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Client Alert: The New Terrain for Going Public—Strategic Insight for Capital Raisers Amid Regulatory Change

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Imagine a small, fast-growing tech company preparing to go public in 2025. The leadership team, relying on practices that were standard just a few years ago, drafts generic risk disclosures, leans on flexible governance...more

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Some Sunshine for Crypto Investment Products: SEC Issues First Comprehensive Disclosure Guidance for Crypto ETPs

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In another step toward regulatory clarity for crypto investment products, the SEC Division of Corporate Finance staff has issued detailed disclosure guidance on how crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) should navigate...more

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SPAC (Re-)Attack: Top Considerations for Issuers Considering a De-SPAC Transaction

Continued volatility in the equity capital markets has revived what was thought to be a zombie after 2022 – the SPAC. There is an old investment banking mantra that they can do an IPO in a down market or an up market, but not...more

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Securities Law Update - April 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

New Corp Fin CDIs on Clawbacks and De-SPAC Co-Registrants

On April 11, 2025, the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) issued seven new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“CDIs”), the third update to the CDIs...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Enhanced Accommodations for Issuers Submitting Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC’s”) Division of Corporation Finance announced that it is expanding the accommodations available for issuers that submit draft registration statements for...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Updates Guidance on the Use of Lock-Up Agreements in Rule 145(a) Transactions

On March 6, 2025, for the first time since 2008, the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission updated its guidance on the use of lock-up agreements in connection with Rule 145(a) transactions (i.e.,...more

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SEC Expands Accommodations for Reviewing Nonpublic Registration Statements

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On March 3, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance announced that it is expanding the accommodations available to issuers submitting nonpublic draft registration statements for staff...more

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SEC Staff Expands Draft Registration Statement Accommodations

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On March 3, 2025, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance (the “SEC staff”) announced that, effective immediately, it is enhancing the accommodations available to...more

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SEC Staff Expands Confidential Review Accommodations for Certain Issuers and Transactions

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On March 3, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued new guidance, effective immediately, significantly expanding the ability of companies to...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Expands Accommodations for its Confidential Registration Statement Review Process, Increasing Flexibility for Issuers

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On March 3, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance expanding its policies related to its confidential Draft Registration Statement (DRS) review process to all registration statements made...more

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Can You Keep A Secret? SEC Expands Availability of Confidential Submissions of Draft Registration Statements

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The SEC has declared its intent to “return[] to its narrow mission to facilitate capital formation, while protecting investors and maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets.” The new accommodations will allow any...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Expands Accommodations for Issuers Submitting Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced a new policy, with immediate effect, expanding the accommodations available for issuers that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC to Expand Confidential Filing Privileges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced significant changes to its confidential filing procedures, aiming to support capital formation and provide greater flexibility for companies planning public...more

Cooley LLP

Corp Fin Issues New Guidance Further Accommodating Nonpublic Draft Registration Statements

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A few days ago, Corp Fin issued this guidance expanding the accommodations available for nonpublic review of draft registration statements to all issuers, building on the 2017 expansion of nonpublic reviews initiated by the...more

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SEC Staff Extends Accommodations to File Confidential Draft Registration Statements: A Small Gift for Certain Issuers Under...

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On March 3, 2025, the Staff of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance expanded the categories of issuer that may submit draft registration statements confidentially for review by the SEC, effective immediately. Confidential...more

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SEC Staff Expands Accommodations for Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division) announced an expansion of the nonpublic review process for draft registration statements. This expansion aims to...more

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SEC Expands Confidential Review Process to Facilitate Capital Formation

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Companies seeking to raise capital through a public offering are encouraged to note the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s announcement on March 3, 2025 that the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (SEC...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC Expands Confidential Registration Statement Filing Process

The SEC announced that companies can now submit registration statements for confidential review before public filing in connection with most registered offerings. This expansion builds on the confidential filing process that...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Staff Expands Confidential Submission Options for Issuers

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The SEC Staff has expanded the ability of issuers to make confidential submission of draft registration statements and clarified the procedures for making confidential submissions. This new policy takes effect immediately....more

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Corp Fin expands opportunities for nonpublic review of draft registration statements

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Yesterday, the SEC announced that Corp Fin was “further facilitating capital formation by enhancing the accommodations available to companies for nonpublic review of draft registration statements.” You might recall that, in...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Additional SEC Staff Accommodations for Confidential Submissions of Registration Statements

Yesterday, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new policy permitting confidential submission of registration statements in additional circumstances in order...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Expands Confidential Filings to Facilitate Planning for IPOs

The SEC announced that its Division of Corporation Finance is further facilitating capital formation by enhancing the accommodations available to companies for nonpublic review of draft registration statements....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Capital Markets & Governance Insights - January 2025

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Companies should not minimize the extent of a material cybersecurity incident by omitting material facts regarding the scope and potential impact of the incident. Cybersecurity risk factor disclosures should be tailored to a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Sec Lit IQ: MoFo’s Quarterly Federal Securities Litigation and Delaware Corporate Litigation Newsletter (Q4 2024)

We are pleased to announce the launch of MoFo’s new quarterly newsletter highlighting the most important developments in federal securities and Delaware corporate litigation. In this first edition, we provide a rundown of the...more

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