This yearly report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the hedge fund and private equity spaces, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has approved amendments that will facilitate the ability of funds and other issuers to raise capital through private placements. On August 26, 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to...more
On August 21, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two interpretive releases involving proxy voting and proxy voting advice. In the first release, the SEC provided guidance regarding the responsibilities of...more
9/12/2019
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Corporate Governance ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Popular ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Voting ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On July 24, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") announced charges against Facebook Inc. ("Facebook") for making misleading statements and risk factor disclosures regarding the misuse of Facebook user data...more
7/30/2019
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Corporate Misconduct ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivative Suit ,
Facebook ,
Material Misstatements ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Popular ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
Proskauer’s Global Capital Markets Group has released its fourth annual IPO Study, a comprehensive analysis of U.S.-listed initial public offerings that priced in 2016, including an identification of IPO trends over a...more
4/13/2017
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Common Stock ,
Corporate Governance ,
EBITDA ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Energy Sector ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Independent Directors ,
Informational Studies ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Internal Controls ,
JOBS Act ,
Lockouts ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Popular ,
Retail Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Snapchat ,
Takeovers ,
Technology Sector
The United Kingdom (UK) has voted to leave the European Union (EU). Although the vote will have long term implications, in the short term there will be no change to the current legal and regulatory status quo; the UK will...more
6/27/2016
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Antitrust Provisions ,
David Cameron ,
EU ,
EU Passport ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insolvency ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
MiFID ,
One-Stop Shop ,
Popular ,
Referendums ,
Resignation ,
UK ,
UK Brexit