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Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Do Your Assets Include Unregistered Securities? This Asset Class Requires Special Planning

When it comes to estate planning, addressing all your assets should be a priority. However, certain assets require greater attention than others. For example, if your assets include unregistered securities, such as restricted...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: January 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States - 2022 Edition

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Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more

White & Case LLP

Over 60 of the Nation's Leading Law Firms Respond to Investment Company Act Lawsuits Targeting the SPAC Industry

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Recently a purported shareholder of certain special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) initiated derivative lawsuits asserting that the SPACs are investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, because...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Adopts Final Rule on “Test-the-Waters” Communications

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On September 25, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), which permits all issuers, including business development...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Proposes New Rule to Expand “Test-the-Waters” Modernization Reform to Registered Investment Companies

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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - On February 19, 2019, the SEC proposed Rule 163B (the “Proposed Rule”) and amendments to certain related rules under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), that would enable all...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Proposes to Expand “Test-the-Waters” Modernization Reform to All Issuers

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On February 19, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed new rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which would permit all issuers, not just Emerging...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Latham FPI Guide: Accessing the US Capital Markets From Outside the United States

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Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

A User's Guide to Volcker Rule Complexities

Increasingly, we receive questions from prospective investors in covered bonds on whether an investment is prohibited or limited under the Volcker Rule, which was adopted by the various agencies under section 619 of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

BDC Master Feeder Funds on the Horizon – No-Action Relief Granted to One Issuer

The staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management said that it would not recommend enforcement action if a business development company (BDC) reorganizes into a master-feeder structure. The relief will also be...more

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