On January 4, the Delaware Chancery Court issued a second decision suggesting that SPAC sponsors and directors proceed with care in connection with de-SPAC transactions (and potentially future SPAC formation). As a result of...more
On October 20, Mark Wood, co-head of Katten's National Capital Markets practice, alongside representatives from investment bank H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC and leading publicly traded Bitcoin miner Bitfarms Ltd., discussed the...more
12/26/2022
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venture Capital
This year-end issue of the Compass includes an overview of a recent conference Katten held regarding developments in cryptocurrency in the capital markets space, led by Mark Wood, national co-head of Katten’s Capital Markets...more
12/23/2022
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Clawbacks ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venture Capital ,
Whistleblowers
On July 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued six new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) with respect to determination of accredited investor status and, in...more
On October 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission launched a new website (www.sec.gov/marketstructure) designed to provide investors and other market participants with the ability to analyze market metrics and to access...more
On April 2, in connection with an investigation of Netflix, Inc. and its Chief Executive Officer, Reed Hastings, regarding a possible violation of Regulation FD, the Securities and Exchange Commission released a Report of...more
Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission have recently given several speeches in which they expressed their views (sometimes inconsistent) as to investor protection and disclosure to investors in SEC filings....more