Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more
Primary Market Bulletin No. 44 reminds issuers of the: ..use of multimedia content (including audio and video) in regulatory news announcements; ..FCA’s position on the requirement for a prospectus when shares are...more
On September 26, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's proposal to modify the so-called "20% Rule" contained in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d). The modified rule expands the...more
On 31 December 2017, the Capital Market Authority (the “CMA”) published the Rules on the Offer of Securities and Continuing Obligations (“ROSCO”), which were approved by CMA Board Resolution No. 3-123-2017 dated 9/4/1439H...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a proposal by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to facilitate listing on the NYSE without a prior underwritten public offering. Section 102.01B of the NYSE Listed...more
With overwhelming market support, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has concluded that Hong Kong's listing regime must be expanded to remain competitive amidst a changing global capital environment. ...more
Domestic issuers will welcome the amendments as they largely clarify or formalize existing CMA practices. Introduction - Further to the continuous efforts of the Capital Market Authority (the CMA) in the Kingdom of...more
There have been any number of economic analyses demonstrating that the public markets remain inhospitable to smaller IPOs and blog posts (many, ours) lamenting the absence of smaller IPOs. Recently, in preparing for a...more