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Seward & Kissel LLP

DOL Finalizes Amendments to the QPAM Exemption – All QPAMs Must Take Action

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On April 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published significant modifications to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption). The amendment becomes effective on June 17, 2024; however, certain...more

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Are You a Mexican Shareholder of a U.S. Company? 2024 Brings New U.S. Reporting Obligations

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Similar to the controlling beneficiary regulation in Mexico, next year the United States will enter into force a new obligation for most U.S. companies, including those with Mexican shareholders, to report information about...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Capital Markets Regulations Affecting U.S. Companies - August 2022

Capital markets in the United States provide an unparalleled source of investment capital, measured in trillions of dollars. U.S. markets and rules allow companies to raise funds on an expedited and economically efficient...more

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SEC Proposes Rule Changes for Proxy Advisory Firms

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On November 5, 2019, the SEC issued a release proposing amendments to the federal proxy rules that are intended to enhance the accuracy and transparency of information provided by proxy advisory firms to investors and...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Preliminary Planning for the 2017 Proxy Season

For those who want to start preparing for the 2017 proxy season, our preliminary list of important considerations is set forth below: Directors’ and Officer’s Questionnaire - Nasdaq has adopted a rule requiring...more

Locke Lord LLP

Tools for Targets of Activist Investors

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A recent interpretation by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the beneficial ownership reporting rules under the Securities Exchange Act and the recent settlement of a lawsuit by the U.S....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Can a shareholder who is unable to rely on the HSR passive investor exemption still file a Schedule 13G? Maybe, says the SEC Staff...

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On July 12, 2016, the US Department of Justice announced a record $11 million fine against an activist investment firm for improperly claiming an exemption from Hart-Scott-Rodino’s notification and waiting period provisions...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Clarifies Relationship between HSR Investment Intent and 13D/G Status

The SEC has issued a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (8-K 103.11) that clarifies the interaction between the investment intent exemption in the HSR rules and the ability to file a Schedule 13G. The CDI poses...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Reg A+ Exemption

Today, the SEC released proposed rules to carry out the rulemaking mandate of Title IV of the JOBS Act. The proposed rules preserve and modernize the current framework of current Regulation A. The proposed rules would...more

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