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SEC Adjusts Definition of Emerging Growth Companies

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On September 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted a number of inflation-related adjustments under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), including an adjustment to the revenue...more

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The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States - 2021 Edition

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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

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Adopts Amendments Facilitating Opportunities for Access to Additional Capital

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a release adopting amendments (“final rules”) to certain of its rules relating to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Amends Definitions of “Accelerated Filer” and “Large Accelerated Filer” and Provides Relief to Small Issuers from Auditor...

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On March 12, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to the definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” definitions in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2, which amendments...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Amends Definition of Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer

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On March 12, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted amendments to the “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” definitions in the Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,...more

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A Rising Tide May Lift All Boats: SEC Adopts Rule 163B, Permitting All Issuers to “Test the Waters”

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The rule is an expansion of a popular modernization reform previously only available to emerging growth companies. All issuers considering a registered securities offering will now be able to engage in “testing-the-waters”...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Come on In, the Water’s Fine: SEC Proposes Expanding “Test-the-Waters” Communications to All Issuers

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On February 19, 2019, the SEC proposed a new rule, Rule 163B, that would allow all issuers to engage in “test-the-waters” communications prior to the effectiveness of a registration statement for a public offering. The...more

A&O Shearman

Governance & Securities Law Focus: Asia Edition - July 2018

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In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions. ...more

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Blog: Is The SEC About To Allow All Companies To “Test The Waters”?

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The WSJ is reporting that “people familiar with the matter”—every reporter’s favorite source—say that the SEC is “weighing” expanding “test the waters” beyond just EGCs. You might recall that, in 2012, the JOBS Act allowed...more

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The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States - 2017 Edition

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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

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SEC Expands Confidential Review of IPO Registration Statements

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The SEC announced earlier this summer (and supplemented that announcement late last week with additional information) that it has expanded the availability of its popular procedure for confidential non-public review of, and...more

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SEC Commences Expanded Nonpublic Review of Registration Statements

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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SEC Expands Confidential Review Process for Draft Registration Statements

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On June 29, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that, beginning July 10, 2017, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance will permit all issuers to confidentially submit draft registration statements...more

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

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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

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Staff Expands Confidential Review Procedures for Registration Statements under the Securities Act and Exchange Act

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On June 29, 2017, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC Staff”) issued an announcement (the “Announcement”) expanding its confidential review process in several areas,...more

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SEC Expands Use of Confidential Submissions of Draft Registration Statements

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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

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

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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

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SEC Expands Confidential Submission Process to All IPOs

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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Expands Popular JOBS Act Benefit to All Companies Filing Registration Statements

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Starting July 10, 2017, all companies filing certain registration statements may take advantage of a popular benefit currently allowed only to Emerging Growth Companies (EGCs) under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC to Permit All Issuers to Submit Confidential Draft Registration Statements

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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

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SEC Adopts JOBS Act Amendments to Forms and Rules, EGC, and Crowdfunding Inflation Adjustments

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On March 31, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted technical amendments to several rules and commonly used forms, including Forms S-1, S-3, and S-4 under the Securities Act and Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

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Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts Jobs Act Amendments - On April 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it has adopted amendments to increase the amount of money companies can...more

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The SEC’s Flawed Changes To Exchange Act Forms

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Title I of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (aka JOBS) Act amended the Securities Act and the Exchange Act to provide some regulatory relief to issuers that qualify as an “emerging growth company”. Recently, the...more

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