The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("HKEx") and the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") have announced temporary changes to the Hong Kong Listing Rules regarding the minimum initial market capitalization of...more
The Situation: The Growth Enterprise Market (the "GEM") listing activities in Hong Kong have been declining since 2019, and there was no new listed issuer on the GEM in 2022....more
The Hong Kong Listing Rule amendments relating to People's Republic of China ("PRC") issuers came into effect on August 1, 2023....more
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The Situation: In the past few years, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") has taken initiatives to introduce a paperless listing regime and make changes to documentary requirements. ...more
The current proposal, which was submitted by the NYSE on June 22, 2020, would, like the prior proposal, allow a private company seeking to raise capital through a direct listing to satisfy the NYSE's market value requirement...more
Less than a week after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rejected a proposed rule change to permit primary capital raising in direct listings, the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") submitted an updated...more
12/27/2019
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Direct Listing ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Banks ,
Listing Rules ,
NYSE ,
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Privately Held Corporations ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Valuation
On December 6, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rejected a proposed New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") rule change that would allow companies to raise capital in a direct listing...more
12/13/2019
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Direct Listing ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Banks ,
Listing Rules ,
NYSE ,
Popular ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Valuation
The Situation: Direct listings, through which a company lists its shares on a national stock exchange without conducting a traditional initial public offering ("IPO"), have received significant attention from the media and...more
12/6/2019
/ Capital Raising ,
Direct Listing ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Banks ,
Listing Rules ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Valuation