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SGX Mainboard & Catalist Public Companies Report l H1 2025

Conyers on 8/21/2025

This edition of the Conyers SGX Mainboard & Catalist Public Companies Report summarises selected key transactions involving companies listed on the Mainboard and Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading...more

What’s Going On With Trump’s Lockup Agreement?

Cooley LLP on 9/20/2024

The impending expiration of the lockup agreement in the context of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT) raises some fascinating legal issues, as well as a once-in-a-lifetime case study on the market implications...more

Bermuda Public Companies Update, Summer 2024

Conyers on 8/7/2024

This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq in the first half of 2024. Global Market Update -...more

Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity – August 2024

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints on 8/2/2024

June 26, 2024: Infintium Fuel Cells, a manufacturer of a variety of hydrogen power cells with a maximum power of 35kWh, which act as an alternative to electric batteries, enabling businesses in the material handling industry...more

SPACs Poised to Turn a Corner in 2024: Annual Risk Update

Woodruff Sawyer on 2/23/2024

Here we are again—another year of SPAC ennui. We’re hearing derisive comments about the death of SPACs, unending deadline extensions, almost 200 liquidations, 70 deal terminations, and general SPAC malaise. If you’ve followed...more

SEC Slaps SPAC for Hiding Preliminary M&A Talks: Lessons for Other Public Companies

BCLP on 2/6/2024

On January 25, 2024, the SEC announced the settlement of cease-and-desist proceedings against Northern Star Investment Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The SEC alleged that the company failed to...more

Cooley’s 2023 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review: Potent Mix of Creativity and Resilience Spurs Activity Heading Into 2024

Cooley LLP on 1/26/2024

In a subdued year for global M&A, deal-making in the life sciences industry came in waves, with a busy fourth quarter generating cautious optimism heading into 2024. While the year saw an overall decline in M&A activity (down...more

ESG Reporting for Private Companies

Fenwick & West LLP on 8/22/2023

As we have noted in our previous report, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have garnered significant attention from a variety of stakeholders, resulting in increased reporting by many companies. While much of...more

Guide to D&O Insurance for SPAC IPOs, 2023 Edition

Woodruff Sawyer on 5/24/2023

As they go through their initial public offering (IPO) and the subsequent merger & acquisition (M&A) process, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) face many regulatory, legal, and business hurdles. Obtaining the...more

As SPAC Boom Subsides, Some De-SPACed Companies Seek Chapter 11 Protection

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/24/2023

The contraction of the market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the recent challenges de-SPACed companies have encountered have attracted considerable press attention. The stocks of many de-SPACed...more

Continued SEC Scrutiny of Non-GAAP Disclosures

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 4/7/2023

On March 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against DXC Technology Company (DXC) for alleged violations of Regulation G and other federal securities laws in its...more

SPAC Mergers with Public Companies: A New Trend?

Woodruff Sawyer on 4/5/2023

Bull Horn Holdings Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), merged with Coeptis Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company developing cell therapy platforms for cancer, in October 2022. In...more

Bermuda Public Companies Update - August 2022

Conyers on 9/21/2022

This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the first half of 2022....more

US M&A settles back down

White & Case LLP on 8/23/2022

Explore the data The headline for the first half of 2022 is that US M&A markets are still remarkably healthy, despite a confluence of headwinds. Without question, 2021 was an exceptional year, fueled by pent-up demand,...more

New Space Investments and Acquisitions Take Off

Perkins Coie on 3/24/2022

This article is the first of a series by the Perkins Coie New Space industry group on developments in the "new space" industry. Responsible for lowering the cost to access space, the "new space" industry has been developing...more

Private equity carve-outs ride post-COVID wave

White & Case LLP on 8/12/2021

PE investors stand ready to fund spinoffs of non-core assets as companies refocus for the recovery - Last spring, Dell spun off its cloud computing business, VMWare, in a deal valued at nearly US$63 billion, with the equity...more

Turmoil in the SPAC Market: What Private Tech Companies Should Consider Before Going Public Via a SPAC

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 5/11/2021

In the spring of 2021, one of the hottest markets—the market for special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs—has “screeched to a halt,” according to CNN. As the SPAC market grew red hot in the past six months, it seemed...more

Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Section 14(a) Complaint For Failure to Plead Facts Demonstrating Alleged Omissions from Proxy...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/25/2020

In Heinze v. Tesco Corp., No. 19-20298, 2020 WL 4814094 (5th Cir. Aug. 19, 2020), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action suit under Section 14(a) of the...more

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