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[Webinar] D&O Insurance Trends: Looking Ahead to 2025 - September 17th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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The streak of good news in D&O litigation risk ends this year, with a rise in class action filings and bigger settlements. But the D&O market is still soft, so staying on top of the evolving risk landscape will help you...more

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Delaware Corporate Law to Follow Canadian Corporate Law

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Corporate lawyers in Canada tend to follow decisions of the Delaware Courts involving corporate governance and shareholder matters, as decisions of the Delaware Courts are often a bellwether as to how certain aspects of...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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Stockholder Agreements in Focus: Analyzing West Palm Beach Firefighters' Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co.

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On February 23, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision in West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co. emphasizing the primacy of the board of directors’ responsibility to manage a Delaware...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2023 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Market volatility, high interest rates, and ongoing geopolitical conflict continue to influence low levels of IPO activity in the U.S. capital markets. The trend is observed across all sectors, resulting in IPO levels similar...more

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Guide to D&O Insurance for De-SPAC Transactions, 2024 Edition

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Woodruff Sawyer is the market leader when it comes to placing D&O insurance for companies going public, be it through an IPO, direct listing, or merger with a SPAC (a “de-SPAC” transaction). Experience matters in this arena....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - March 2024

查看中文 This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the fourth quarter of 2023 relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their advisers....more

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What's Shaping Canada's IPO Market in 2024?

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It doesn’t come as breaking news that 2023 was a down year for initial public offerings (IPOs) in Canada, as companies faced a rare set of challenges in both the domestic and global markets. However, as with any downturn,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Adopts Final Rules Affecting SPACs and De-SPACs and Provides Related Guidance

On January 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules that impose significant additional procedural and disclosure requirements on initial public offerings (IPOs) by special purpose acquisition...more

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Court Dismisses Post-SPAC Class Action for Lack of Standing

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On March 31, 2023, U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams of the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative securities class action against CarLotz, Inc. (CarLotz), and certain of its officers and directors on the grounds...more

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2023 IPO Report

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US Market Review and Outlook - Stubbornly high inflation, rising interest rates and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with geopolitical tensions and concerns about the global economic outlook,...more

Cooley LLP

FPI Board Diversity

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Does Board Diversity Mean the Same Thing Worldwide? Now that Nasdaq’s board diversity matrix disclosure deadline has arrived, foreign private issuers (FPIs) and companies considering US initial public offerings are...more

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Regulatory Changes in Hong Kong Regarding Bookbuilding and Placing Activities

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On April 22, 2022, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange published an information paper (the “Information Paper”) outlining the consequential amendments to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Exchange following the...more

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In re Forum Mobile: Section 226(a)(3) cannot turn defunct business into blank check company - Corporate / M&A Decisions update...

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In In re Forum Mobile, Inc., C.A. No. 2020-0346-JTL (Del. Ch. Feb. 3, 2022), the Delaware Chancery Court held that Section 226(a)(3) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) does not authorize the court to appoint a...more

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D&O Insurance for Foreign IPOs and Direct Listings

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Becoming a public company is a big undertaking for any private company; there is added complexity for foreign filers, which is to say private issuers incorporated under the laws of a country other than the United States. One...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2021 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s 2021 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report presents analysis related to 179 initial public offerings and 6 direct listings completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

What’s the Deal? – Initial Public Offerings: Pre-Filing Period

Here’s the deal: - The pre-filing period is an important part of an initial public offering (“IPO”), requiring a number of management, organizational considerations and structural changes before a company can effectuate...more

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Life Sciences IPO Summit: Insurance and Factors That Impact IPO

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Experts from the life sciences industry shared their insights on the steps to going public in a virtual summit hosted by Woodruff Sawyer. The Summit featured leaders representing Cooley, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE),...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Applies Recent Zuckerberg Decision and Holds That Demand Was Not Excused

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Genworth Fin., Inc. Consol. Deriv. Litig., C.A. No. 11901-VCS (Del. Ch. Sept. 29, 2021) - In a demand futility analysis, Delaware courts have traditionally applied the Rales and Aronson decisions. However, the Delaware...more

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Take Personal Indemnification Agreements Seriously as D&O Insurance Rates Rise

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If you are serving as an officer or director of a public company (or a large private company), it has never been more important to make sure that you have an aggressively protective personal indemnification agreement. ...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Capital Markets Compass | Issue 1

Stable Road Enforcement Action Post Mortem: Lessons for the SPAC Market After Momentus Begins Trading - Stable Road And Momentus Close Business Combination. On August 11, Stable Road Acquisition Corp., a special purpose...more

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Alert: ISS Releases Results of 2021 Policy Surveys

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Background - This alert summarizes the results from ISS’s 2021 policy surveys, which were released on October 1, 2021. As we explained in our previous alert, ISS collects information each year from institutional...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Ninth Circuit Cuts Shareholders More Slack on Section 11 Claims

In the past several years, the number of claims filed against newly public companies under the Securities Act of 1933 has increased significantly. At the same time, the development of direct listings has given companies...more

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Northern District of California Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Suit Concerning Lack of Diversity

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Northern District of California Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Suit Concerning Lack of Diversity; Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Stockholder Suit Against Medical Device Company for Failure to Plead Demand Futility;...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Top D&O Insurance Considerations for SPACs and SPAC Targets

Litigation stemming from the meteoric rise of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) transactions means Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance coverage requires heighted attention. Unlike a traditional IPO, where the...more

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