Earlier this year, the US Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA will require thousands of privately held US and non-US entities to report beneficial ownership to the US Treasury Department’s Financial...more
On 5 January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) published a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would broadly ban companies from entering into noncompete agreements with their workers, rescind substantially all...more
An Introduction to the SPAC IPO Process: In our initial alert (Part I), we provided an overview of key considerations for private equity (PE) mid-sized and emerging managers when deciding whether to launch a SPAC. In this...more
SPAC initial public offerings (IPOs) were all the rage in 2020, and they have picked up even more steam in 2021—reaching new heights. Private equity sponsors have emerged as key players in the SPAC sponsorship space, and...more