Michael Nordtvedt on Initial Public Offering (IPO)

SEC Staff Expands Accommodations for Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division) announced an expansion of the nonpublic review process for draft registration statements. This expansion aims to...more

3/7/2025 / Capital Markets , Disclosure Requirements , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Publicly-Traded Companies , Registration Requirement , Reporting Requirements , Rulemaking Process , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Regulation , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

2024 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini's 2024 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report provides in-depth analysis on 33 initial public offerings (IPOs) completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies in 2024 with deal values exceeding...more

2/28/2025 / Capital Markets , Financial Services Industry , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment , Life Sciences , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Regulation , Technology Sector

2024 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present the 2024 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report, analyzing 124 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by...more

9/26/2024 / Acquisitions , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment , Investors , Mergers , PIPEs , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) , Technology Sector

2023 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Market volatility, high interest rates, and ongoing geopolitical conflict continue to influence low levels of IPO activity in the U.S. capital markets. The trend is observed across all sectors, resulting in IPO levels similar...more

3/29/2024 / Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Emerging Growth Companies , Emerging Technology Companies , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Life Sciences , Non-GAAP Financial Measures , Technology Sector

2023 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report

The 2023 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report presents analysis related to 177 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by U.S.-based technology and life sciences...more

2/23/2024 / Capital Markets , Fiduciary Duty , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investors , Life Sciences , Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) , Rule 10b-5 , Securities , Shareholders , Technology Sector

Return Of The IPO? Considerations for Technology Companies in Pre-IPO Limbo

In recent weeks, Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo priced their IPOs, marking some of the first notable IPOs by technology companies in the past 18 months. As macroeconomic conditions and market sentiment appear to stabilize,...more

9/26/2023 / Capital Markets , Capital Raising , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment , Technology Sector , Venture Capital

SEC Proposes Rules to Alter Disclosure and Liability Regime for De-SPAC Transactions

SEC Proposed Rule Release 33-11048: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections - On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a series of rules and amendments...more

4/8/2022 / Disclosure Requirements , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment Company Act of 1940 , PSLRA , Safe Harbors , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Regulation , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

SEC Addresses Accounting Treatment for SPAC Warrants

On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a joint statement by John Coates, Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, and Paul Munter, Acting Chief Accountant, which provides...more

4/21/2021 / Acquisitions , Capital Raising , Corporate Finance , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investors , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

SEC Signals Heightened Focus on SPACs and de-SPAC Transactions

In light of the dramatic upswing in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued several public statements highlighting concerns and issues...more

4/13/2021 / Acquisitions , Capital Raising , Corporate Finance , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

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