News & Analysis as of

Amended Regulation Initial Public Offering (IPO)

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The SEC Amends Policy on Economic Projections, and Issues Final Rules and Additional Guidance for SPACs and Shell Companies

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

The SEC on January 24, 2024 adopted final rules amending the disclosure and registration requirements applicable to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and shell companies that register or file reports with the SEC....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The SEC's New Disclosure Regime for Real Estate Acquisitions - A User's Guide for REITs

Proskauer Rose LLP on

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently adopted amendments to Regulation S-X and related rules and forms that will streamline and reduce the financial statements required to be filed in connection with...more

Winstead PC

FINRA Amendments to the Anti-Spinning Rules

Winstead PC on

FINRA Amendments to Rules 5130 and 5131 - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) recently effected changes to its rules regarding the purchase, sale, allocation, and distribution of initial equity...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

Signing up for a Spin Class?

Recent Amendments to FINRA Rules 5130 and 5131 - While many people extol the virtues of a good spin class (particularly in January, following New Year’s resolutions), in the context of Initial Public Offerings, “spinning”...more

A&O Shearman

Amended FINRA IPO Allocation Rules to Take Effect on January 1, 2020

A&O Shearman on

On July 26, 2019, FINRA announced proposed changes to FINRA Rule 5130 (Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings) and FINRA Rule 5131 (New Issue Allocations and Distributions) to exempt...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Approves Amendments to FINRA New Issue and Anti-Spinning Rules

Dechert LLP on

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved amendments to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority New Issue Rule (Rule 5130) and Anti-Spinning Rule (Rule 5131) (collectively, Rules) on November 5, 2019...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Expansion of Regulation A to Reporting Companies: Increased Alternatives Now Available to Public Companies Seeking to Raise...

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

Bipartisan Congressional Legislation Introduced Aimed at Increasing IPO Activity

On October 2, 2017, Congressmen Ted Budd (R-NC) and Gregory Meeks (D-NY) introduced a bipartisan bill, H.R. 3903, in the U.S. House of Representatives....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

IRS Releases Amended Section 162(m) Regulations Clarifying How to Preserve the Deductibility of Certain Compensation for Public...

The Internal Revenue Service recently amended the regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). Section 162(m) applies to publicly held companies and generally limits the tax deduction that a public company is...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: SEC proposes rule amendments to conform registration thresholds to JOBS Act thresholds

Cooley LLP on

At the end of last week, the SEC issued a press release indicating that it had voted to propose various amendments to implement portions of the JOBS Act. (In a departure from the norm, the SEC did not hold an open meeting to...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Changes to Rules for Marketing Activities during a Public Offering

Bennett Jones LLP on

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have adopted amendments to the rules governing permissible marketing activities in the context of a public offering. The amendments, which will come into force on August 13, 2013,...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide