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Biotech Spin-Off Transactions

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As we previously discussed (here and here), the biotech mergers and acquisitions market currently faces significant headwinds. These challenges include frozen capital markets, regulatory uncertainty at the Food and Drug...more

WilmerHale

So You Went Public via a Reverse Merger? Are You a Shell Company?

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In recent years, a variety of alternative paths to public ownership and trading liquidity have emerged. The reverse merger is among one of the oldest alternatives to a conventional IPO for a private company seeking to become...more

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SEC Updates Guidance on the Use of Lock-Up Agreements in Rule 145(a) Transactions

On March 6, 2025, for the first time since 2008, the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission updated its guidance on the use of lock-up agreements in connection with Rule 145(a) transactions (i.e.,...more

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SEC’s Expanded Confidential Review Process Provides Issuers Greater Flexibility To Explore and Plan Public Offerings

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On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance announced significant enhancements to the accommodations available for issuers confidentially submitting draft registration...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Publishes Revised C&DI Related to Lock-Up Agreements in Business Combinations and New C&DIs Related to Tender Offers

On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published (1) a revised Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (C&DI) regarding lock-up agreements in business combinations and (2) five new C&DIs...more

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SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on M&A Lockups and All-cash Tender Offers

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The SEC staff recently published new guidance for voting commitments in public M&A transactions and all-cash tender offers....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

U.S. SEC Expands Accommodations for Confidential Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued new guidance, effective immediately, expanding the accommodations available for...more

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Tech M&A Poised for Growth in 2025 Despite Temporary Challenges

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Continued AI innovation, pent-up cash balances, and the potential for renewed investor optimism and increased regulatory clarity will likely drive dealmaking later this year, after the bout of market uncertainty subsides....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2025 Insights: A First Look at Trump’s Second Term

As we step into a new year, the potential shifts under a second Trump administration loom large. Our 2025 Insights publication analyzes the impacts these changes could have on both U.S. and global business environments,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Betting on the ‘Trump Trade’ To Make the Capital Markets Great Again

The capital markets reacted enthusiastically to the end of election uncertainty, and expectations of lower taxes, less regulation and more business-friendly policies....more

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SPAC Risk Update with Doug Ellenoff: What to Expect in 2025

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The second half of 2024 saw a significant uptick in SPAC activity both on the IPO and deal side. With the new Trump administration and several SPAC-friendly appointments, many anticipate continued positive momentum for the...more

Stinson LLP

Trump's First 100 Days: Corporate Finance

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The Trump administration will likely reverse course on many of the Biden administration’s regulatory efforts, creating a more business-friendly environment with a net positive impact on dealmaking and capital markets...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – June 2024

Explore the unique considerations for mergers and acquisitions in the AI sector, the return of IPOs, the implications of new Supreme Court decisions and other developments in this edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2024

Artificial intelligence is not just about chatbots. Increasingly, it is used by government for enforcement, and boards need to prepare for that, just as they need to get ready for upcoming climate disclosure requirements....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Dual Track Reboot: Five Key Considerations for Supercharging Your Life Science Company Exit

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There have been 44 initial public offerings (IPOs) listed on the US stock markets in 2024 thus far, many of which continue to trade at a premium to their initial offering price, demonstrating the strength and buoyancy of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

WilmerHale

2024 M&A Report

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While the 2022 M&A market was buoyed by deal carryover from 2021 and more conducive market conditions in the first half of the year, the 2023 M&A market felt the impact of the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive interest rate...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Adopts Final Rules Affecting SPACs and De-SPACs and Provides Related Guidance

On January 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules that impose significant additional procedural and disclosure requirements on initial public offerings (IPOs) by special purpose acquisition...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Real World Examples Where Conflicts Tainted a Deal Process, and Other Deals That Were Insulated From Conflicts

Sometimes when a board is considering a strategic transaction, it may find that a key figure who can influence the deal process — for example, a founder, controller or CEO-negotiator — has a potential conflict of interest....more

Goodwin

Debt Download - July 2023

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Welcome to Debt Download, Goodwin's monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. Are the debt capital markets this summer as hot as the weather? Read on to find out!...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Changes in the Market and the Emergence of New Players Together Are Impacting Activism

Despite a slowdown in M&A activity and macroeconomic headwinds, stockholder activism remains a potentially powerful tool for investors aiming to extract value from companies. The activism landscape continues to evolve as new...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – June 2023

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the latest trends in shareholder activism, the scrutiny companies are facing over their ESG disclosures and employment considerations for using AI in the workplace, among...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Alternative Equity Offering Structures Provide Access to Capital as Markets Remain Challenged - Capital Markets Compass | Issue 6

Global equity markets continue to navigate the dueling impacts of inflation, rising interest rates and a slowing economy. While the market for initial public offerings initially showed signs of a recovery in early 2023, the...more

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US de-SPAC & SPAC data & statistics roundup

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Welcome to the White & Case US SPACs Data Hub, which provides a quarterly review and analysis of key drivers and trends behind US SPAC IPO and de-SPAC activity. ...more

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Delaware Provides Remedy to Multi-Share Class Corporations’ Uncertainty After Boxed

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In Garfield v. Boxed Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a stockholder’s counsel was entitled to an $850,000 fee resulting from the benefit conferred upon the company by alerting its board of directors that an...more

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