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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Direct Listings May Pose Challenges for Cash Intensive Life Sciences Companies

Are direct listings a viable potential alternative for all companies seeking to go public?  The answer may likely be no, especially for early stage life sciences companies that are not household names. ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Rejects NYSE Proposal to Allow Primary Direct Floor Listings

Last week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed proposed rule changes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow companies to sell shares on their own behalf in direct listings. Currently, direct listings...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Direct Listings Now Permitted on The Nasdaq Global Market and The Nasdaq Capital Market

On December 3, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq's recently amended proposal to allow direct listings on The Nasdaq Global Market and The Nasdaq Capital Market. Prior to this rule change,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SEC Extends Review Period for Nasdaq Direct Listing Proposal

On October 17, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the review period for Nasdaq's proposed rule changes relating to direct listings, designating December 3, 2019 as the date on which the SEC will...more

Vedder Price

Investment Services Regulatory Update - October 2017

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New Rules, Propsed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Extends No-Action Relief on Auditor Independence and the “Loan Provision” - On September 22, 2017, the staff of the SEC’s...more

Morgan Lewis

SEC Seeks Public Input on Exchange-Traded Product Trading Issues

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Growth in the ETP industry has led the SEC to seek public comment on a variety of topics related to the listing and trading of ETP shares. On June 12, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release (the...more

Dechert LLP

US SEC Seeks Public Comment on the Listing, Trading and Selling of Exchange-Traded Products

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release (Release) on June 12, 2015 seeking public comment on topics related to the listing and trading of exchange-traded products (ETPs) on national securities exchanges...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - October 11, 2013

In this issue: - SEC Launches Public Website for Analyzing Exchange Data - New York Stock Exchange Proposes New Rules to Harmonize Quantitative Continued Listing Standards and Modify Reverse Merger Listing...more

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