Companies are increasingly viewing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as strategic reserve assets, establishing dedicated corporate entities to hold cryptoassets on their balance sheets and raising capital specifically to...more
7/2/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Bitcoin ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Finance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
There have been a number of notable recent developments in SEC regulation of foreign private issuers (FPIs), including disclosure trends and rule changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2024.
In...more
1/20/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 20-F ,
Investment Management ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
A number of notable developments over the past year, including disclosure trends and rule changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2023, have updated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...more
A takeover offer from a controlling shareholder presents a challenge to boards of directors who are tasked with protecting minority shareholders, particularly where some of the directors on the board may have relationships or...more
12/18/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Disclosure ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mergers ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Non-Shareholders ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Special Committees ,
UK
Key Points -
U.K.-incorporated companies may assume that they are protected by the
- Takeover Code’s rules on bids and other changes of control, but that is not always true if they are listed in the U.S.
- Whether...more
On 30 April 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper proposing changes to the Listing Rules applicable to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)....more
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), also referred to as “blank check” companies, have reached record numbers in the United States, with 242 SPACs conducting an initial public offering (IPO) on either NYSE or Nasdaq...more