Shareholder Engagement

Private Companies Can Make a Large Impact on ESG

ESG strengthens business relationships and spurs innovation. Shareholders have been a major force in driving attention to ESG issues at public companies. But  private companies...

Directors to Watch 2021: Top Board Issues for Private Companies Mirror Major Public Company Concerns

More than 18 months into the COVID-19 era, with uncertainties looming around the future course of virus variants, priorities for private company boards have...

Full-Bore Fiduciary Boards for Private Companies

Against a backdrop of sometimes distressing global change, unanticipated disruption and a creeping fear that the “next big thing” might be even more unimaginable,...

ESG in the Private Equity Portfolio

Like public investors, private equity looks beyond the bottom line. By Beth Braverman MidOcean Partners has always taken a deep dive into factors that include environmental...

Differing views on director term and age limits

Instituting term or age limits for directors is a way to ensure you have the right board members to help your family business grow...