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
1/15/2025
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Reporting ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Non-US Entities ,
Public Offerings ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
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
1/15/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Statements ,
Form 8-K ,
GAAP ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
JOBS Act ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Public Offerings ,
Rule 144A ,
Securities Regulation
Spotify Technology S.A. went public on April 3, 2018 through a direct listing of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
Key Points:
..A direct listing is an innovative structure that provides companies with an...more
6/22/2018
/ Direct Listing ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Financial Statements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Listing Rules ,
Music Industry ,
Music Streaming ,
Prospectus ,
Regulation M ,
Rule 144 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Spotify
This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more
12/11/2015
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Statements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Internal Controls ,
JOBS Act ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Safe Harbors ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Young Lawyers
In This Report:
- Introduction
- The Basics
- Background to Financial Statement Requirements
- What Financial Statements Must Be Included in Public Offerings?
- When Does Financial...more
Two years ago, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act became law. Title I of the JOBS Act significantly changed the IPO playbook, creating a new category of issuer called an emerging growth company (EGC) and rewriting...more
An Updated Look at the World of Offers -
It all seems simple enough. The concept of “offer” is broad under the securities laws, so companies and underwriters need to be careful about any publicity in connection with a...more
3/7/2014
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
JOBS Act ,
Offers ,
Press Releases ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Underwriting