On March 6, 2025, for the first time since 2008, the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission updated its guidance on the use of lock-up agreements in connection with Rule 145(a) transactions (i.e.,...more
3/17/2025
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Capital Markets ,
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Disclosure Requirements ,
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
For decades, corporate merger and acquisition deals have been plagued by meritless claims asserting, typically, that the companies and their officers and directors have provided insufficient disclosures. Courts have sought to...more