Congratulations to the winners of this year’s IR Magazine’s #IRAwards, honoring excellence in the investor relations profession across the globe. Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is especially proud to service and partner with companies that won 13 of the 28 awards. Highlights include:

Investors are largely united in pressing their portfolio companies to provide material, quantitative, decision-useful information on their environmental, social & governance (ESG) risks and opportunities.  And an increasing number of US companies are responding (including through information at their web-sites, fact sheets, and comprehensive reports).  Yet many other companies have been reticent to begin on this ESG disclosure journey. 

Over the past few years, the SEC has issued a wave of regulations that have increased the demands for structured data. The updated disclosure regulations requiring iXBRL tagging for variable insurance products follow that trend.

Guardum is now Data Protect Solutions.

CIOReview, a leading technology magazine and trustworthy knowledge source for enterprises, has determined Guardum and its Data Protect Solutions are at the forefront of providing GDPR solutions and transforming business. Many of the reasons for this selection were revealed in a related article and interview with Darren Wray, a security and data privacy expert at DFIN and former Data Protection Officer.

The article reveals:

Mergers and acquisitions move quickly, and it’s never been more critical to understand the intricacies and trends in M&A deal terms, a collection of important provisions negotiated in M&A transactions. Using eBrevia’s AI-powered contract analytics software, our M&A webinar panel analyzed hundreds of contracts for common M&A deal terms, such as Go Shop vs No Shop, Gold in Back Yard, MAE and Termination Fees.

In recent years the FinTech industry has experienced significant changes on every front, from increased regulatory requirements to growing investor expectations. In this article, Eric Johnson, DFIN’s president of Global Investment Companies, addresses the top issues facing fund and asset companies heading into 2022.

At this time last year, the outlook for 2021 was heavily influenced by the global pandemic and how FinTech companies were pivoting to meet shifting needs. How did DFIN see that play out over the last 12 months?

The Five Things Every Private Company Should Know

Private companies are not required to make specific Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures. Why, then, do so many of them dedicate substantial time and resources to these issues? And why is ESG important to investors?

DFIN Supports Reintroduction of the Financial Transparency Act (FTA) to Help Bring Financial Transparency to Financial Markets and Foster Economic Growth and Capital Formation for Industry

I’ve been in the financial industry a long time. Some may disagree, but I believe in transparency. I believe it enables businesses, organizations—and governments—to work better, together.

With the tragic Covid-19 pandemic since last year, the emergence of remote-based work is now fully upon us. Like any working environment, this “new normal” has its plusses and minuses. Viewing the glass half-full, remote work has allowed employees the chance to spend less time commuting and more time on productivity. On the other hand, it can be difficult to achieve the same level of personal camaraderie amongst a project team, for instance, when all of its members are physically separated.

The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) market has boomed over the past several years, with continued increases in IPO activity and record completions of de-SPAC transactions. More than 50% of total IPOs in 2020 were SPACs, this represents a 4x increase from the previous year. As of March 25, 2021, 445 SPACs have filed with the SEC with 296 SPACs pricing, raising over $89 billion*. This surpasses 2020's record number of 248 SPACs raising over $76 billion* for the full year of 2020.