Board Behind Biggest IPO in History – Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco floated on the Riyadh stock exchange Tadawul on Wednesday 11 December. The Initial Public Offering (IPO) is a big deal. It is the biggest IPO in history, surpassing Alibaba’s IPO in 2014. A corporate event that supports the aspirations of the Saudi Vision 2030 to reduce Saudi Arabia’s reliance on oil and modernize the nation.

PGT Captures Deal in Active Building Products Space

The company will pay $92 million for smaller competitor NewSouth Window Solutions amid a wave of M&A activity in the industry.

Gender Imbalance Rife at PE Portfolio Companies

About 7% of private equity-held portfolio companies have a female CEO, according to data from BoardEx, a sister company of The Deal.

Tech Player Throws Nanophase a Lifeline

A battery tech chief will get convertible securities that could allow him to purchase shares at a deep discount while providing the oxide compound maker with much-needed capital.

Euromoney Institutional Investor Acquires Wealth-X

Wealth-X provides intelligence on business development opportunities within the high net worth and ultra-high net worth markets and BoardEx facilitates the relationship network to connect these individuals.

Potential Proxy Fight Looms at e.l.f.

Mario Cibelli-led Marathon Partners is considering a director contest at e.l.f. Beauty, according to a person familiar with the situation.

More Women are on Big Company Boards, but the Numbers are Still Shockingly Low

Today, women hold an average of 25% of board seats at S&P 500 companies, up from 15% a decade ago, according to data from BoardEx. Women now account for at least a third of the board seats at each of 122 companies on the index. Five years ago, that was only true at 40 companies.

Latham, Skadden Most-Cited Experience for GCs

Law firms including Latham, Skadden and Wilson Sonsini are responsible for helping mint the largest proportion of general counsels at U.S.-listed companies.

Gender Diversity Remains Necessity in the Boardroom

High-profile business leaders took the stage in New York on Thursday to make the case for gender diversity as a necessity in corporate boardrooms and talk through what it takes to make that diversity materialize.

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