Quelles nouvelles en gouvernance d’entreprise en 2025 ?

L’ECGI a publié ce matin une intéressante petite synthèse des sujets de l’heure en gouvernance d’entreprise 2025 : « What’s shaping corporate governance in 2025? ». Ces sujets vont donner lieu à des newsletters publiées mensuellement… Mais, ce qui nous intéresse est de savoir quelques sont les sujets chauds !

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What’s Shaping Corporate Governance in 2025?

Corporate governance is being redefined by several converging forces, including:

📌 AI, Cybersecurity & Digital Transition: Boards must now oversee AI-driven decision-making, cyber risk management, and evolving investor technologies like pass-through voting. Are they prepared?

📌 Geopolitics & FDI: No legal or economic system exists in isolation. As trade wars and national security concerns rise, how will companies adapt to investment restrictions? How will they compete with state-owned enterprises? Is it time for diplomatic expertise on boards?

📌 ESG Crossroads: Diverging regulatory approaches between the EU and U.S. are driving both advancement and backlash. Is ESG becoming a political battleground?

📌 Public vs. Private Markets: More companies are opting to stay private, backed by sovereign wealth funds or private equity investors. What does this mean for transparency and accountability? Have regulatory requirements made public listings unattractive to companies?

📌 Shareholder Activism & Investor Stewardship: From common ownership to activist hedge funds, who really controls corporate strategy? What are the potential impacts of new Delaware ‘reforms’ on shareholder rights in the U.S. and beyond?

📌 Dual Class Shares & Multiple Voting: A classic theme that is resurfacing in the context of powerful private markets, defensive strategies, and competition. In the EU and Asia, a relaxation of regulations is seeking to accommodate stock exchanges and attract company listings from overseas. Is it a race to the top or to the bottom?

📌 The Changing Nature of Cross-Border M&A: Are national security concerns complicating international mergers and acquisitions? How will antitrust enforcement affect corporate consolidation?

À la prochaine…

Ce contenu a été mis à jour le 28 mars 2025 à 11 h 23 min.