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SEC Announces Topics for Future Rule Proposals to Ease Disclosure Requirements and Simplify Capital Raising

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On September 4, 2025, the SEC released its Spring 2025 Reg. Flex Agenda, which sets forth, among other things, “deregulatory rule proposals” relating to public company disclosure rules and requirements for private company...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Investor Advisory Committee Meets and Considers Various Private Placement Related Topics

On September 21, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Investor Advisory Committee (“IAC”) met to consider certain matters included on the SEC’s rulemaking agenda for this fall, such as exempt...more

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NYSE Receives Approval for Rule Change Providing More Flexibility for Direct Listings with Capital Raise

On December 15, 2022, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to modify certain pricing limitations for companies undertaking a direct listing involving sales...more

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Nasdaq Receives Approval for Rule Change Providing More Flexibility for Direct Listings with Capital Raise

On December 2, 2022, Nasdaq received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to modify certain pricing limitations for companies undertaking a direct listing involving sales of the company shares in the...more

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Recalibrating Regulation of Private Markets?

In various public statements of late, representatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission have noted concern regarding the growth of the private markets.  The statements have pointed to the fact that fundraising in the...more

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SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule Change Allowing Direct Listings with a Capital Raise

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In our prior article on the latest and greatest in direct listings, we noted that we were expecting that Nasdaq would follow the NYSE’s lead to allow for capital raising concurrently with a direct listing. On May 19, 2021,...more

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SEC Votes to Harmonize and Improve “Patchwork” Exempt Offering Framework

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On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), by a 3 – 2 vote, amended certain rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) in order to harmonize, simplify, and modernize the...more

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SEC Stays NYSE Rules on Primary Direct Listings

On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a proposal from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that would allow companies going public via a direct listing to issue and sell new shares on their...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

PE & VC Exits: U.S. Direct Listing Rules In Flux

Amid intense focus on investor liquidity (and paths to potential liquidity) in private companies, we provide an update on developments around direct listings as an alternative to traditional IPOs in the United States. On...more

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SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Improve Private Placement Rules

On March 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) proposed a set of amendments to the rules and regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), to simplify, harmonize and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Rejects NYSE Proposal to Allow Fundraising in Direct Listings

On December 6, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rejected the proposal submitted by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to allow companies to simultaneously go public through a direct listing and raise...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Rejects NYSE's Proposed Rules on Direct Listings

On November 26, 2019, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed a notice of proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would have modified NYSE’s direct listing rules to (1) permit companies to...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.24.2019 | Top Story: White House plans $16 billion in farm aid amidst ongoing trade war

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The US’s ongoing trade war with China—which just isn’t going away any time soon—has prompted the White House to propose a new “$16 billion bailout for farmers hurt by Beijing’s tariffs.” At the same time, leaders from both...more

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SEC Grants No-Action Letter Finding Certain Tokens Are Not Securities and Publishes Framework on Investment Contract Analysis

Wow, it finally happened. The SEC granted long awaited guidance on when tokens are not securities in the form of a no-action letter. ...more

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Dialogue With SEC Director of Division of Corporation Finance

On November 16, 2018, the American Bar Association’s Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities hosted a dialogue with William Hinman, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Director of the Division of Corporation...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The SEC has opened a probe into Guggenheim Partners’ asset-management arm over an $85-million real-estate transaction and a series of other deals involving ABS Capital—including a loan to BCBG Max Azria just months before the...more

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