Karessa L. Cain

anti-ESG, boards, ESG, Institutional Investors, Long-Term value, Management, Stakeholders More from: Martin Lipton , Wachtell Lipton Martin Lipton is a Founding Partner, Karessa Cain is a Partner, and Carmen Lu is Counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. This post is based on a Wachtell memorandum by Mr. Lipton, Ms. Cain, Ms. Lu, Steve Rosenblum, Adam Emmerich, and Kevin Schwartz.

Acquisitions, Add-Ons, Antitrust, Buyouts, Carveouts, Exits, Financing, Fundraising, Funds, Liability management, Private credit, Private equity More from: John R. Sobolewski, Karessa L. Cain, Steven A. Cohen , Wachtell Lipton Steven A. Cohen, Karessa L. Cain, and John R. Sobolewski are Partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. This post is based on a Wachtell memorandum by Mr. Cohen, Ms. Cain, Mr. Sobolewski, Andrew J. Nussbaum, Victor Goldfeld, and Alon B. Harish.

*** While the expanding responsibilities and expectations of boards have created new challenges, the dynamic business environment propelling this evolution will also create new opportunities and winners. Engaged boards, working as a strategic partner to management and exercising their business judgment to identify priorities and weigh competing interests and objectives, are uniquely situated to forge new paths toward long-term value creation for all stakeholders.