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Initial Public Offering (IPO)

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Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/5/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court will likely decide before the end of its current term whether the failure to make a disclosure pursuant to Item 303 of Regulation S-K can serve as the basis for a securities fraud claim under Section...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - May 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/1/2023

Supreme Court Hears Argument on Traceability Requirement in Circuit-Split Slack v. Pirani - Key Points - - Before the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in a high-profile securities case...more

Surge in SPAC-Related Mergers Leads to Litigation and Regulatory Risks

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/6/2021

Not far behind the dramatic increase in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) is a corresponding increase in the number of shareholder lawsuits and increased activity at the US Securities and Exchange...more

The Ripples Behind the SPAC Wave

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment on 3/25/2021

The past year saw a burst in popularity of SPACs. More than half of companies that went public in 2020 did so using a SPAC on their way to raising over $80 billion in proceeds, and so far in 2021 SPAC offerings far outpace...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - April 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/6/2020

This issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between October 2019 and January 2020. ...more

Southern District Of New York Dismisses Federal Securities Claims Against Asset Management Company For Failure To Adequately...

A&O Shearman on 10/9/2019

On September 30, 2019, Judge Loretta A. Preska of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed federal securities claims brought against a Japanese investment advisor and asset manager (the...more

Favorable Market Conditions Lead to Renewed Interest in SPACs

White and Williams LLP on 8/2/2018

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have experienced a renewed popularity over the past couple of years due to favorable capital markets conditions. A SPAC is a publicly traded acquisition and investment vehicle...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities - June 2017

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/9/2017

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February 2017 and April 2017. The cases address developing trends in class actions, ERISA, fiduciary duties,...more

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