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2024 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report

Wilson Sonsini's 2024 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report provides an analysis of 205 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by U.S.-based technology and life sciences...more

3/25/2025 / Capital Markets , Investment , Investors , Life Sciences , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities Regulation , Technology Sector

SEC Staff Expands Accommodations for Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division) announced an expansion of the nonpublic review process for draft registration statements. This expansion aims to...more

3/7/2025 / Capital Markets , Disclosure Requirements , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Publicly-Traded Companies , Registration Requirement , Reporting Requirements , Rulemaking Process , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Regulation , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

2024 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini's 2024 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report provides in-depth analysis on 33 initial public offerings (IPOs) completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies in 2024 with deal values exceeding...more

2/28/2025 / Capital Markets , Financial Services Industry , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment , Life Sciences , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Regulation , Technology Sector

Potential Ramifications of a Government Shutdown for the SEC

If U.S. congressional leaders are unable to resolve the current federal budget standoff, it is expected that much of the federal government, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), would shut down soon...more

9/29/2023 / Division of Corporate Finance , EDGAR , Federal Funding , Government Shutdown , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities Act of 1933 , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

2023 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s 2023 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report presents analysis related to 87 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by...more

9/13/2023 / Business Development , Investment , Life Sciences , Private Equity , Private Equity Funds , Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) , Publicly-Traded Companies , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) , Technology , Technology Sector

SEC Addresses Accounting Treatment for SPAC Warrants

On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a joint statement by John Coates, Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, and Paul Munter, Acting Chief Accountant, which provides...more

4/21/2021 / Acquisitions , Capital Raising , Corporate Finance , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investors , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

SEC Signals Heightened Focus on SPACs and de-SPAC Transactions

In light of the dramatic upswing in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued several public statements highlighting concerns and issues...more

4/13/2021 / Acquisitions , Capital Raising , Corporate Finance , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

SEC Approves NYSE Proposal for Primary Direct Listings (Again)

On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the proposed rule change filed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) allowing companies to sell new shares and raise capital in direct listings....more

12/24/2020 / Corporate Governance , Listing Standards , NYSE , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Division of Corporation Finance Publishes Guidance for China-Based Issuers

U.S. House of Representatives Passes the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act - On November 23, 2020, the Division of Corporation Finance published CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 10, Disclosure Considerations for...more

12/4/2020 / Broker-Dealer , China , Enforcement Actions , International Trade , Investment Adviser , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

SEC Announces Enforcement Initiative for Delinquent Securities Holding and Trading Reporting by Corporate Insiders and Public...

On September 10, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against 13 officers or directors and 15 major shareholders of publicly traded companies for violating Section 16(a), Section 13(d), and/or...more

9/17/2014 / Corporate Officers , Directors , Enforcement Actions , Insider Trading , Publicly-Traded Companies , Reporting Requirements , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Exchange Act , Shareholders , Strategic Enforcement Plan

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