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Eureka: Fresh Takes on Capital Markets with Freshfields Episode #4: Midseason Proxy Review
In episode four of the Eureka series, Former SEC Director of CorpFin and Freshfields partner Erik Gerding is joined by partners Leza Bieber, Heather Brookfield and Sarah Ghulamhussain who unpack the trends this Proxy Season, including:
What we are seeing in terms of shareholder proposals, management proposals and early voting results including trends in ISS and Glass Lewis voting recommendations
What’s been going on with Say-on-Pay
Trendlines in 14a-8 shareholder proposals
Shifts in the balance of power between the different players in the shareholder ecosystem
New scrutiny of DEI and ESG…
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