A number of notable developments over the past year, including disclosure trends and rule changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2023, have updated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...more
Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 -
Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more
12/22/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Competition ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
Exit Strategies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Global Dealmaking ,
HKEx ,
Insurance Industry ,
Joint Venture ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Securities ,
Short-Term Loans ,
Takeovers ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
Key Points -
U.K.-incorporated companies may assume that they are protected by the
- Takeover Code’s rules on bids and other changes of control, but that is not always true if they are listed in the U.S.
- Whether...more
There has been increased focus recently among London-listed companies in exploring US listings, whether as a further listing or migrating from London altogether. This is primarily being driven by companies seeking to close...more
4/4/2023
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FTSE ,
Holding Companies ,
NYSE ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Trading Obligation (STO) ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Exchange ,
UK
On 30 April 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper proposing changes to the Listing Rules applicable to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)....more
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), also referred to as “blank check” companies, have reached record numbers in the United States, with 242 SPACs conducting an initial public offering (IPO) on either NYSE or Nasdaq...more
The U.S. government frequently uses sanctions as a key tool in pursuing its foreign policy agenda. As a result, transactions involving sanctioned individuals and entities (Sanctioned Persons) are often prohibited. The...more
7/5/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exemptive Relief ,
Licenses ,
Mergers ,
No-Action Relief ,
Nokia ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Short-Form Mergers ,
Tender Offers
Experience in 2013 has shown that U.S. securities exchanges are once again becoming increasingly popular venues for listings by non-U.S. companies. The number of non-U.S. companies that conducted initial listings in the U.S....more
1/24/2014
/ Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
JOBS Act ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stocks