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EDGAR Next is Live - What Canadian Issuers Need to Know

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The SEC has updated the EDGAR system’s login, password, and access protocols which will affect Canadian SEC reporting companies and other individuals and entities with EDGAR filing codes, including non-reporting companies...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FAQs on the Latham Letter for Exempt Offerings with General Solicitation Under Rule 506(c)

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On March 12, 2025, Latham obtained SEC Staff guidance on the use of general solicitation in private placements. The guidance unlocks the full potential of Regulation D Rule 506(c) by clarifying that issuers may satisfy the...more

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Alternatives to Registering a Security Offering

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There are many ways for a company to raise capital.  Two common ways are for the principals to inject their own cash or arrange for the company to borrow it. But most banks are unwilling to lend to a company that does not...more

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The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States - 2021 Edition

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Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more

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Providing Clarity Around SEC Statement On SPAC Warrant Accounting

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Find out why the recent guidance from the SEC on how SPAC warrants are classified requires careful consideration of the specific facts and circumstances for each entity and each contract....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Green and Sustainability-Linked Private Placements by EU and UK Issuers

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are becoming increasingly relevant across a range of financial investments. This has been driven in part by changes in the legal and regulatory landscape, including increased...more

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ESMA reminds UK investment market of the MiFID II reverse solicitation rules

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ESMA has issued a stark reminder that reverse solicitation, where it can be used, has to be carefully managed and documented, and is an area of regulatory scrutiny and focus. This short note also takes stock on the EU27...more

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New York streamlines and modernizes Regulation D filing procedures

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New York recently adopted new rules to, among other things, eliminate its cumbersome and confusing Form 99 blue sky notification filing requirement for many Regulation D offerings and instead require electronic notice filings...more

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The Latham & Watkins Global IPO Guide - 2020 Edition

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This is our global initial public offering guide. It will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO – in other words, an IPO in which you sell locally listed ordinary shares to investors outside the United States under...more

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Direct Listings: Capital Liquidity, Liability and D&O Insurance Coverage Considerations

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Direct listings have been a hot topic in the news lately, particularly in light of the recent submission of proposals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (and indications...more

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The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States - 2019 Edition

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Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more

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Latham & Watkins Global IPO Guide - 2019 Edition

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This is our global initial public offering guide. It will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO – in other words, an IPO in which you sell locally listed ordinary shares to investors outside the United States under...more

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Governance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition, February 2019

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In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, U.S., European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions. ...more

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The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States

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Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more

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What if You Miss the Deadline to File a Form D?

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As a continuation of our August 9 post regarding the deadline for Canadian companies to file a Form D for a private placement in the United States, we now address the questions, “What if our company missed the deadline to...more

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Offering Securities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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On 31 December 2017, the Capital Market Authority (the “CMA”) published the Rules on the Offer of Securities and Continuing Obligations (“ROSCO”), which were approved by CMA Board Resolution No. 3-123-2017 dated 9/4/1439H...more

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Proskauer’s Study Examines 2017 IPOs

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Welcome to this fifth edition of Proskauer’s IPO Study. In it you will find our analysis of market practices and trends for U.S.-listed initial public offerings (IPOs). Our proprietary database and analyses now cover 462 IPOs...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Financial Choice Act: Implications for the U.S. Securities Legal Framework

On September 13, 2016, the House Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives (the “FSC”) formally released H.R. 5983, the “Financial CHOICE Act” (the “CHOICE Act”). While the CHOICE Act has...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2015 Proxy Advisory Voting Guidelines: Proxy Season Highlights

In preparing for the upcoming proxy season, it is important for issuers to be familiar with the current Canadian proxy voting guidelines prepared by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass...more

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