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The NYSE American stock exchange requires a listed company to obtain shareholder approval prior to issuing shares pursuant to (i) stock-based compensation plans, (ii) certain acquisitions and change of control transactions,...more
Octavia Butler, a pioneering American writer, once wrote: “There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” Can this analogy also be applied to the concept of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)? While...more
On May 13, 2024, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) announced the launch of its "Sandbox" initiative that will aim to provide a formal and transparent forum for the TSXV to consider listing proposals from issuers that do not...more
A SAFE is designed to be short and straightforward. In essence, the investor provides cash now against a promise to receive shares in the future. The challenges of negotiating full transaction documents, including agreement...more
This guide summarizes certain considerations for a non-US acquirer considering an acquisition of a publicly traded US-based company in a negotiated (i.e., friendly) transaction. In addition to market dynamics and business...more
On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed two sets of rule amendments that, if adopted, would play a prominent role in guiding the manner in which companies, shareholders, and proxy...more
Proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) recently issued updated proxy voting guidelines for the upcoming 2019 proxy season. Notable updates were issued by one or...more
On October 31, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") proposed new regulations under Section 956 of the Code (the "Proposed Regulations") that are likely to enhance the availability of...more
Following tax reform at the end of 2017, cash dividends from a foreign corporate subsidiary to a domestic corporate 10 percent shareholder are exempt from U.S. income tax because the shareholder is permitted a...more
• The Internal Revenue Service has issued a proposed regulation that in many cases should eliminate the detrimental U.S. tax consequences to a U.S. corporation under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code when the...more
But Holding Period and Other Requirements Add Complexity - On October 31, 2018, the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) that would eliminate, in most...more
On October 31, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") under Section 956 that could substantially increase the collateral packages made available by US corporate borrowers...more
On October 23, 2018, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14J (“SLB 14J”) to provide new guidance on how the Staff...more
The SEC has recently approved an amendment to Nasdaq Rule 5635(d), which became effective on September 26, 2018, that modifies the circumstances in which listed companies must receive shareholder approval before they can...more
On November 1, 2017, the Staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14I (“SLB 14I”), which provides new guidance on how the Staff will evaluate arguments for omission of a shareholder...more
An increasingly common financing strategy for companies expecting to conduct an initial public offering (IPO), particularly in the life sciences space, is to conduct a ‘‘crossover’’ financing shortly prior to the IPO....more