The collision of financial, political and social issues in deal-making and proxy contests has never been more apparent in the United States than it was in 2023 and thus far in 2024.
By Jonathan Doorley 20 May 2024
“The world we’ve been living in, where democratic, capitalistic states dominate, is a historical aberration,” says the global economist, author and board member.
By Kevin Helliker 01 February 2024
Insights for Business Leaders From Brunswick’s Antitrust Experts Following a Recent Merger Control Event in London
By Claire Thomas-Daoulas 26 January 2024
The Future Design Initiative by Science and Finance (FDSF) Global Conference 2023, hosted by Brunswick Japan, FDSF and Archetype Ventures this month, convened a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss the intersection of sustainability, finance and science.
By Ken Shibusawa 31 July 2023
How to manage the reputational risk stemming from upcoming country-by-country disclosure requirements in the EU and around the world.
By Pascal Saint-Amans 24 April 2023
Challenges to Revival and the Role of Strategic Communications
13 April 2023
Takeaways for Business
By John Davies 13 February 2023
Five Takeaways for Business
By John Davies 02 February 2023
By Stephanie Wakefield 18 January 2023
Large-cap US companies are lagging their pre-pandemic pace for hosting investor days, presenting a clear opportunity for management teams to engage.
By Craig Singer 15 December 2022
More businesses internationally are seeing their responsibilities to nature and biodiversity. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema is leading the call. She speaks with Brunswick’s Nick Rice.
By Nick Rice 15 March 2022
The leading voice on sustainable finance speaks with Brunswick CEO Neal Wolin.
By Neal Wolin 15 March 2022
Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek on the power of human connection and how it is driving the company forward. By Brunswick’s Dave Carlson and Patrick Rutherford.
By Dave Carlson 11 August 2021
Private equity has long been cast as one of capitalism’s villains. But through its multibillion-dollar, myth-busting portfolio, Chicago-based Vistria Group is offering a different narrative. The Brunswick Review speaks with their co-CEOs.
By Kevin Helliker 15 July 2021
When the global newspaper of finance and business calls for a reset of capitalism, it’s serious. Roula Khalaf, the first female editor of the Financial Times since its founding in 1888, talks with Brunswick’s Caroline Daniel.
By Caroline Daniel 02 February 2021
The fate of the global economy does not rest on the US election, says Dr. Moyo. “It’s bad, whatever happens.” By Kevin Helliker.
By Kevin Helliker 15 October 2020
The Ariel Investments Founder says racism explains why the net worth of Blacks with four-year college degrees has declined even as the wealth of white graduates soared.
By Carlton Wilkinson 19 August 2020
John Rogers on what Corporate America needs to do. By Andrew Spinelli.
20 July 2020
Brunswick’s Itumeleng Mahabane sees an opportunity in the dire global crisis.
By Itumeleng Mahabane 04 May 2020
Gerald Parsky talks with Brunswick’s Harry W. Clark about how the pandemic is re-shaping the priorities of private equity and society.
By Harry Clark 20 April 2020
Eric Lebson and Joe Kelly, two veterans from the front lines of cross-border acquisitions, tell Brunswick's Alex Finnegan what to expect from new rules governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US.
By Alex Finnegan 17 April 2020
The current rough passage may not end with Covid-19. Brunswick’s Jonathan Doorley and Will Rasmussen lay out steps to take now.
By Jonathan Doorley 14 April 2020
The current rough passage may not end with COVID-19. Brunswick’s Jonathan Doorley and Will Rasmussen lay out steps to take now.
14 April 2020
A (young) elder of UK government and politics on leadership amid the pandemic.
By Philip Delves Broughton 08 April 2020
In March 2020, Neal Wolin saw perils darker than in early ‘09.
By Kevin Helliker 01 April 2020
Brunswick’s Tim Daubenspeck offers a frank yet reassuring assessment of the markets in these uncertain times.
17 March 2020
As we head into earnings season, global markets are bracing for the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on company results. In the nearly 20 years since SARS, China’s importance in the global economy has grown exponentially and today contributes more than 30% of global growth - greater than from the U.S., Europe, and Japan combined.
20 February 2020
As CEO of Walmart, he has rewarded shareholders and other stakeholders. Now he brings his sense of purpose to his new role as Chairman of the US Business Roundtable.
By Harry Clark 22 January 2020
Trade and climate talks need to come together, argues Brunswick’s Kate Fall.
By Kate Fall 22 January 2020
Investors are increasingly noisy on climate change, but is there a gap between words and actions? Brunswick’s Christophe Guibeleguiet and Jessica Atkins investigate.
By Jessica Atkins 22 January 2020
Sequoia’s Global Managing Partner Doug Leone talks to Brunswick’s Shahed Fakhari Larson about the secrets behind the investment firm’s remarkable track record and the role the immigrant experience has played in his career.
