This year’s IPO Report offers a detailed review of the IPO market and outlook, including a breakdown of IPOs by industry and the number of IPOs from the leading states over the past five years. We also take a look at the IPO...more
3/27/2025
/ Board of Directors ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reverse Mergers ,
Shell Corporations ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Venture Capital
In recent years, a variety of alternative paths to public ownership and trading liquidity have emerged. The reverse merger is among one of the oldest alternatives to a conventional IPO for a private company seeking to become...more
3/27/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Reverse Mergers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
On March 3, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued new guidance, effective immediately, significantly expanding the ability of companies to...more
3/12/2025
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
New Guidance ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Regulation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Across the board, despite the pall cast by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was a year of strong IPO deal flow and aftermarket performance, punctuated by a breathtaking surge in IPOs by special purpose acquisition companies...more
In the face of volatile markets and a global pandemic, an old capital markets vehicle has been taking the markets by storm: special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Although SPACs have been around for many years, the...more
4/5/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Financing ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced actions to implement the Main Street Lending Program authorized under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act. The program consists of two credit facilities aimed at small and...more
4/15/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Comment Period ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Facilities ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Relief Measures ,
Special Purpose Vehicles ,
Term Sheets ,
U.S. Treasury