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Half of Last Year’s 10 Biggest Golden Parachutes Came from Just One Company
By Agenda | Aug 7, 2026 | Read more
Partner Shaun Bisman was quoted in an Agenda article examining the largest executive golden parachute arrangements disclosed in 2026. Shaun noted that well-designed arrangements should preserve executives’ objectivity during a potential transaction while avoiding excessive benefits, emphasizing safeguards such as double-trigger vesting, reasonable severance multiples and the elimination of excise tax gross-ups
The CEO Pay Peak in Fashion and Retail
By Women’s Wear Daily | Jul 27, 2026 | Read more
Partners Kyle Eastman and Matt Vnuk were quoted in a Women’s Wear Daily article on CEO pay trends across the fashion and retail industries. Kyle explained that reported CEO pay is not necessarily cash in the CEO’s pocket, as compensation often includes equity and annual incentive components, and that shareholders are generally focused on whether there is a clear rationale behind the pay. Matt analyzed WWD’s pay study and noted that the CEOs with the largest increases in realized pay also led some of the strongest-performing companies, based on one- and three-year total shareholder return and gross margin. Matt also discussed how boards are increasingly considering broader CEO performance assessments, including leadership team development, alongside traditional financial and shareholder return metrics
Investors Just Flunked These Five Companies on CEO Pay
By Agenda | Jul 20, 2026 | Read more
Partner Shaun Bisman was quoted in an Agenda article on 2026 say-on-pay failures among S&P 500 companies, including Warner Bros. Discovery, Aon, Skyworks Solutions, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Welltower. Shaun noted that overall say-on-pay support remained strong in 2026, but companies receiving lower support generally faced concerns related to pay-for-performance disconnects, one-time special or retention awards, and insufficient explanation of how compensation decisions supported long-term shareholder value. He also emphasized that companies should treat low support as an early warning, engage with major shareholders, review proxy advisor feedback and clearly disclose what the compensation committee heard and how it responded
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Aug 12, 2026
2026 Private Company Compensation and Governance Survey
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