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SEC Commences Expanded Nonpublic Review of Registration Statements

Dechert LLP on 7/22/2017

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced1 an expansion of nonpublic review of draft registration statements for initial public offerings, initial registrations of classes of securities under Section...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/14/2017

Federal Reserve and FDIC Post Resolution Plans for Eight Major Financial Firms - On July 5, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board (the "Board") and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") posted the public portions of...more

SEC Allows Non-EGCs to Submit Certain Draft Registration Statements for Confidential Review

Baker Donelson on 7/14/2017

Effective July 10, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance began accepting draft registration statement (DRS) submissions from issuers filing registration statements in connection with...more

SEC to Allow Issuers to File Draft Initial Registration Statements on a Nonpublic Basis

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 7/14/2017

On June 29, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) announced that it would begin to allow issuers to file draft initial registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act“) on a...more

SEC Extends to Non-EGCs Process For Nonpublic Review of Registration Statements

Hogan Lovells on 7/12/2017

On June 29, the SEC announced that its Division of Corporation Finance will allow all companies to submit for nonpublic review draft registration statements relating to initial public offerings and other specified...more

SEC Expands Use of Confidential Submissions of Draft Registration Statements

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/10/2017

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that, beginning on July 10, 2017, the Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) will permit all companies to submit draft registration statements, on a...more

SEC Confidential Submission Procedures Expanded Beyond Emerging Growth Company Issuers Beginning July 10, 2017

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/8/2017

Last week, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that, beginning on July 10, 2017, the SEC will accept voluntary draft registration submissions from all issuers for nonpublic review. This...more

SEC Expands Confidential Submission Process to All IPOs

Bracewell LLP on 7/7/2017

The Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will permit all companies to submit draft registration statements relating to initial public offerings (IPOs) for...more

SEC to Review Draft Registration Statements on a Nonpublic Basis

Smith Anderson on 7/7/2017

Effective July 10, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will review draft registration statements for initial public offerings and follow-on offerings within the first year of initial registration on a nonpublic...more

All Issuers Eligible to Confidentially Submit Draft IPO Registration Statements

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/7/2017

One of the more utilized provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) has been the confidential submission of IPO registration statements by Emerging Growth Companies (EGCs) to the Securities and Exchange...more

SEC to Permit All Issuers to Submit Confidential Draft Registration Statements

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/6/2017

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on June 29, 2017, that the staff (staff) of the Division of Corporation Finance will accept draft registration statement submissions from all companies for nonpublic...more

SEC to Permit Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statements for All IPOs and Spin-Offs, Including by Non-EGCs

A&O Shearman on 6/30/2017

On June 29, 2017, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance announced that, beginning on July 10, 2017, it will permit confidential submissions of draft registration statements for all initial public offerings (IPOs),...more

A Guide to Regulation A+

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/15/2015

Significant changes to Regulation A, generally referred to as Regulation A+, went into effect on June 19, 2015. Old Regulation A - Regulation A is a previously existing exemption from the registration requirements...more

Crowdfunding Regulations

Troutman Pepper on 11/4/2015

On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final crowdfunding rules. More than two years after the publication of the proposed crowdfunding rules, the SEC approved regulations that permit...more

Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - June 2015 #2

Goodwin on 6/11/2015

Regulatory Developments: SEC Chair Highlights Recent Accomplishments - In a June 4, 2015 speech, SEC Chair Mary Jo White highlighted recent activities of the SEC and identified work to be done in the near future....more

SEC Updates EDGAR for Regulation A+

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 5/26/2015

The SEC has updated its EDGAR Filer Manual to document changes being made to accommodate Regulation A+ under the JOBS Act. EDGAR will be updated to add Regulation A submission form types DOS, DOS/A, DOSLTR, 1-A, 1-A/A,...more

SEC Radically Revamps Regulation A - Part 2

Foley Hoag LLP on 5/21/2015

Contents of Offering Statement - For many years, SEC Regulation A languished as an exemption from registration that nobody really used. Although securities issued in a Regulation A offering are not “restricted...more

"Corporate Finance Alert: SEC Adopts Regulation A+ to Provide New Exemption for Smaller Capital-Raising Transactions"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/2/2015

On March 25, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final rules for the new Regulation A+ exemption, which will permit eligible issuers to conduct securities offerings of up to $50 million without...more

A+ Indeed: The SEC’s Proposed Rules Amending Reg A

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act on 12/20/2013

Overview - Yesterday, December 18, 2013, the SEC released proposed rules to carry out the rulemaking mandate of Title IV of the JOBS Act. The proposed rules both retain and modernize the current framework of Regulation...more

SEC Issues Proposed Rules on Crowdfunding Capital Markets

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/25/2013

Yesterday, the SEC proposed rules to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding, as required by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. Crowdfunding, which has become popular in recent years...more

Market Trends & Legal Developments for Dealmakers - Quarter 4: 2012

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/15/2013

In This Issue: -Market Trends -Venture Capital -Private Equity -Initial Public Offerings -Mergers & Acquisitions -Legal Updates -Jobs Act & Capital Markets -Mergers & Acquisitions ...more

JOBS Act to Ease Capital Formation for Public and Private Companies and Reduce Regulatory Burdens on Emerging Growth Companies...

Mintz on 4/6/2012

On April 5, 2012, after overwhelming bi-partisan support in Congress but criticism from regulators and investor protection groups, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act). The...more

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