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
On 10 June 2025, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) announced that it was commencing a two-year trial of a fast-tracked initial public offering (IPO) process (Fast-Track Process)....more
On 10 June 2025, ASIC announced two initiatives as part of a two-year trial designed to shorten the IPO process: ASIC will informally review pathfinder disclosure documents on a confidential basis two weeks prior to public...more
TXSE (pronounced TEX-see) announced on April 4, 2025 that its Form 1 registration is now public, putting it one step closer to Y'all Street. The announcement touted its proprietary “matching engine" that it believes will make...more
US IPO markets entered 2025 well positioned for a promising year as stabilizing interest rates, a business-friendly US administration and the pressing need for private equity firms to exit portfolio companies laid the...more
On 3 March 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced that it is expanding the scope of availability for companies to submit draft registration statements for...more
In the recently released 2025-2026 Budget, the Hong Kong Government has mentioned that it will further strengthen the city’s role as a leading international financial centre. It extends various favorable policies and reforms...more
In line with broader efforts to remove procedural deterrents from issuers engaging in securities offerings, for about the past year, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für...more
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("HKEx") introduced a new exemption allowing existing shareholders and cornerstone investors to subscribe for or purchase further securities in an IPO (i.e., to "double dip") under...more
Here’s the deal: - Filing the registration statement is a crucial part of an initial public offering (“IPO”), and during the filing period the company must engage with the SEC Staff and respond to its comments with...more
This practice note examines some of the issues most commonly raised in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff comment letters on registration statements filed for initial public offerings. It is intended to guide you,...more
What’s the Deal? An ATM offering is a follow-on offering of securities utilized by publicly traded companies in order to raise capital over a period of time. In an ATM offering, an issuer sells newly issued shares into...more
The Singapore Exchange has launched a consultation on proposed rules governing special purpose acquisition companies. SPACS DEFINED - Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are shell or “blank cheque” entities...more
The SEC issued two pieces of guidance on special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs. One piece, styled as a statement by Paul Munter, Acting Chief Accountant, speaks to financial reporting and auditing considerations of...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved New York Stock Exchange rule changes that will grant the exchange discretion to allow companies to raise money by selling common shares in registered direct offerings,...more
During the annual Practising Law Institute’s SEC Speaks, Commissioner Lee discussed the state of public markets and public offerings. The Commissioner addressed the shift toward continued reliance on the private markets...more