William Blair investment banking’s head of corporate advisory Christina Bresani joined Tom Fox as his guest on the Across the Board podcast, where she discussed current governance trends and the current environment for public company M&A activity. Among the topics discussed and perspectives shared were:
- Unsolicited offers/takeovers are likely to increase
- Large corporations are prioritizing portfolio optimization.
- Non-tech companies are accelerating their focus on digitalization.
- What is ESG’s role in corporate governance?
- M&A expansion?
- Momentum around shareholder activism strengthens