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Private Equity and Sports: Navigating the Legal Playbook

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Private equity’s presence in sports is no longer novel, nor is it confined to marquee professional franchises. Across Canada and North America, institutional investors are playing an increasingly visible role in the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

The SPV Series: Gaining Exposure Through Single-Investment SPVs

Given the continued and growing interest in special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”) as a means of accessing private market investments, we are publishing a series of posts that examine different aspects of these structures.  This...more

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Sponsor-Arranged Investor Loan Programs

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INTRODUCTION: Large family offices and institutional investors are increasingly utilizing NAV loans on their alternatives holdings as a portfolio management tool. As allocations to alternatives have scaled, so, too, has...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

SEC Proposes Sweeping Registered Offering Reform and Filer Status Simplification

On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two companion proposed rulemakings that, if adopted, would represent the most significant overhaul of the Securities Act registration framework and Exchange Act...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

CFPB Scales Back the Small Business Credit Data Collection Rule - but Also Indicates Future Expansion is Possible

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On May 1, 2026, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-anticipated final rule (the “Final Rule”) revising its initial rulemaking in 2023 (the “Prior Rule”) to implement the small business lending...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Proposes Rules to Reform Registered Offering Framework

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed two sets of rule amendments aimed at overhauling how public companies access the capital markets and meet their ongoing reporting obligations.  The first...more

Proskauer - Private Market Talks Podcast

[Podcast] Private Market Talks: Investing in an Uncertain Market with CVC’s Lorne Somerville

How do you invest with conviction in an uncertain market? In this episode of Private Market Talks, Lorne Somerville, Managing Partner at CVC Capital Partners and co-head of North American Private Equity, joins partner...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Post-Seed SAFE Series — Part 2: Five Provisions Worth Negotiating Before You Sign a Post-Seed SAFE

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Picking up from Part 1: if you are investing into a company with an existing priced round, the standard Y Combinator (“YC”) SAFE leaves real money — and real rights — on the table. Here are five provisions where pushing back...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Proposes Rule to Enhance Filer Accommodations and Simplify Filer Status for Reporting Companies

As noted in our earlier post, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released two rulemaking proposals aimed at overhauling how public companies access the capital markets and address their ongoing reporting...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Post-Seed SAFE Series — Part 1: The YC SAFE Was Not Built for the Round You Are Investing In

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Here is a quiet truth that gets lost in every “just sign the standard SAFE” conversation: the Y Combinator (“YC”) SAFE was purpose-built for pre-seed, pre-priced-round companies — clean common-stock cap tables, no preferred...more

A&O Shearman

Phase 2? We don’t need phase 2 where we’re going…

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Almost a year to the day since HM Treasury kicked off its reform of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), we have news - and not quite the news many were expecting....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

FinTech Five - Lowenstein's FinTech, Crypto, Trading & Markets Newsletter -May 19, 2026

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The federal-state confrontation over Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission)-registered prediction markets escalated on multiple fronts in the first half of May. On May 12, the CFTC filed an amicus brief in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC and CFTC Propose Scaling Back Form PF Requirements

On April 20, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (collectively, the “Commissions”) jointly proposed amendments to Form PF that would substantially reduce...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

SEC Proposes Major Public Company Reporting and Capital-Raising Reforms

Publicly traded companies should note two significant rulemaking packages issued by the U.S. Securities and Enforcement Commission with particular interest to small and mid-sized companies. Both were proposed on May 19, 2026,...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

SEC Proposes Semiannual Reporting Alternative to Quarterly Reporting for Domestic Public Companies

On May 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule and form amendments(Proposed Amendments) that would significantly change reporting requirements under federal securities laws, allowing domestic public companies...more

Offit Kurman

Why Delaware Legal Opinions Matter – Part 2: What Delaware Opinions Actually Cover

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Welcome to Why Delaware Legal Opinions Matter, a five-part series examining the role of Delaware legal opinions in transactional practice. In this series, you will learn about the scope and purpose of these opinions, the...more

Cooley LLP

The SEC Proposes Simplified Disclosure for Most Companies: Six Things

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Yesterday, the SEC proposed major changes to reduce complexity in the public company filer framework – which currently includes overlapping categories like large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, smaller reporting...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Flexibility in Reporting Frequency: Understanding the SEC’s Semiannual Reporting Proposal

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule and form amendments under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), that would allow public companies to elect to file semiannual reports on a...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Proposes Major Overhaul of Public Company Reporting Framework: Two-Tier Filer Status System, Expanded Disclosure...

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On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed significant amendments to its public company reporting framework that would fundamentally restructure the way public companies are categorized and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC’s ​“Future of Consumer Financial Protection” Workshop: GLBA Pretexting and FTC Consumer Redress Priorities

On May 14, 2026, the FTC co-hosted a workshop with George Mason University Law School’s Institute for Consumer Financial Choice. The workshop examined developments in the financial services sector in the last five years, and...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Proposes Sweeping Reforms to Registered Offering Process: Expanding Access to the Public Capital Markets for a Broader Range...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has proposed a sweeping package of rule and form amendments under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) that, if adopted, would represent the most significant...more

K2 Integrity

[Hybrid Event] Beyond the Red Flags: Modern Fraud Threats and Solutions - June 4th, New York, NY

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K2 Integrity is sponsoring and hosting “Beyond the Red Flags: Modern Fraud Threats and Solutions,” a hybrid training event hosted together with the Institute of Internal Auditors New York Chapter and the New Jersey Chapter of...more

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CFPB Narrows Small Business Lending Rule

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Welcome to Goodwin’s Financial Services News Roundup. Our newsletter highlights important legal, regulatory, and business developments related to financial services and banking....more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Releases Proposed Semiannual Reporting Rule

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On May 5, the SEC released proposed amendments that would allow Exchange Act reporting companies to file semiannual interim reports on a new Form 10-S in lieu of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Below is a summary of the key...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Principales répercussions de la Mise à jour économique du printemps de 2026 sur le secteur financier canadien

Introduction - Le 28 avril 2026, le gouvernement fédéral (le « gouvernement ») a publié la Mise à jour économique du printemps de 2026 (la « Mise à jour économique »), suivie du projet de loi C-30, la Loi d’exécution de la...more

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