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Understanding the “G” in ESG: The critical role of compliance

Octavia Butler, a pioneering American writer, once wrote: “There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” Can this analogy also be applied to the concept of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)? While...more

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TSX Venture Exchange Launches "Sandbox" Initiative for Novel Listing Proposals

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On May 13, 2024, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) announced the launch of its "Sandbox" initiative that will aim to provide a formal and transparent forum for the TSXV to consider listing proposals from issuers that do not...more

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Changes to Corporate Capital in Equity Financing Transactions, Part II.

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How Are Fiduciary Duties Applicable to Decisions Authorizing Changes to Corporate Capital? The first post in this series analyzed whether shareholders may seek remedies in the context of charter amendments to facilitate...more

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Navigating Conflicts of Interest as a Corporate Venture-Appointed Director

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Directors appointed by strategic and corporate venture investors (CVC directors) face a unique set of challenges when attempting to resolve their fiduciary duties to the portfolio companies at which they serve as directors...more

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Australian IPOs and Takeovers: Liability Has Increased, Defences Are Eroded - Civil penalty liability now affects prospectuses and...

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Liability for companies launching an Australian IPO or takeover changed significantly this year—with not so much as a murmur of protest from the market. Due diligence just got more important, but the reason may surprise you. ...more

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Australian Securities and Investments Commission's Half-Year Review of Public M&A Activities: Trends, Issues and Reminders

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The Situation: The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ("ASIC") recently released its report on its corporate finance regulatory activities for the first half of 2019. The Result: While ASIC's report makes...more

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In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - January 2019

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: A Guide to Venture Deals - If you are founding a startup and want raise capital, learning about venture deals is a good way to start. ...more

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You’ve closed your financing round. Congratulations. Now what?

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The check is in the mail. Or more likely, a wire transfer dropped a chunk of capital into your bank account. You’ve finally closed a financing round, and you’re flush with cash — or at least you’re no longer scrambling to...more

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New Staff Guidance on Shareholder Proposals

On November 1, 2017, the Staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14I (“SLB 14I”), which provides new guidance on how the Staff will evaluate arguments for omission of a shareholder...more

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The Entrepreneurs Report - 1H 2016

Dual-Class Stock: A Founder Favorite Faces Growing Investor Disapproval - Earlier this year, the investment firm T. Rowe Price adopted new voting policies that penalize companies with dual-class stock structures. They...more

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IPOs - Attractive Exit Alternative For Financial Sponsors

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The strong U.S. initial public offering (IPO) market, coupled with favorable regulatory changes and market acceptance of innovative transaction structures, has increased the attractiveness of the IPO as an exit alternative to...more

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