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Cozen O'Connor

CSA Expands LIFE Exemption: Blanket Relief Order Increases Capital Raising Limits for Listed Issuers

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On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) issued Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 (the Blanket Order), introducing targeted relief from certain limitations of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Canadian Securities Regulators Boost Capital-Raising Capacity Under LIFE Exemption

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The Canadian securities regulators have implemented blanket orders increasing the capital-raising limit under the listed issuer financing exemption (the LIFE Exemption), which permits qualified issuers to offer equity...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CSA Bring the Markets Back to LIFE

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In connection with the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (“CSA”) recent measures to support the competitiveness of Canada’s capital markets, the CSA have announced an increase to the amount of funds that may be raised under...more

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Canadian Securities Administrators Announces Changes to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption

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Effective May 15, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is increasing the limit on capital-raising under the listed issuer financing exemption. This amendment aims to improve the competitiveness of Canada’s...more

Bennett Jones LLP

CSA Significantly Increases the Capital-Raising Limit Under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption

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On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption, a change that will significantly increase...more

Carlton Fields

SEC Continues Renewal Project for Registered Capital Raises - Expanding Use of Draft Filings May Counter Abandonment of Public...

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More than a decade has passed since the enactment of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which encouraged small-company capital formation through a reduction in costly regulatory burdens on SEC registrants. In...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets - 2023 SEC Filing Deadlines and Financial Statement Staleness Deadlines

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To prepare for 2023, reporting companies should be aware of applicable SEC filing deadlines and financial statement “staleness” dates, as well as regulatory reforms that may affect the preparation and contents of disclosures...more

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SPACs Face Legislative Scrutiny: House Financial Services Committee Advances Two SPAC-Related Bills

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Two pieces of legislation aimed at imposing additional regulations on special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) were recently introduced in the US House of Representatives.  ...more

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