Seth Eaton Discusses Modifications and Workouts of Commercial Real Estate Loans during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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
On 9 July 2025, the Capital Market Authority (the “CMA”) has announced a series of significant regulatory enhancements aimed at furthering the development of the Kingdom’s investment fund industry. These amendments, effective...more
Joint venture structures continue to be an important tool for public real estate investment trusts (REITs), particularly in market environments where traditional capital-raising strategies may be challenging from a funds from...more
Amid continuing reports of corporations reincorporating from Delaware, including Simon Property Group reincorporating from Delaware to Indiana, the location of its headquarters, and Texas and Nevada recently amending their...more
Shareholder activism in the public REIT sector has evolved from a marginal tactic employed by a small number of high-profile hedge funds into a persistent, structural feature of corporate life. The public REIT model, long...more
At-the-market (ATM) offering programs continue to provide public real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other issuers an efficient means of raising capital over time by allowing a listed company to tap into the existing...more
The Equities Market Review Group has issued its first set of measures to strengthen the competitiveness of Singapore’s equities markets. The measures seek to (1) increase investor demand and the supply of quality listings on...more
A common structure for equity REITs, the UPREIT model allows a REIT to hold and operate its assets through a single operating partnership. This structure provides tax advantages and liquidity opportunities for property...more
Let me begin with an apology for not being in print for a while. All that Ho-ho-ho-ing and a lot of mulling over this particular commentary is to blame. Today, with writer’s block behind me, this commentary is about...more
Despite a strong start to the year, activist activity in Canada in 2024 tapered to pre-pandemic levels. This reversion to more historic annual totals follows a notable resurgence of shareholder demands directed at Canadian...more
What is a UK REIT? A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), despite the name, is a company (or group of companies) carrying on a property rental and investment business which, if it meets certain conditions, can elect to...more
Across global stock exchanges, major trends are emerging in listings dynamics. Offering six international stock exchanges and listing bonds of all types, our listing agents highlight emerging trends across capital...more
Physicians Realty Trust, a healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) with a strong focus on medical office buildings (MOBs), reported 99% rent collection in Q2 2021, an incredible achievement especially during a...more
Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are professionally managed companies that invest in real estate, mortgages and real estaterelated assets on behalf of their investors. Established in 1960, REITs were designed to...more
In the early 1990s, several MLPs converted into REITs to take advantage of better capital formation opportunities, but the REIT structure was not suitable for many midstream assets. Recent IRS guidance suggests this historic...more
The SEC has proposed amendments to the description of business, legal proceeding and risk factor disclosures that are required pursuant to Regulation S-K. The SEC intends to update the rules to account for developments in...more
On May 9, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments to the “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” definitions adopted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange...more
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a series of amendments which seek to simplify the disclosure requirements for some U.S. public companies....more
On February 19, 2019, the SEC proposed a rule and related amendments under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), that would permit issuers to engage in oral or written communications with potential...more
On December 18, 2018, the SEC adopted amendments to its rules to implement Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), which added new Section 14(j) to the...more
The SEC recently adopted amendments to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) that will allow SEC reporting companies to rely on Regulation A for their securities offerings. The...more
An out of the blue multi-billion dollar acquisition, history has shown, has a tendency to kick start an otherwise dormant segment of the real estate market and provide the boost needed for a turn-around. In fact, last month,...more
On April 4, 2018, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published two new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“New C&DIs”) on the use of...more
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") into law. Although the individual and collective impact of the Act may not be evident for some time, the Act is generally viewed by the real...more
On Friday, January 19, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that “should there be a federal government shutdown after January 19, the SEC will remain open for a limited number of days, fully staffed...more