Latham & Watkins, in collaboration with KPMG, has released 2023 guides to the financial statements required for US securities offerings. These companion guides provide US issuers and non-US issuers a roadmap to help navigate...more
1/23/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Balance Sheets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Internal Controls ,
MD&A Statements ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Public Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Latham & Watkins, in collaboration with KPMG, has released 2023 guides to the financial statements required for US securities offerings. These companion guides provide US issuers and non-US issuers a roadmap to help navigate...more
1/23/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Internal Controls ,
MD&A Statements ,
Public Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
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1/11/2023
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Internal Controls ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more
1/3/2022
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Balance Sheets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Statements ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Internal Controls ,
JOBS Act ,
MD&A Statements ,
Public Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s Guide...more
1/3/2022
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Foreign Private Issuers ,
GAAP ,
Internal Controls ,
JOBS Act ,
MD&A Statements ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
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3/2/2021
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Corporate Issuers ,
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Financial Statements ,
Foreign Issuers ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
MD&A Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
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3/2/2021
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
GAAP ,
MD&A Statements ,
Public Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more
1/13/2020
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Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Internal Controls ,
JOBS Act ,
MD&A Statements ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Public Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
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1/13/2020
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Balance Sheets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Internal Controls ,
JOBS Act ,
MD&A Statements ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Public Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulation S-X ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
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1/9/2019
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
JOBS Act ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more
1/9/2019
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
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Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Internal Controls ,
JOBS Act ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Spotify Technology S.A. went public on April 3, 2018 through a direct listing of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
Key Points:
..A direct listing is an innovative structure that provides companies with an...more
6/22/2018
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Early Stage Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Financial Statements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Listing Rules ,
Music Industry ,
Music Streaming ,
Prospectus ,
Regulation M ,
Rule 144 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Spotify
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more
1/5/2018
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Acquisitions ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Offerings ,
Public Offerings ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The SEC will require foreign private issuers that report in IFRS to submit XBRL financial statements for annual reports filed during 2018.
On March 1, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a...more
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more
Introduction -
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely...more
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more
1/20/2016
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Financial Reporting ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Internal Controls ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Public Offerings ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more
12/11/2015
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Statements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Internal Controls ,
JOBS Act ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Safe Harbors ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Young Lawyers
In This Report:
- Introduction
- The Basics
- Background to Financial Statement Requirements
- What Financial Statements Must Be Included in Public Offerings?
- When Does Financial...more
In This Report:
- Introduction
- Background
- What Is a “Foreign Private Issuer”?
- Some Key Ways in which Foreign Private Issuers Are Treated Differently than Domestic US Issuers
- The...more
This week in our playbook, we are talking about guarantor and affiliate financial statements.
First, the bad news: As a general rule, all guarantors must present the same audited and unaudited financial statements as...more
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward.
This User’s...more