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FTC Finalizes Sweeping Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Pre-Merger Notification Rules

October 21, 2024 ,

On October 10, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized sweeping changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) premerger notification rules (“Updated HSR Rules”), introducing substantial changes to disclosure and reporting requirements for transactions. As discussed in our previous analysis of the proposed changes, these Updated HSR Rules significantly increase …

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Are There Too Many ‘Chiefs’ in Your C-Suite?

August 1, 2025 ,

In a recent study, LinkedIn’s Working Insights team analyzed over 100,000 U.S. hiring decisions that included the word “chief.” The result? They found 51 variations of C-suite titles. Long gone are the days when the C-suite included only CEOs, CFOs, and COOs. Today, we’re seeing an explosion of “chiefs” in …

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Townsend Search Group Welcomes Executive Search Veteran R. Coalter Powers

June 23, 2025

Townsend Search Group is pleased to announce R. Coalter Powers has joined our team as a Managing Director. Powers brings over 20 years of experience leading successful search and placement operations for executive and C-Suite engagements across North America.  Coalter has deep knowledge in the biotech, pharmaceutical, life sciences, technology …

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Building Momentum: Finding Leaders to Drive PE Portfolio Company Growth

August 16, 2024 , ,

Bain & Company recently released an analysis titled “Searching for Momentum: Private Equity Midyear Report 2024” (the “Report”). Here’s how Bain frames its findings: “The industry appears to have finally found its footing. Now comes the hard part.” Among the many challenges that constitute this “hard part,” one stands out …

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