On June 4, 2025, following an open meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commission issued a concept release to solicit public comment on the definition of foreign private issuer ("FPI")....more
With the inauguration of US President Trump on January 20, 2025, public companies await the impact of the new administration on the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). President Trump's pick for the next SEC Chair,...more
1/20/2025
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Clawbacks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Reporting ,
Foreign Issuers ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 20-F ,
Insider Trading ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
As we enter the second half of the year, it is once again time for many foreign private issuers (“FPIs”) to complete their annual assessment of FPI status. The determination of whether an issuer is an FPI must be made as of...more
A combination of SPACs, pent-up demand from pandemic-shocked 2020 and a wave of technology listings drove the IPO market to record highs -
The global IPO market made up for lost time in 2021. After a slow 2019 and a...more
On December 18, 2019, the Securities and the Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) published its proposal to amend the accredited investor definition set forth in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities...more
1/8/2020
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Family Offices ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Natural Person Requirement ,
Private Funds ,
Private Offerings ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 144A ,
Rule 501 ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Rural Business Investment Companies (RBICs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Offering Exemptions
In light of recent discussions regarding the content and implications of Regulation Best Interest, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chairman Jay Clayton recently stated that broker dealers should be ready for the...more
The SEC has published proposed changes to Guide 3 which are intended to update, clarify and codify the Guide with the aim of eliminating overlaps between U.S. GAAP, IFRS or other SEC rules, simplifying compliance efforts and...more
SEC is seeking public comments in its concept release in an effort to simplify, harmonize and improve the existing exempt offering framework.
On June 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the...more
7/24/2019
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Capital Formation ,
Capital Raising ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
ETFs ,
Exemptions ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Investor Protection ,
Offering Communications ,
Offerings ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Private Placements ,
Public Comment ,
Regulation A ,
Regulation D ,
Rule 506 Offerings ,
Secondary Markets ,
Securities ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Offering Exemptions
The SEC is proposing to extend the testing-the-waters ("TTW") accommodation to all issuers, including investment company issuers.1 Citing the dominance of the IPO market by emerging growth companies ("EGCs")2 and evidence...more
2/25/2019
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Corporate Issuers ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Companies ,
JOBS Act ,
Offerings ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Regulation FD ,
Request For Information ,
Securities Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Testing-the-Waters Communications