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Client Alert: The New Terrain for Going Public—Strategic Insight for Capital Raisers Amid Regulatory Change

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Imagine a small, fast-growing tech company preparing to go public in 2025. The leadership team, relying on practices that were standard just a few years ago, drafts generic risk disclosures, leans on flexible governance...more

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SEC Brings Significant SPAC Enforcement Action

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On July 13, the SEC announced charges against an array of participants in a de-SPAC transaction. Among those charged are the SPAC, the SPAC’s sponsor, the SPAC’s CEO, the merger target, and the merger target’s CEO. The...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SPAC FAQs: SEC Staff Statement on Accounting Issues for SPAC Warrants

The recent statement by the Staff of the SEC (the Staff Statement) will likely impact almost every SPAC or post-de-SPAC entity with warrants in its structure. SPAC/post-de-SPAC entities should review warrant terms to...more

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SEC Speaks Out on SPACs

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When a significant volume of capital is raised from investors through nontraditional capital markets transactions, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is sure to follow with increased scrutiny. The SEC made that...more

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SPAC Talk: Important Considerations for Private Companies Evaluating a SPAC Going-Public Transaction

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One of the hottest going-public trends in 2020 and 2021 has been the rise of SPACs - Special Purpose Acquisition Companies - as a vehicle for private companies to go public. SPACs are shell companies that are formed, funded...more

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CFPB To Revisit Trump-Era QM Final Rules

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In this Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a statement announcing its intention to revisit Trump-era qualified mortgage (QM) final rules; the Biden Administration announced changes to the Small...more

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