On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it adopted a final rule requiring companies to disclose information that is intended to reflect the relationship between compensation paid...more
9/14/2022
/ CD&A ,
Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Executive Compensation ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
GAAP ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Principal Executive Officer ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholders ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
On March 30, 2022, the commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved much-anticipated proposed rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”)....more
The amount of money invested in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) funds has increased exponentially in the past year, and as banks and investors increasingly turn their attention to ESG factors, companies are also...more
On March 21, 2022, the SEC issued a Proposing Release setting out sweeping new requirements for climate change disclosures. If finalized as proposed, these climate disclosure rules would require dramatic changes to corporate...more
4/11/2022
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
ICFR ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Much has been said about the need for countries and companies to build a low-carbon global economy. Multiple estimates of the amount of capital that will be needed to fund the energy transition over the next several decades...more
3/31/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Green Buildings ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
REIT ,
Sustainability
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released a proposed rule on March 21, 2022, that would require U.S. and foreign private issuers to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements...more
Since our research “Clean Energy IPOs and SPAC Combinations” was published in August of 2020, there has been a tremendous increase in SPAC and traditional IPO activity in the energy transition sector. DeSPAC business...more
I. Introduction -
This research updates last year’s report entitled, “Clean Energy IPOs and SPAC Combinations” published in August of 2020. While investments in “energy transition,” “clean energy” or with an “ESG focus”...more
The amount of money invested in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) funds has increased exponentially in the past year, and as banks and investors increasingly turn their attention to ESG factors, companies are also...more
6/2/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Investments ,
Clean Energy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Documentation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financing ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Buildings ,
Green Finance ,
Green Infrastructure ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Pollution Control ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy ,
Waste Management ,
Wastewater
As the wave of SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC transactions continues to build, so too has the scrutiny of these transactions from the SEC and the shareholder plaintiff’s bar. On April 8, 2021, the SEC gave its clearest warning yet...more
On Thursday, January 21, President Biden announced that Democratic SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee will serve as acting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”). As a reminder,...more
The market witnessed a flurry of renewable energy and clean tech IPOs from 2010-2015 followed by select names in the second half of the decade. In 2020, capital markets activity for clean energy and energy transition...more
12/30/2020
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Capital Requirements ,
Clean Energy ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Energy Sector ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Liquidity ,
Renewable Energy ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Webinars
In her Thursday, November 5 speech before PLI’s 52nd Annual Institute on Securities Regulation, Commissioner Allison Herren Lee built on her prior statements1 to clearly stress her view that the Securities and Exchange...more
The corporate world continues its embrace of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) in 2020 like never before. As part of that trend, ESG-type criteria are appearing with increasing prevalence in the bond and loan...more
Join Vinson & Elkins’ innovative Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Taskforce members for an exceptional series of conversations with industry insiders, top capital providers, and thought trailblazers on key...more
9/9/2020
/ Capital Investments ,
Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Strategy ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Assessment ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Webinars
For a fleeting moment, companies had the ability to raise capital on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in connection with a direct listing (“primary direct listing”). On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange...more
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Items 101, 103 and 105 of Regulation S-K. Though the SEC has made changes to certain parts of Regulation S-K over the past few years,1...more
While the market witnessed a flurry of renewable energy and clean tech IPOs from 2010-2015, they have become much rarer in recent years despite markedly improved market fundamentals. In this article, we highlight current...more
In this presentation, we will discuss SPACs and recent transactions. The presenters will discuss considerations for target companies and their equity owners and management teams involved in M&A transactions with SPACs, and...more
As the first quarter earnings season kicks off over the next few weeks, public companies need to figure out how best to describe the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis on their business, both in their...more