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Update from Parker Review 2023

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An update report from the Parker Review on Ethnic Diversity highlights that 96% of FTSE 100 companies have met the target of at least one minority ethnic director on their boards. FTSE 250 companies are making progress...more

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California Law Requiring Female Directors on Public Company Boards Held Unconstitutional

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Ruling Follows Similar Decision on Underrepresented Minority Directors in April 2022 - A California court has held that California Senate Bill 826, which required that “publicly held” corporations that listed a California...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2021 Forecast for UK M&A and IPOs: Delayed Gratification?

Many commentators predicted a boom in M&A and initial public offerings (IPOs) in the U.K. in 2020, a year that proved making predictions is a risky business. As we enter 2021, however, there are good reasons to believe that...more

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Blog: SEC approves NYSE proposal for direct listings

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On August 26, the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets took action, pursuant to delegated authority, to approve a proposed NYSE rule change that would allow companies going public to raise capital through a primary direct...more

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Alert: London Markets China-Based Companies Should Consider for Listing Securities

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The UK offers a range of markets that companies based in the People's Republic of China (PRC) might consider as venues for a primary or secondary listing of their equity securities. This alert provides an overview of the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

When Canadian Investors Must Report Investments (including those in Canada!) to the SEC

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On September 17, 2019, the Financial Post reported that British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCIMC), one of Canada’s largest pension funds, inadvertently failed to report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Governance by Indices

Institutional investors continue to express concerns regarding dual class share structures. The Council of Institutional Investors has petitioned the Nasdaq Stock Market to change its listing rules in order to require that...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Hong Kong Offers New Capital Markets Opportunity for Life Sciences and Healthcare Companies

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Historically, the US, and, in particular, the NASDAQ market, has been the predominant place for IPOs of life sciences and healthcare companies. However, 2018 may be the year in which things start to change....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Major Stock Index Providers to Limit Inclusion of Multi-Class Companies: What it Means and Why it Matters

Major index providers S&P Dow Jones, FTSE Russell, and MSCI recently adopted, or are in the process of considering, changes to their index eligibility rules that could significantly impact companies that have, or that are...more

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