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Jun. 29
Welcome to your June Issue of the ESOP Report. This month we've packed the report with tons of articles and news about ESOPs that you won't want to miss! 

As a benefit of your membership, you receive the ESOP Report in your inbox each month. Make sure to share with your colleagues and employee owners!

Inside this issue:
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Jun. 21
As spring starts to turn to summer with its warmer weather and longer days, it’s always great to spend time with friends, old and new. At TEA, this past spring was full of time spent engaging with our community at our many events and National Conference. 
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Jun. 16
The ESOP Association’s National Conference offers a variety of great experiences – culture and communications presentations, roundtables to share and learn with your peers, and an awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of employee owners and professionals across our chapters.  But one other key piece of National Conference is advocacy.
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Jun. 14
Lifetime Service Award

Cindy Turcot

Cindy is truly a force of nature – and a force for employee ownership. 

She has been with Gardener’s Supply Company for nearly forty years, serving as COO, President, and for the past two years as CEO and President. 
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Jun. 07
Thank you to all the ESOPs and employee owners who joined us in Washington, DC, for TEA’s National 2023 Conference. 

From the feedback we received, it was one of our most fun and productive events in recent years! This year’s theme of Education, Advocacy and Community really hit the mark as we continue to promote education for ESOPs and employee owners at the National Conference. 
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Jun. 01
U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, have sent a bipartisan letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su urging the Department of Labor to prioritize the WORK Act in its implementation of SECURE 2.0.
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Mar. 31
Welcome to your March Issue of the ESOP Report. This month we've packed the report with tons of articles and news about ESOPs that you won't want to miss! 

As a benefit of your membership, you receive the ESOP Report in your inbox each month. Make sure to share with your colleagues and employee owners!

Inside this issue:
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Mar. 24
Executive Summary

On April 14, 2021, the DOL issued guidance on cybersecurity practices directed at plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, record keepers, and plan participants. Cybersecurity has emerged as a growing concern in our personal and professional lives. The risks and associated costs of a cybersecurity incident are becoming increasingly central to company valuations as professionals look to find and measure potential threats faced by companies.
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Mar. 17
It has been decades since we have seen the borrowing climate for deals change so sharply as it has recently outside of a recession. Financing for M&A and private equity transactions deteriorated dramatically through 2022, with third-quarter M&A financing down 70% from the previous quarter and buyout financing during the period less than half that completed in the first quarter. 
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Mar. 10
Now ends the 2022 ESOP plan year and so begins a new year.  With this annual cycle comes a myriad of contrasting economic, market, and other considerations that will influence new and existing ESOP valuations.  
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