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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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SEC Takes Aim at SPACs

March Madness extends into April as the Commission markedly increases its focus on SPACs. Surprise pronouncements call into question use of the PSLRA safe harbor for projections and accounting treatment for warrants....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

WeWork, SoftBank and Anti-Dilution Protection

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The corporate spectacle better known as The We Company IPO officially and mercifully came to an end September 30 when The We Company (“We Co.”), the corporate parent of WeWork, requested that the Securities and Exchange...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Provides Insight on Pleading Requirements in Securities Fraud Cases

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini provided insight on a case brought by investors alleging a company violated certain securities laws by issuing a false registration statement in conjunction with its IPO. In the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Rumors of the Death of Gun Jumping Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

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Generally speaking, the federal securities laws were drafted with the purpose of limiting the kind and amount of pre-offering publicity permitted in registered public offerings. Pursuant to Section 5(c) of the Securities Act...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Analyzes Putative Class Action Alleging Violations of Securities Act of 1933

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini analyzed this putative class action brought against Match Group for alleged violations of the Securities Act of 1933 related to the company’s 2015 initial public offering (IPO)....more

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SEC Staff Says Avoid Titling Non-GAAP Measures with “Pro Forma” Unless S-X Article 11 Compliant

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In monitoring SEC comment letters, we came across a SEC comment letter recently made public. While we acknowledge the term “pro forma” is often used by registrants when adjusting their GAAP results to provide additional...more

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Chris Lazarini Examines Putative Class Claims of Misrepresentation in IPO

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a putative class action case in which the plaintiffs claimed that defendants omitted and concealed material information in the company’s IPO registration statement in...more

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