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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Navigating Inbound M&A in India: An Overview

The inbound M&A landscape in India has been experiencing a significant surge of global interest over the past couple of years. While M&A activity globally has cooled, India has emerged as a destination of choice for companies...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Current State of Play with SPAC Litigation and Available Insurance Coverage

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Today, Lynda A. Bennett and Heather Weaver of Lowenstein’s Insurance Recovery Group sit down with Yelena Dunaevsky, Senior Vice President, Transactional Insurance, at Woodruff Sawyer to talk about the current state of SPAC...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - May 2024

Spotlight - Macquarie Ruling Raises the Bar for Securities Fraud Claims - Key Points - - On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed and vacated the Second Circuit’s decision in Macquarie...more

Harris Beach PLLC

SEC’s First Quarter Rules: SPAC IPOs and Climate Disclosure Mandates

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In January and March 2024, respectively, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules concerning special purpose acquisition companies and mandatory climate-related disclosure. Each rulemaking was the...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2024

To understand the litigation and regulatory risks that are coming in 2024 for private capital, it is helpful to look back briefly on recent events. Arguably, the single most important event over the last 18 months was the...more

Carlton Fields

Tippee Liability If the Tipper Is Not Guilty? The Fluid Boundaries of Insider Trading

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Though “insider trading” has long been recognized as an illegal and abusive way to cheat in the securities trading game, new potential forms of this activity have recently emerged. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Summer 2023

Short sellers make their money by publishing information that attacks a company in order to drive down its share price. How can a company prepare? And what should it not do in the face of a short attack? We offer some tips in...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Webinar] Common Issues with Post-SPAC Combination Companies - November 15th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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The panel will address issues commonly dealt with by companies after they complete a SPAC business combination, including, among others: options for addressing the warrant overhang; dealing with Delegending shares; Special...more

Morgan Lewis

Takeover Monitor: Current German Public Tender Offers | Issue 3

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The Morgan Lewis takeover monitor documents public tender offers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current offers as of August 18, 2022. PUBLIC TENDER...more

Woodruff Sawyer

What Will the SEC’s New SPAC Rules Bring to the Troubled SPAC Market?

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On March 30th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a set of new rules and amendments to existing rules for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in connection with their initial public offerings...more

Goodwin

SEC Proposes Rules to Include Certain Significant Market Participants as “Dealers” or “Government Securities Dealers”

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules to include certain significant market participants as “dealers” or “government securities dealers” to essentially eliminate the trader exclusion...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2022: What You Need To Know …

This year, we expect to see new disclosure requirements; rule changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission that will affect directors; activists adopting new tactics; changes to shareholder voting processes; tax and...more

Goodwin

SPAC 2021 Year-End Review and 2022 Preview: Tailwinds, Headwinds, and Regulatory Landscape

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The SPAC market has withstood many challenges throughout 2021, including softening of the private investment in public equity (PIPE) market for a majority of the year after a very robust first quarter for initial business...more

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OCC Seeks Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management

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In this Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking feedback on principles for climate-related financial risk management for large banks; the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is seeking...more

Bailey & Glasser, LLP

[Webinar] Two-Part Webinar Series - Raising Capital & Staying Compliant: It’s Not Easy Being Green - November 18th, 2:00 pm - 2:30...

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Got a great opportunity but need more funding? Want to raise money for your new startup in a compliant way? Compliance with federal and state laws are a crucial part of business transactions, including mergers and...more

Allen Matkins

What Does Rule 144 Have To Do With Dissenters Rights?

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Shares that otherwise meet California's definition of "dissenting shares" are not dissenting shares if immediately before the reorganization or short-form merger, they are listed on any national securities exchange certified...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SEC Charges SPAC, Sponsor, Merger Target and CEOs for Misleading Disclosures

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On July 13, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the SPAC’s sponsor, the SPAC’s proposed merger target and two executives for allegedly...more

WilmerHale

SPAC Transaction Explosion Drives SEC Enforcement Focus

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In the face of volatile markets and a global pandemic, an old capital markets vehicle has been taking the markets by storm: special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Although SPACs have been around for many years, the...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Securities Regulators Provide Guidance to Improve Transparency for Reporting Issuers in the Cannabis Industry, Providing Lessons...

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On November 12, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Multilateral Staff Notice 51-359 Corporate Governance Related Discourse Expectations for Reporting Issuers in the Cannabis Industry ("MSN51-359") to...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions (Revision #2)

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

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