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Activism

New Era for Proxy Fights

By Ronald Orol
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Published: March 21st, 2022
Advisers to corporations and activists have strongly divergent views about a new SEC rule concerning universal proxy cards.
M&A

Whiting, Oasis Finally Link Up in Bakken

By Tom Terrarosa
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Published: March 21st, 2022
The pair announce a $6 billion merger after The Deal predicted in August that the companies had arrived at the perfect place to enact a long-anticipated combination.
Activism

Caligan Hovers Amid ADMA Review

By Armie Margaret Lee
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Published: March 18th, 2022
The investment firm is unlikely to launch a contest, though it is focused on a successful outcome from the company's ongoing strategic review with Morgan Stanley.
Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Author Carolyn Chen

By David Marcus
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Published: March 8th, 2022
Carolyn Chen discusses her new book 'Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley,' in which she argues that companies have replaced religious institutions as sources of meaning and identity for white-collar Americans.
Activism

Activist Investing Today: Lazard’s Jim Rossman

By Ronald Orol
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Published: February 18th, 2022
Rossman, a top corporate defender and banker, explains why a new disclosure rule is a 'big win' for companies while changes to proxy contest rules will open the floodgates to activists nominating director candidates.
M&A

Restaurants Catch Up on Tech

By Nikitha Sattiraju
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Published: February 18th, 2022
Demand for new technology drives M&A, turning the attention to PE-backed companies such as HungerRush as acquirers and opportunities.
Podcasts

Drinks With The Deal: Kirkland's Eric Wedel

By David Marcus
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Published: February 17th, 2022
Kirkland debt finance partner Eric Wedel discusses the evolution of the practice and how the emergence of capital markets desks at PE sponsors has changed it.