With 169 special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) initial public offerings (IPOs) and 102 SPAC mergers and counting this year, SPACs are hotter than ever. But are they right approach for your portfolio companies seeking...more
11/16/2020
/ Accounting ,
Acquisitions ,
Business Valuations ,
Capital Raising ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Mergers ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Retail Investors ,
Reverse Mergers ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Webinars
On June 23, 2020, the Division of Corporation Finance (CF) and the Office of the Chief Accountant of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released guidance that provides additional views on disclosure related to...more
In the third quarter of 2019, the SEC Staff announced major changes to the standard no-action request review and response process relating to shareholder proposals. In addition, the SEC expanded the availability of...more
10/18/2019
/ Accredited Investors ,
Benchmarks ,
Capital Markets ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Market Participants ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
No-Action Requests ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Season ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation D ,
Regulation FD ,
Rule 144A ,
Rule 14a-8 ,
Rule 501 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Proposals
During the previous quarter, the SEC proposed new rulemaking to reduce the number of smaller companies that become subject to enhanced reporting requirements through “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” status....more
7/16/2019
/ Accelerated Filers ,
Amended Rules ,
Blockchain ,
Capital Markets ,
Confidential Information ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FOIA ,
Food Marketing Institute v Argus Leader Media ,
Howey ,
ICFR ,
Investment Contract ,
Nasdaq ,
No-Action Letters ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Substantial-Competitive-Harm Test ,
Threshold Requirements
In Depth -
On June 27, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its rules and regulations that would expand the number of companies that qualify as “smaller reporting companies” by...more