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
In Macquarie Infrastructure Corp., et al., v. Moab Partners, L. P., et. al, a unanimous United States Supreme Court held that failure to make MD&A disclosures required by Item 303 of Regulation S-K does not violate Rule...more
Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to...more
On March 6, 2024, as the hottest winter ever in the lower forty-eight came to a close, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued its long-awaited final rule requiring public companies to disclose some of...more
When it comes to estate planning, addressing all your assets should be a priority. However, certain assets require greater attention than others. For example, if your assets include unregistered securities, such as restricted...more
Latham & Watkins, in collaboration with KPMG, has released 2023 guides to the financial statements required for US securities offerings. These companion guides provide US issuers and non-US issuers a roadmap to help navigate...more
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more
Private placements can be a great resource for companies to raise capital in the current economic environment. They are cost effective in comparison to public offerings and provide greater decision-making latitude to current...more
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward. This User’s...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that a person who makes social media posts promoting securities—motivated at least in part by their own financial interests or those of the securities’ owner—is...more
Did you know that the Canada-U.S. multijurisdictional disclosure system (MJDS) includes an SEC form that does not include any minimum market capitalization requirement, and can be used to complete a public offering of...more
Under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act), all securities offerings must be registered with the SEC unless there is an exemption. Registering securities is a costly and time-consuming process requiring SEC review and...more
This article focuses on complications arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), relating to de-SPACed public companies that may restrict foreclosing lenders from selling shareholdings pledged...more
Recently a purported shareholder of certain special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) initiated derivative lawsuits asserting that the SPACs are investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, because...more
This is our global initial public offering guide. It will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO – in other words, an IPO in which you sell locally listed ordinary shares to investors outside the United States under...more
The proposed amendments could significantly alter the landscape for extended settlement of securities offerings by expressly limiting the public offering exception for “when-issued” securities to equity IPOs. Key Points: ...more
THE CHALLENGE: When INX Limited formed in 2017, its founders recognized that market enthusiasm around bitcoin and other blockchain assets would lead to a new standard in the finance industry. Looking beyond the...more