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Corporate Venture Capital Survey: Q2 2025

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Our second quarter 2025 corporate venture capital (CVC) survey indicators continue to show challenging market conditions. However, valuations are on the rise in surveyed transactions. In this survey, we track investment...more

Hogan Lovells

The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, August 2025

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's decision to restart the open banking rulemaking process; the UK FCA's publication of a policy statement with final...more

Jones Day

Companies Join the Fray in the Battle of the Proxy Advisors v. Texas

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On June 20, 2025, Texas passed SB 2337, a first-of-its-kind regulation of proxy advisors such as ISS and Glass Lewis. SB 2337 requires proxy advisors to, among other things, disclose when their recommendations are based, in...more

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Crypto Exchange-Traded Products: Navigating the Intersection of Crypto and Securities

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Direct ownership of crypto-assets or mere exposure to the value of crypto-assets is an investment decision, with both investment methods requiring specific approaches to mitigate and manage risks effectively....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFTC Launches Crypto Sprint to Implement Digital Asset Market Recommendations

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On August 1, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an initiative aimed at advancing the U.S.’s position in the global cryptocurrency landscape. Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham revealed the commencement of...more

A&O Shearman

EBA publishes final report on draft RTS on the prudential treatment of cryptoasset exposures

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final report containing final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the prudential treatment of cryptoasset exposures under the Capital Requirements Regulation...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Retail Money, Institutional Risks: The New Dynamic in Private Equity

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Private equity (PE) sponsors are increasingly seeking to broaden their investor base by offering retail access to traditionally institutional-only funds. Recently, statements by the SEC indicated the SEC staff will no longer...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK Ancillary Activities Exemption Proposals Published for Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published a consultation (Consultation) setting out its proposed approach to revising the ancillary activities test (AAT), which forms part of the ancillary activities exemption...more

White & Case LLP

High yield markets close first half of 2025 on a high

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Although high yield bond markets in the US and Europe recorded small year-on-year declines in issuance in H1, high levels of activity in Q2 bode well for the rest of the year - After a slow start to the year beset by a...more

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Securities Class Action Filings Remain Steady While Size of Filings Increased Substantially in First Half of 2025

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The number of securities class action filings in the first half of 2025 remained steady in comparison to the second half of 2024 but the overall size of filings increased considerably, according to a report released today by...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

A New Brand of Uncertainty? — PE Pathways Podcast

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Partner Jeremy Levy hosted the first live recording of PE Pathways at Troutman Pepper Locke's third annual Private Equity Perspectives Summit, held this year in Kohler, WI. Jeremy was joined by Troutman Pepper Locke Partner...more

Carlton Fields

SEC Cost-Benefit Analysis: A New Face and a New Role

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Under the Trump administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission is in the process of revamping its approach to the cost-benefit analysis it performs in support of its regulatory actions. These changes are being spurred...more

Jones Day

Reform of the EU Securitisation Framework—Part 2: Proposed Definitions of "Public" and "Private" Securitisations

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On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its proposed measures to revive the securitisation framework in the European Union ("EU"), with a view to making it simpler and more fit for purpose. This...more

A&O Shearman

Mansion House: FCA statement on market reforms and what's to come

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement on its work to date reforming the UK capital markets, and what lies ahead in terms of consultations and developments expected later this year and in 2026. The...more

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Mansion House: Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy

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The UK government has published its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, a ten-year plan to drive growth and competitiveness in the UK financial services sector. The strategy follows a call for evidence...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

ISS Launches Annual Benchmark Policy Survey

On July 24, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) announced the launch of its Annual Benchmark Policy Survey. The survey results will inform ISS’s policy development for 2026 and beyond. For the U.S. market, the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Senate Banking Committee Releases Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft and Request for Information

Coming on the heels of the House's passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 ("Clarity Act") with strong bipartisan support, the Senate Banking Committee released its initial discussion draft for crypto market...more

Cooley LLP

The Life of Former SEC Chair (and Corp Fin Director) Manny Cohen

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Recently, I blogged about the 20 Corp Fin Directors we’ve had at the SEC (we haven’t heard yet who will be the new Corp Fin Director) – and it got me thinking about Manny Cohen, whom many of us don’t know much about since he...more

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U.S. House Passes GENIUS and CLARITY Acts, Signaling Bipartisan Support for Digital Assets

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The GENIUS Act's passage marks the first major crypto legislation approved by both chambers of Congress, signaling a significant step toward regulatory clarity for stablecoins, while the CLARITY Act's advancement by the House...more

Fenwick & West LLP

AI Startups Outpace the Market Again - But for How Long?

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AI continues to be the standout in venture dealmaking, with Q1 2025 extending the sector’s winning streak. AI companies raised more capital and achieved significantly higher pre-money valuations than their non-AI...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

When the Cannons Roar - Israeli High-Tech Soars

The State of Israel has been in a constant state of emergency since its founding. It is only fitting that the local high-tech market rise to the occasion and adapt to operating in wartime mode. Indeed, after 21 months of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

So, How Can Participants Invest Their Retirement Money?

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Under the current administration, the Department of Labor has once again changed course on its view of permissible investing strategies for retirement plans, warming to crypto and private equity, and confirming their distrust...more

Perkins Coie

Quarterly Investment Update - 2nd Quarter 2025

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Stock Market Commentary - U.S. stocks rallied during the second quarter, with the S&P 500 finishing up 10.9% reaching new all-time highs. The beginning of the quarter, however, was marred by a precipitous drop following...more

A&O Shearman

FCA consults on future of SI regime for bonds and derivatives

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published consultation paper CP25/20 on the systematic internaliser (SI) regime for bonds and derivatives. The consultation builds on the November 2024 final policy statement which...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Proposals For Relaxation of EU Securitization Framework

Vlad Maly and Michal Chajdukowski present the key takeaways from a package of amendments to the existing EU securitization framework, published by the European Commission on June 17, 2025. The proposals aim at...more

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