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SEC Issues New COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance

As part of its response to the effects and economic disruption that the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) is causing to the worldwide economy, on March 25, 2020, the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S....more

Congress Passes Largest Ever Economic Stimulus Package: Key Provisions of CARES Act

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has swiftly and significantly unsettled key sectors of the U.S. economy, impacted the viability of many businesses and affected the financial health of millions of Americans. In...more

Debt Buyback and Liability Management Considerations

As the markets continue to react to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trading prices of many corporate loans and bonds have fallen dramatically. As a result, many companies (or their private equity sponsors) are looking at...more

COVID-19: Disclosure and Capital Markets Considerations for US Listed Public Companies

COVID-19: DISCLOSURE AND CAPITAL MARKETS CONSIDERATIONS FOR US LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES - The outbreak and continuing spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and the related disruption to the worldwide economy are...more

SEC Eliminates Consolidating Financial Information for SEC-Registered Debt Securities with Subsidiary Issuers or Guarantors

Amendments eliminate audited three-year guarantor financial statement footnote and separate financial statements of subsidiaries whose shares are pledged; replaced with unaudited combined summarized financial information for...more

SEC Proposes to Update Accredited Investor Definition to Increase Access to Private Investments

In a December 18, 2019 release, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to amend the definition of “accredited investor” in Rule 501 of Regulation D and the definition of “qualified institutional buyer” in Rule...more

It Is Annual Report Time—Recent Developments and Trends for the Preparation of Form 20-F

It is now time for foreign private issuers to prepare their annual reports on Form 20-F. For companies with a calendar year-end, the Form 20-F must be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by April...more

SEC Issues Final Rule to Expand Test-the-Waters Communications to All Issuers

On September 25, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that will enable all issuers to “test the waters” prior to publicly filing a registration statement. Currently, only emerging growth companies,...more

SEC Proposes to Modernize Risk Factor, Business Description and Legal Proceedings Disclosure Rules

On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments (the “Proposed Rule”) to modernize its existing requirements for how companies disclose risk factors and describe their business and...more

SEC Proposes Improvements to Acquired Business Financial Statement Requirements

On May 3, 2019, the SEC proposed for public comment amendments to its rules related to the financial statements required to be disclosed by SEC reporting companies or in IPOs in connection with an acquisition or disposal of a...more

SEC Disclosure Simplification Continues

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to simplify and modernize disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and certain forms....more

Can a Cyber Breach Be a Violation of Internal Controls? The SEC Says, ‘Maybe’

On October 16, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a report outlining an investigation conducted by the SEC’s Division of Enforcement related to the internal accounting controls at nine public companies...more

Another Wave of Disclosure Simplification Rules Adopted by the SEC

On August 17, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of amendments to simplify and update disclosure requirements. Although the amendments are voluminous in length and breadth of provisions...more

SEC Issues Final Rules to Increase Rule 701 Enhanced Disclosure Threshold

Publishes Concept Release to Explore Rule 701 and Form S-8 Reform - The Adopting Release - On June 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules to amend Securities Act Rule 701, which...more

Private Company Fined for Failure to Comply with Rule 701 in Option Exercises

On March 12, 2018, the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) fined a late-stage private company $160,000 as a result of its failure to comply with the enhanced disclosure requirements of Rule 701 in...more

SEC Adopts Interpretive Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures

On February 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission released new interpretive guidance on public company disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and incidents....more

Cryptocurrencies: A Big Week for U.S. Regulatory Attention

SEC/CFTC Statements - In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on January 24, 2018, Jay Clayton, the Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and J. Christopher Giancarlo, the Chair of the US...more

SEC Staff Gives Company Boards Central Role in 14a-8 ‘Ordinary Business’ and ‘Economic Relevance’ Exclusions

On November 1, 2017, the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14I (SLB 14I) on shareholder proposals, which sets out a...more

“Veep”: The Evolving Law of Advancement and Indemnification

Companies confer title of “Vice President” on a wide range of employees, from senior executives, in some cases, to line-level personnel, in others. While distinguishing someone functioning as a senior executive from someone...more

Financial Statements Triggered by Acquisitions – When Do You Need Them? - A Practical Guide for US Public Companies, Part II

Significant acquisitions trigger specific financial statement requirements for the acquiring company. Part I of this publication covered when an acquisition is considered significant and what target and pro forma financial...more

Financial Statements Triggered by Acquisitions – What Do You Need? - A Practical Guide for US Public Companies, Part I

Significant acquisitions trigger specific financial statement requirements for the acquiring company. Part I covers key concepts for determining the significance of an acquisition and what target and pro forma financial...more

A Financial Statement Guide Through the Seasons - Registering and Offering Securities of US Public Companies at Different Times...

Financial statement considerations can pose challenges for registering or offering securities at certain times of the company’s fiscal year. Companies often observe quarterly earnings blackouts starting around the end of a...more

Financial Statement Triggers - Requirements for New or Updated Financial Statements Can Affect Access to Capital Markets and M&A

Financial statement requirements can surprise US public companies seeking to access the capital markets or to register shares in connection with acquisitions. Fully compliant 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reporting can be inadequate....more

Changes to the JOBS Act and SEC Disclosure Requirements

Last Friday, President Obama signed into law the Highway Transportation Bill, otherwise known as the FAST Act. Among its many provisions, the Act includes changes to the JOBS Act, changes to SEC disclosure requirements and a...more

New Capital Raising Alternatives for Non-SEC Reporting Companies: Regulation A+

Non-SEC Reporting US and Canadian companies may now raise up to $50 million in a 12-month period under an expanded exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) under...more

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