the firm has over $1.7 Formed in 2009 by experienced investment banking professionals, Solganick is a data-driven independent investment bank and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm that provides specialized industry-focused expertise in the software and tech-enabled services industry sectors.

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Leaders in Trading 2023: Industry Person of the Year shortlist revealed

The TRADE

Jackson left Merrill Lynch in 2009 to join Citi as its head of execution sales for EMEA before joining Liquidnet in 2015. Following this, in 2015, he shifted to Liontrust to run the trading desk. He served in a variety of senior equities roles until his most recent one as global head of equity strategy and head of equities for EMEA.

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