Join Vinson & Elkins REIT and Real Estate partners, Brent Abbott, Executive Vice President, Head of Investments, Real Estate Division at Pacolet-Milliken, and Anthony Scavo, Chief Operating Officer at Basis Industrial, as...more
8/28/2024
/ Alternative Investment Funds ,
Capital Raising ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Debt Instruments ,
Events ,
Fund Sponsors ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Market Conditions ,
Mezzanine Lenders ,
Preferred Shares ,
Real Estate Investments ,
REIT ,
Tax Planning
On May 28, 2024, the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions was shortened from a two business day settlement period (T+2) to one business day (T+1). Under the T+1 settlement cycle, most securities...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), a new federal law, went into effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA requires that certain entities file Beneficial Ownership Information Reports (“BOI Reports”) with the Financial...more
On January 24, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved final rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”). The final rules follow the SEC’s issuance of proposed rules on March...more
1/26/2024
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Division of Corporate Finance ,
Final Rules ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
PSLRA ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Underwriting
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently brought two enforcement actions against public companies regarding related party transaction (“RPT”) disclosures. The actions against Lyft and Maximus should remind...more
9/26/2023
/ Best Practices ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Form 10-K ,
Lyft ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Related Parties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
SPVs
The Supreme Court seldom takes up issues around the federal securities laws. But in June, it handed down an important decision involving Section 11 of the Securities Act. Section 11 imposes strict liability on companies when...more
7/6/2023
/ Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
NYSE ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 11 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Shareholders ,
Slack ,
Slack Technologies Inc v Pirani ,
Unregistered Securities
Public REITs should take steps to enhance their financial reporting processes to ensure that they will be able to provide daily quantitative share repurchase information and comply with additional new disclosure requirements...more
Transitioning to a carbon-neutral economy will require meaningful commitment and action from nearly every major industry. Automakers must electrify much of their fleets. Farmers must adopt climate-smart practices that help...more
On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it adopted a final rule requiring companies to disclose information that is intended to reflect the relationship between compensation paid...more
9/14/2022
/ CD&A ,
Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Executive Compensation ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
GAAP ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Principal Executive Officer ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholders ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
On March 30, 2022, the commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved much-anticipated proposed rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”)....more
Global real estate accounts for over 20% of greenhouse gas emissions and approximately 40% of the world’s energy consumption. As a result, the transition to a low-carbon global economy must include efforts to decarbonize the...more
Much has been said about the need for countries and companies to build a low-carbon global economy. Multiple estimates of the amount of capital that will be needed to fund the energy transition over the next several decades...more
3/31/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Green Buildings ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Market ,
REIT ,
Sustainability
Last week, a stockholder in three special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs” – Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. (“PSTH”), GO Acquisition Corp. and E.Merge Technology Acquisition Corp) brought novel claims against...more
A Private Investment in Public Equity (“PIPE”) transaction can be an effective way for a public company to raise capital in a turbulent market environment. In this REIT Series presentation, V&E REIT professionals will provide...more
9/1/2020
/ Capital Raising ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Financial Transactions ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) ,
Public Offerings ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
REIT ,
Webinars