Daily Compliance News: June 17, 2025, The JBS Goes Public Edition
Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What is a Public Offering?
Best Practices for Preparing Your Company for Exit
Tech Debt is Common. What does it mean for IPO readiness from a cybersecurity perspective?
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Makes it a Securities Offering?
A Day in the Life of a Financial Services General Counsel - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Has the SPAC Bubble Burst? Part 2: The SEC’s New Rules
Has the SPAC Bubble Burst? Lessons Learned From the Early Days of SPAC Mania
Fast Track to IPO: Why Are Series A Startups Snatching Topflight CFOs?
The Brave New Frontier of Securing D&O Insurance for SPACs and deSPACs
Venture Capital: Global State of the Market
Nota Bene Episode 95: Mapping Capital Markets and Securities Enforcement in the Current COVID-19 Moment with Jamie Mercer and John Stigi
Compliance and Coronavirus-Michael Beber on M&A, IPOs and SPACs During and After Covid-19
What Is a Direct Listing?
Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 85-Professor Coffee on the Dearth of IPOs
Life Sciences Quarterly: A View From Washington: What to Expect From the SEC
Dual-track IPOs
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 175-Debra Bruce on new methods for law firm funding and its implications
Advanced Intellectual Property Strategies for Defending Your Life Sciences IPO
- What is new: The FCA has published final rules for the new UK prospectus regime, introducing significant reforms such as a new 75% threshold for secondary issuances, new prospectus exemptions, permitting protected...more
Recent developments at the SEC highlight the Commission’s focus on reducing disclosure burdens for companies and encouraging public capital formation. SEC Executive Compensation Roundtable - Executive compensation...more
Regulation A+ has emerged as a powerful tool for companies seeking to raise capital from both accredited and non-accredited investors. This Regulation A+ Offerings Guide provides a comprehensive overview of Regulation A+,...more
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
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
Yesterday, Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda delivered remarks to the Florida Bar’s 41st Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference focused on regulatory efforts affecting every stage of a company’s lifecycle. Setting...more
Various biotech companies have completed or launched their IPOs so far in 2025. As of early February, five sizeable life sciences companies have priced their IPOs and one has filed to go public soon. ...more
When raising capital, startups and growing businesses must choose among various terms, structures, filings, and investor types. One decision—whether to include unaccredited investors—should be straightforward. For the reasons...more
For publicly traded biotech companies, disclosing clinical trial data can be an exciting milestone as you build towards an exit or public offering—but disclosure is a double-edged sword....more
Are we headed for an IPO rebound in 2025? According to a recent CNBC article, a major window for the IPO market could be opening. They point to prime conditions such as markets at new highs, interest rate stabilization, a...more
There is a growing trend for large UK-based companies to consider exploring listings on US stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ, potentially at the expense of the London Stock Exchange plc...more
Most high-growth companies have technical debt: work owed to IT or software development due to shortcuts that advance the business. That’s natural. But what if the debt carries security risks? Orrick capital markets partner...more
On Jan. 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules that significantly expand disclosure and other requirements for initial public offerings (IPOs) by special purpose acquisition companies...more
By vote of 3 to 2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) on Jan. 24, 2024, adopted new rules and amendments (SPAC Rules) pertaining to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), with the stated...more
On January 24, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules governing initial public offerings (“IPOs”) of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and subsequent combinations between...more
On October 30, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. ("SolarWinds" or the "Company") and its Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") in connection...more
This tech-driven approach is not just an option; it's a necessity. Michael Bloch, Partner at A&O, explains, "IPOs are incredibly complex, but we are exploring ways to make them less painful for everyone involved through the...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The adopting release...more
Coming out of the Great Recession, there was a rush by real estate sponsors to raise “blind pool” capital to take advantage of displacement and distress in the real estate market. From 2009 through 2010, 30 new public real...more
In the May edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the SEC’s new disclosure requirements for issuers’ repurchases of equity securities; In Re Edgio Inc. Stockholders...more
On March 24, 2023, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange”) issued the long-awaited consultation conclusions (the “Consultation Conclusions”) on the listing regime for Specialist Technology Companies on the...more
New York’s Appellate Division, First Department recently affirmed dismissal, with prejudice, of a securities class action lawsuit against Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer NIO, Inc. The suit, captioned Donlon v. NIO,...more
On March 30, the commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission approved much-anticipated proposed rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies. Originally published in The Texas Lawbook, April 4,...more
The commissioners of the SEC have proposed new rules and amendments that would require greater disclosures from special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The proposed rules were made in reaction to concerns over the...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules and amendments (the Proposed Rules) to enhance disclosure and expand liability in initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)...more