A few years ago, most CHROs could afford to treat shareholder proposals as someone else’s problem. They lived with Legal, surfaced briefly in a Compensation Committee deck, and were handled largely through technical arguments about disclosure, thresholds, or procedure. HR might be asked for data or a quick point of view—but rarely to lead. That world is gone. Today, shareholder proposals are landing squarely in the middle of conversations about how companies pay people, rewar

Introduction: What Are PIPE Transactions? So, let’s dive into something you might have heard buzzing around in financial circles: PIPE transactions . Don’t worry, it’s not as complicated as it sounds! PIPE stands for Private Investment in Public Equity , which is just a fancy way of saying a private investor buys shares in a publicly traded company. Often, they get those shares at a discount, which sounds like a pretty sweet deal for the investor, right? While this might seem

The Quiet Shift in the Boardroom The decision goes through without anyone objecting. The information is solid. The advisors agree. The minutes show careful consideration. From the outside, everything looks in order. The board has done what it was meant to do. And yet, time passes, and something doesn’t sit right. Weeks later, that feeling is still there. Nothing specific is “wrong,” but the discomfort doesn’t go away. It’s not about process. It’s about what the decision set i

In the current fast changing, unsure, mixed, and unclear business world, the boardroom stands as a key space where leader quality gets checked, and company's future gets formed. Demand from senior people sitting inside, or working close with, boards has grown very high. They are not judged only for money care or work smoothness, but for skill to guide direction, shape rule thinking, and guard lasting value building. This shifting scene has created thoughts of executive superp

On October 1, 2025, there was a Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which had profound implications despite being technical, for India’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) ecosystem.  The RBI proposed a change in their guidelines under items 5 & 6 on capital market exposures. The central bank has opened the door for Indian banks to finance corporate acquisitions - reversing prior restrictions on credit supply to large borr

A few years ago, boardrooms were often seen as places where decisions were endorsed—not built. That’s no longer true. The 2025 proxy season has made it clearer than ever that boards have moved to the frontlines of corporate strategy. For professionals preparing to step into these roles, this isn’t just theory—it’s the new reality. From our experience at Directors’ Institute, the boards shaping 2030 are being moulded today. Here’s what this year’s proxy season tells us about t

In the Indian corporate-governance landscape, few developments have drawn as much attention in recent months as the decision of the state of Kerala to adopt a full-fledged investment policy grounded in Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) principles. On the face of it, this is a bold move: a sub-national jurisdiction attempting to position itself not just as an industrial destination, but as a sustainable  industrial destination. The question we ask today is two-fold: Wil

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