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Red Tape or Green Future? Unpacking California's Climate Disclosure Laws and the Pushback

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As the federal government works to roll back climate regulations and climate-focused initiatives, states are developing avenues to fill in the gaps left behind. In 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted...more

Allen Matkins

If The Shares Of A Chinese Company Are Delisted, What Happens To Trading In California?

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Yesterday's Wall Street Journal includes a story about the possible delisting of shares of Chinese companies.  Shares of companies that are listed, or authorized for listing, on a national securities exchange (or tier or...more

A&O Shearman

Fourth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Denial Of Motion To Amend A Securities Fraud Class Action Against Quantum Computing...

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On April 8, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion to amend a class action complaint against a quantum computing company (the “Company”) and the...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Whiplash: The (Brief and Tragic?) Life of the SEC’s Cyber Disclosure Rules

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In 2023 and 2024, our public company clients were focused on complying with the SEC’s cyber disclosure rules—and on the risk from big, high-profile government enforcement actions like the SolarWinds case. But with a new SEC...more

Cornerstone Research

Number of Accounting-Related Securities Class Action Filings and Settlements Remained Steady in 2024 as Size of Settlements Shrunk

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The number of accounting-related securities class action filings and settlements remained steady in 2024, with the number of filings increasing slightly and for the third consecutive year, according to a new report from...more

Cooley LLP

Clawback Checkboxes on the Form 10-K Cover: Corp Fin Issues Six CDIs

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A few months ago, we put out our own set of a dozen FAQs about the clawback checkboxes on the Form 10-K cover page in this blog. Now, Corp Fin has issued six CDIs on the topic. The new CDIs, which are set forth below,...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Nasdaq Releases Policy Recommendations to Promote Capital Formation

In March 2025, Nasdaq released a comprehensive set of policy recommendations intended to advance capital formation in a paper titled “Advancing the U.S. Public Markets: Unlocking Capital Formation for a Stronger American...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

EDGAR Next: The Future of SEC Filings Is Here–Are You Ready?

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially launched EDGAR Next, its latest initiative to upgrade the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. This new platform went live on...more

Jones Day

Hard Launch: TXSE Goes Public

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TXSE (pronounced TEX-see) announced on April 4, 2025 that its Form 1 registration is now public, putting it one step closer to Y'all Street. The announcement touted its proprietary “matching engine" that it believes will make...more

Conyers

Updates to the HKEX Paperless Listing Regime – Are You In Compliance?

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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited published on 24 January 2025 its Conclusions on Further Paperless Listing Reforms. The proposals adopted include, among others, that issuers are to: - provide securities holders...more

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What You Don’t Disclose Can Hurt You: The Power of Proactive Risk Factor Disclosures

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With evolving regulations and emerging risks—including tariffs, DEI-related controversies, and cybersecurity concerns—some public companies are refining their approach to assessing and updating risk factor disclosures. Beyond...more

Mayer Brown

Convertible Bonds: An Issuer’s Guide (2025)

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Introduction - Convertible bonds are, customarily, fixed rate debt instruments issued by a company (the “issuer”), the terms of which allow the holders of the bonds to convert them into ordinary shares (common stock) of...more

BCLP

How Should Companies Update Risk Factors and MD&A During a Global Trade War?

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As companies prepare to file Form 10-Qs, they should give special attention to risk factors in light of recently announced global tariffs. The situation is particularly challenging due to the fluid environment, including the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Texas Stock Exchange Aims at Nasdaq and NYSE

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On April 4, the Texas Stock Exchange's (TXSE) Form 1 application for registration as a national securities exchange was publicly released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The application contains a wealth...more

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Raises Concerns Over Cyber Disclosure Rules

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As public companies work to align with the SEC’s new cybersecurity disclosure requirements, Commissioner Hester Peirce is urging a reassessment of how these rules are applied—particularly during active cyber incidents. In a...more

Cooley LLP

Nasdaq’s Recommendations for a Better Capital Market

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Last week, Nasdaq released this interesting paper that sets forth a set of recommendations to improve the capital markets. Nasdaq believes its recommendations not only come out at a critical time when policymakers have real...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Policy Shift and Recent Corp Fin Updates – Part 1

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Since the beginning of the year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance staff (Corp Fin Staff) has issued several important statements and interpretations, including a Staff Legal...more

BCLP

London Stock Exchange Discussion Paper - Shaping the Future of AIM

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The ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of London’s markets, AIM has been a central feature of UK capital markets for the last 30 years providing growing companies with access to capital and liquidity. ...more

A&O Shearman

Southern District Of New York Grants Motion To Dismiss Putative Securities Class Action Against Software Company

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On March 27, 2025, Judge John G. Koeltl of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action asserting claims against a software company and...more

Cooley LLP

Preparing for the Virtual-Only Annual Meeting: Issues to Consider

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For those planning for a virtual-only annual shareholders meeting, here are a non-exhaustive list of issues to consider (these also apply to hybrid meetings, which also have other issues to ponder given the in-person...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Fusions et acquisitions au Canada : Foire aux questions sur les F&A de sociétés ouvertes

Notre brochure Foire aux questions répond aux questions courantes au sujet de la réglementation des F&A de sociétés ouvertes. Cette ressource complète traite de sujets clés et contient de l’information essentielle pour vous...more

Hogan Lovells

Public Takeovers in Germany Newsletter 2025

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Welcome to the eighth edition of our newsletter “Public Takeovers in Germany”. It provides a market overview of public takeovers and other public offers carried out in Germany in 2024 in accordance with the German Securities...more

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Cross-border SEC spotlight: Key updates for non-U.S. companies

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Welcome to the inaugural edition of our Hogan Lovells Cross-border SEC spotlight: Key updates for non-U.S. companies, a dedicated resource for non-U.S. companies listed or exploring a listing in the United States. This...more

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TSX Proposes Amendments to Listing Requirements

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The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has published for comment proposed amendments to the TSX Company Manual (the Manual). The amendments are intended to support capital markets by...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Public Markets Monitor – Q1 2025

Below is our quarterly briefing covering the most important developments for UK PLCs, UK equity capital markets and UK public M&A. In this issue, we review: - Primary Market Bulletin 54 — Strategic leaks and unlawful...more

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