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On August 26, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order granting approval of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s (Nasdaq’s) proposed rule change, to Nasdaq Rules 5605, 5615, and 5810. These amendments...more
In a groundbreaking move that highlights Texas’ growing influence in the financial sector, Texas is on the verge of establishing its first national stock exchange. Led by James Lee, an experienced entrepreneur and financier,...more
On June 29, 2022, Grayscale Investments, LLC petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for review of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s June 29, 2022 final order disapproving of an October...more
In this time of market volatility, White & Case LLP partners Colin Diamond (Chair of US Public Company Advisory) and Henrik Patel (Global Head of Employment, Compensation and Benefits) address the securities law, tax and...more
On September 20, 2021, in a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) apply to direct listings of company shares, including...more
On August 19, 2021, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) filed a proposal to amend its related party transaction rule for a second time in 2021. Below is a summary of the key developments regarding this rule change. What...more
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) played a critical role in U.S. capital market growth in 2020. There were 248 SPACs launched, raising an aggregate of $83 billion in proceeds. The beginning of 2021 witnessed an...more
AFC Gamma’s SEC filing illustrates the importance of proper risk assessment and adequate risk factor disclosures to investors in the rapidly-shifting regulatory landscape of cannabis production, sales, and lending. AFC...more
SEC Charges Trust Company with Operating Unregistered Investment Companies and Failing to Register Securities Offerings. On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with...more
Direct listings have been gaining traction as an alternative to the traditional IPO approach to going public. A direct listing is the registered sale of a company’s stock and the listing of that company’s stock on an exchange...more
SEC Greenlights NYSE Proposal Modifying Direct Listings; SEC Expands Definition of Accredited Investor; SDNY Court Permits Trial To Proceed Against Former Lead Trader at Nomura Securities International; Delaware Chancery...more
Amid intense focus on investor liquidity (and paths to potential liquidity) in private companies, we provide an update on developments around direct listings as an alternative to traditional IPOs in the United States. On...more
On August 26, the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets took action, pursuant to delegated authority, to approve a proposed NYSE rule change that would allow companies going public to raise capital through a primary direct...more
In early April, the SEC approved and declared immediately effective an NYSE rule change to waive, through June 30, 2020 and subject to compliance with conditions, application of certain of the shareholder approval...more
On April 6, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved and declared immediately effective a proposed rule change filed by the New York Stock Exchange LLC (NYSE) temporarily waiving through June 30, 2020,...more
A recap of Carlos Ghosn’s big media moment on Wednesday, which was short on the escape details everyone wanted to hear and long on accusations against other execs at Nissan and Japan’s justice system....more
The debate over the propriety of offering low or no-vote shares in IPOs has been at a slow boil for years. But since no-vote shares were first offered to the public in March 2017, things have heated up. What had been...more
As part of BakerHostetler’s commitment to serve as a strategic business partner, we are pleased to publish this resource, which is designed to keep executives, corporate counsel and governance professionals apprised of...more
Snap Inc., which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 2nd, was the largest tech IPO since Alibaba went public in 2014. Initially priced at $17 per share, the share price jumped to more than $24 by the end of...more
The SEC has proposed amendments to Rule 147 under the Securities Act of 1933, which currently provides a safe harbor for compliance with the Section 3(a)(11) exemption from registration for intrastate securities offerings....more
Investor Advocate, Rick Fleming, announced last Friday the recommendation to reject the proposed NYSE rule change that would allow certain listed companies to sell additional shares to insiders and related parties without...more
The SEC Office of Investor Advocate has recommended disapproval of a proposed rule change of the New York Stock Exchange. In its proposed rulemaking, the NYSE would exempt certain early stage companies from having to obtain...more
The travails of Petrobras have generated a lot of attention – and litigation – in the past year. On July 30, 2015, District Judge Jed Rakoff, of the Southern District of New York, issued an opinion explaining his prior order...more