Courtney Midanek, managing director for Kaufman Hall’s mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships practice, sheds light on the future of healthcare industry transactions in this edition of Looking Ahead. Midanek explains how existing business models have shifted, where private equity funding will likely land, and what trends in industry M&A we can anticipate moving forward.

Biden’s SEC chairman has indicated he will look the other way on potential conflicts of interest at proxy-advisory firms. Read HERE.

Source: National Review

Even as the coronavirus pandemic forced pay cuts, furloughs and layoffs across the United States, a new survey found that CEO pay in 2020 continued to soar, compared to employee pay. Read HERE.

Source: Forbes

The 2020 presidential election is around the corner. A Crowe cybersecurity professional explores whether American voting infrastructure is at risk of election hacking.

As CEOs take pay cuts to show solidarity with workers, compensation committees are turning to building bonus structures for 2021 and beyond. But the process of tying bonuses to the right metrics to incentivize management has changed under the current economic landscape.

Activist investors have a large war chest that could see them going on a spending spree, as certain stocks remain highly deflated. How boards manage the Covid-19 response could determine whether they set their sights on the company.

As hospitals faced the onslaught of scared patients fearing they had Covid-19, some organizations tip-toed into artificial intelligence to help serve as a first line of defense. The impact may send AI into the hospital mainstream.

Delaying new product launches has become one of the most popular strategic tactics companies have taken to stem losses from Covid-19. Even if your company is moving back to full operations, it doesn’t mean those new products should hit shelves soon.

Even as company workforces shelter in place, misconduct has suddenly ceased. Avoidance of investigating fraud or harassment could leave a company liable, even in the time of Covid.

As companies try to circumvent the pandemic, many have closed ranks around their CEO, whether they want to or not.