The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced significant changes to its confidential filing procedures, aiming to support capital formation and provide greater flexibility for companies planning public...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced on September 26, 2019 that it voted to adopt the application of “testing-the-waters” rules to all issuers who engage in raising capital in the public markets. This...more
10/3/2019
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Emerging Growth Companies ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investors ,
JOBS Act ,
New Rules ,
Public Offerings ,
Qualified Institutional Buyers ,
Rule 163B ,
Securities Act ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Testing-the-Waters Communications
On December 19, 2018, the SEC announced that it had adopted final rules that allow reporting companies to rely on the Regulation A exemption from registration for their securities offerings.
Until recently, the only way...more
2/4/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Amended Regulation ,
Capital Markets ,
Final Rules ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulation A ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
Although EDGAR continues to accept filings, the government shutdown has now eclipsed its 28th day and the SEC continues to operate with limited staff which is having a crippling effect on the ability of many companies to...more
1/21/2019
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Capital Markets ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Funding ,
Government Shutdown ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation S-X ,
Section 8(a) ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stop Order
SNAP Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, went public yesterday with a valuation of approximately $33.4 billion. The Company raised $3.4 billion at $17 per share, and is now trading well above the IPO price. While SNAP has...more