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NYSE American Amends Shareholder Approval Requirements

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The NYSE American stock exchange requires a listed company to obtain shareholder approval prior to issuing shares pursuant to (i) stock-based compensation plans, (ii) certain acquisitions and change of control transactions,...more

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Practical Measures to Streamline HSR Filings Under the Revised Premerger Notification Form and Associated Rules

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On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published new and expansive regulations for filing notifications under the Hart Scott Rodino (“HSR”) Act. Among other things, HSR notifications now require the...more

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China Amends Rules for Merger Control Filing and Review

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China is implementing multiple changes to its merger control procedures, following recent amendments to the country’s Anti-Monopoly Law. China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has amended the...more

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JFTC Public Comment Opportunity: Amendments to Rules for eliminating seals to promote online procedures

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On November 2, 2020, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") proposed amendments to relevant rules ("Drafts")  in accordance with the Government of Japan's "Regulatory Reform Implementation Plan" ("Government's Plan")...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Auditor Independence Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued final rules that significantly modify the framework that public companies and their auditors use to evaluate auditor independence, providing additional clarity for...more

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Alert: Investment Funds Beware: Proposed HSR Amendments Would Increase Reporting Obligations

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The US Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice announced proposed changes to the rules governing Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings that, if implemented, would significantly increase the number of transactions that...more

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Hong Kong Regulatory Update - July 2020

This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In particular,...more

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Amendments to the JFTC Merger Guidelines and Policies in accordance with Digital Economy

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The Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") amended the "Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination" ("Guidelines") and the "Policies Concerning Procedures of Review of Business...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2019: A global perspective: Japan

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Japan expanded the scope of industries subject to prior notification for Inward Direct Investment in 2019 - Under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the relevant...more

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Entities with Relatively Small Market Shares May Also Be Deemed Monopolies

Six months after the amendment to the Economic Competition Law took effect, the Competition Authority published its position regarding the circumstances in which even an entity with less than a 50% market share may be deemed...more

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Loan Agreement Updates Needed for Delaware LLCs

Lenders should modify restrictive covenants related to mergers, reorganizations, acquisitions and similar transactions in new and amended loan documents due to amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act...more

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Private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, and other investment funds receive carve-outs from expanded CFIUS...

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The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), included in the reconciled Conference Report of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act, substantially expands the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign...more

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Delaware Amendments Would Apply ‘Market Out’ Exception to Section 251(h) Back-End Mergers, Clarify Ratification Procedures

On April 19, 2018, the Executive Committee of the Delaware State Bar Association approved proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL). This year’s amendments would provide for the application of the...more

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Capital Markets Alert: SEC Approves NYSE Rules to Facilitate Direct Listings

On February 2, 2018, the SEC approved the New York Stock Exchange’s proposal to permit qualifying private companies to use “direct listings” to list their shares on the NYSE and become publicly traded without conducting an...more

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"Delaware Law Amendments Would Facilitate Blockchain Maintenance of Corporate Records, Among Other Changes"

On March 27, 2017, the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) approved proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) that had been proposed by the DSBA Corporation Law...more

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