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SEC Adopts Rule Changes to Shareholder Ownership Reporting

The SEC shortened Schedule 13D and Schedule 13G beneficial ownership reporting deadlines and amended disclosure requirements. The SEC modified and accelerated the initial filing and amendment deadlines, as well as...more

Bankruptcy and Restructuring Considerations for De-SPACed Companies

Distressed de-SPACed companies are increasingly turning to chapter 11 as a means of restructuring their debts and preserving going-concern value. Many de-SPAC mergers in 2020 and 2021 involved pre-revenue or...more

SEC’s Heightened Scrutiny of Rule 10b5-1 Plans and Final Rulemaking Focus Is on Insiders Rather than Issuers

The SEC seeks to regulate trading through internal compliance processes. The SEC settled insider trading charges in relation to misuse of a Rule 10b5-1 plan established in the name of a British Virgin Islands entity owned...more

SEC Adopts Broad Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 Protections and Section 16(a) Reporting

Affected individuals should review their 10b5-1 plans and Section 16(a) Reporting practices to ensure they comply with the new regulations. Directors, officers and other persons (other than issuers) cannot maintain more...more

VC Update—The Down Round Is Back

Financing terms in the VC market are tightening in a hurry. As valuations of public company comparables crumble and VCs engage in stricter price discipline, startups able to raise money may only be able to do so at...more

Understanding What’s Behind the Uranium Spot Price Surge

Volatility in the uranium market must be carefully evaluated to fully understand the risks of potential investment. Short-term financial disruption may be a leading indicator for future growth, but the history of uranium...more

The Beginning of the SPAC Enforcement Wave: SEC Makes Example of SPAC for Spacing out on Diligence

Chair Gensler’s enforcement agenda begins to take shape as SEC brings sprawling enforcement action against wide range of SPAC participants. Consistent with prior SEC warnings regarding incentives for Special Purpose...more

Congressional SPACtivity Continues: Draft Legislation Proposes to Eliminate Safe Harbor Protection for Projections in SPAC...

Updates from recent U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing and proposed legislation - In light of recent Congressional hearings and proposed legislation, market participants should remain vigilant and prepared...more

SEC Takes Aim at SPACs

March Madness extends into April as the Commission markedly increases its focus on SPACs. Surprise pronouncements call into question use of the PSLRA safe harbor for projections and accounting treatment for warrants....more

The SPAC Explosion: Beware the Litigation and Enforcement Risk

SPACs have seen exponential growth in 2020, but SPAC sponsors, investors and targets should beware the scrutiny de-SPAC transactions are receiving from the plaintiffs’ bar and the SEC. 2020’s SPAC IPO explosion will...more

My Brother’s Keeper: When Do Minority Stockholders Risk Being Considered “Controllers” of a Delaware Corporation?

Recent Delaware cases have clarified that minority stockholders merely rolling over shares alongside an independent and unrelated controlling stockholder do not form a control group in most cases—the controlling stockholder...more

When the Negotiator of Deal Terms Is Negotiating Personal Compensation: Lessons for Board Members

Delaware Supreme Court reinstates case alleging fiduciary breach for failure to disclose CEO’s post-merger compensation discussions. Deal negotiators should take care not to negotiate their own post-closing compensation...more

Down Rounds—Potential Liabilities and Strategies to Address Them

As venture-backed companies increasingly face the prospect of a down round, directors, management and controlling shareholders must understand the lurking liabilities and follow appropriate procedures. Corporate boards...more

VC Update—The Return of the Down Round

COVID-19 has brought back financing terms not seen in the VC market since the last financial crisis. As valuations of public company comparables crumble and VCs engage in stricter price discipline, start-ups able to raise...more

Open up the PIPEs: Current Market Considerations

Private investments in public equity are likely to become more popular as investors and public companies utilize PIPEs to navigate market turbulence. In the face of tremendous market uncertainty, PIPE transactions offer...more

Zone of Uncertainty: Director Considerations in Responding to COVID-19

Directors managing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business must remember their fiduciary duties as they consider potential actions and approaches, including M&A and interested party transactions, and should...more

COVID-19 Relief: What Funds, Corporate Investors and Their Portfolio Companies Should Know About Eligibility for the Payroll...

Guidance on eligibility for small business loans under the CARES Act. Companies that have investments from venture capital (VC) and/or private equity (PE) funds, or that have raised funds under similar terms from corporate...more

M&A in the Time of COVID-19

Thinking through the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on M&A and deal terms. COVID-19 may cause buyers and sellers to reassess valuations, adjust pricing mechanisms and implement new methodologies for interim operations...more

Private Funds Litigation/Regulatory Year in Review and 2020 Outlook

TAKEAWAYS - SEC scrutiny of private funds underscores the importance of remaining vigilant, including updating and improving compliance infrastructure and evaluating internal policies and procedures. - Private funds...more

Wake up the Raiders: Considerations for Private Equity Going Activist

What do you do when valuations reach record-high levels, but you have trillions of dollars to spend amid increased competition? The challenge of an “inverse proportion” of dry powder (rising) to attractive deal opportunities...more

Private Funds Litigation/Regulatory Year in Review and 2019 Outlook

Although the SEC did not bring as many headline enforcement actions against private funds as in years past, it continues to devote substantial resources and attention on investment advisers. The SEC will maintain its...more

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