Delaware is on the verge of adopting significant amendments to its corporate law that would allow large investors, such as private-equity firms, to have greater influence over U.S. corporate boards. The Delaware House recently passed controversial legislation that would enable a company to make side agreements with individual shareholders without requiring a full vote of the board of directors. These changes are intended to overturn a landmark court decision that invalidated certain contracts between corporations and powerful investors. Critics argue that the amendments could weaken the authority of U.S. boards of directors in favor of influential shareholders, with billions of dollars at stake. The amendments are now awaiting the governor's approval.