More than a decade has passed since the enactment of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which encouraged small-company capital formation through a reduction in costly regulatory burdens on SEC registrants. In...more
Pricing day is a huge milestone in the initial public offering (IPO) journey. It is the culmination of months of preparation and drafting and being out on the road talking to investors. Before you hit the road, you’ll have...more
On March 3, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance announced that it is expanding the accommodations available for issuers that submit draft registration statements for nonpublic review....more
On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) announced updates to its confidential submission process for draft registration statements, broadening the scope of issuers eligible for non-public...more
On March 20, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff issued a set of Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs). In particular, SEC staff revised or withdrew several C&DIs to allow all Form S-3s,...more
Our Investment Funds Team reviews the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enhanced options for companies filing draft registration statements for nonpublic review....more
On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance announced that it has expanded the accommodations available to companies for the nonpublic review of draft registration...more
On March 3, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced significant enhancements to the ability of issuers to submit draft...more
On March 3, 2025, the Staff of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance expanded the categories of issuer that may submit draft registration statements confidentially for review by the SEC, effective immediately. Confidential...more
Yesterday, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new policy permitting confidential submission of registration statements in additional circumstances in order...more
The SEC announced that its Division of Corporation Finance is further facilitating capital formation by enhancing the accommodations available to companies for nonpublic review of draft registration statements....more
Here’s the deal: A Rule 10b5‐1 plan is a written securities trading plan that is designed to comply with Rule 10b5‐1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)....more
On 6 March 2023, by a 3-2 vote of the Commissioners split along party lines, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” final...more
Our Securities Group breaks down how new regulations will affect special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and de-SPAC transactions....more
On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) updated its compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) on pay versus performance disclosures (see the Regulation S-K C&DI page on the...more
Instituições financeiras bancárias passarão a divulgar dados estatísticos em um novo formato, com a substituição do Guide 3 por novas regras de divulgação, de acordo com uma nova subparte do Regulamento S-K. As novas regras...more
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Regulation S-K that simplify and modernize the disclosure requirements relating to description of business, legal proceedings, and risk factors,...more