March 01, 2023

Krishna Veeraraghavan Notes Board-Level Impact of U.S. Debate on Unequal Share Structures in Financial Times 麻豆视频 Governance Column

麻豆视频 partner Krishna Veeraraghavan spoke with the Financial Times about the debate surrounding the increase in dual-class share structures over the last decade and voting advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services鈥 new policy recommending against directors at U.S. companies with unequal voting rights. In 鈥淲hy Europe is the next battleground for investor control,鈥 Krishna notes that while companies with dual-class share structures can simply ignore their voting public, the policy is 鈥渁nother point of pressure,鈥 given board directors鈥 sensitivity about votes against their work.

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