18 September 2019
When Sohaib Abbasi became CEO of Informatica, Wall Street forecasted “dark days ahead.” By the end of his tenure the company’s share price had grown 800 percent. He tells Brunswick’s Stephanie Wakefield about the delicate dance of building trust with Wall Street.
By Stephanie Wakefield 18 September 2019
At age 19, to help pay his way through college, he took a job at a bank—and never left. Now he’s Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer.
By Kevin Helliker 04 June 2019
Anne-Mari Virolainen, Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade, talks to Brunswick’s Robert Moran about “the spaghetti bowl” of trade rules.
By Robert Moran 04 June 2019
The UK Ambassador to Brazil tells Brunswick’s Robert Moran he is optimistic about future relations between the two countries.
The former US Treasury Secretary on managing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression
By Kevin Helliker 17 January 2019
Thrust into a lead role at Treasury during the financial crisis, Brunswick CEO Neal Wolin helped shape the policies that restored the US economy.
Baroness Vadera talks to the Brunswick Review about overseeing the plan to rescue the UK financial system from the most severe crisis it had endured in a century.
By Andrew Porter 17 January 2019
Journalism being the first draft of history, Crashed by Columbia University’s Adam Tooze offers a more-definitive account of the financial crisis.
Swiss Re relied on big data before the term was invented. Executive Robert Burr talks to the Brunswick Review
By David Ashton 15 October 2018
Schroders executives Mark Ainsworth and Ben Wicks on the growing role of the firm’s Data Insights Unit in fund management.
15 October 2018
Unforeseen crisis drove Mark Palmer's high-flying employer into bankruptcy, erasing much of his networth. Then came the investigators. Now a Brunswick Partner, Mr. Palmer endured an experience that was dark even by the standards of COVID-19.
By Mark Palmer 11 June 2018
What effects, if any, have been felt after the new directive launched in January 2018
07 March 2018
Private equity firms are preparing for the future and announcing succession plans before launching thoughtful transition processes
By Jonathan Doorley 07 March 2018
Peter Tague, former head of one of the largest M&A advisory groups on Wall Street, shares his global outlook with Brunswick
Financial value is at risk as Chinese companies, in the lead for global M&A, struggle with the reputation of “China Inc.”
Marty Lipton has waged many battles against activist investors. He speaks to Brunswick about the latest trends in that war
By Kevin Helliker 07 March 2018
Zoetis CEO Juan Ramón Alaix speaks about leading an animal health company to a $2.2 billion IPO and facing down an aggressive activist
By Raul Damas 07 March 2018
Warren Buffett’s writer and editor of choice, Lawrence Cunningham, explains how the investor has acquired hundreds of subsidiaries – and never sells them
The field of behavioral economics finds evidence that not all deals are conducted with a rational mind
CEO Talal Al Mamari tells Brunswick how his company is expanding into a regional communication hub
Brunswick's Chief Executive Officer, Neal Wolin, chaired CFIUS for five years. He shares his views on the regulatory process today
By Neal Wolin 08 February 2018
Deals on the big screen come at a human cost - love, morals and jobs
06 February 2018
Kenneth Jarrett, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, tells Brunswick’s Anne Bark about the promising outlook for US enterprise
By Rory Macpherson 06 November 2017
Business leader and fedora aficionado Jabu Mabuza talks about the country’s government and businesses that need to do better
By Marina Bidoli 06 November 2017
Mark Beaumont was on course to break a world record when suddenly his boat capsized, he talks about the management lessons he learned while trying to survive
By Melissa Ward 06 November 2017
Dealmakers Positive on Global M&A Despite Protectionism, Says Brunswick Cross-Border M&A Survey.
23 October 2017
Brunswick’s 10th annual global M&A survey found guarded optimism in the early days of the Trump administration
27 June 2017
Risk Cooperative CEO Dante Disparte sits down with Brunswick’s Siobhan Gorman to discuss how cyber attacks are redefining what “risk” means for M&A
By Siobhan Gorman 26 June 2017
Leading pharma company Novo Nordisk has launched a global fight against “urban diabetes.”
By Lucy Parker 10 April 2017
Key findings from consumers on the state of the banking industry and financial regulation
13 October 2016
Abe Friedman, corporate governance expert and founder of advisory firm CamberView, tells Brunswick’s Gemma Hart and Jayne Rosefield how early engagement with investors can win activist fights
By Jayne Rosefield 12 October 2015
Strategic use of social media such as Twitter and LinkedIn can provide a company with a powerful campaign advantage, says Brunswick’s Mike Krempasky
By Mike Krempasky 12 October 2015
Activists find an unlikely ally in the pursuit of shareholder value
By Robert Moran 12 October 2015
While slow to follow the US lead, international markets are taking notice
12 October 2015
A wave of successful shareholder activism has long been anticipated in Europe, modeled on the US experience.
Until recently, a combination of less mature capital markets and controlling positions in companies held by families have made Asia an unattractive place for US-style hedge fund activists to create returns.
Some companies could have done a much better job communicating over the last year, says the award winning CNBC reporter in this short Q&A.
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