PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Are the Differences Between Private & Public Offerings?
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Laws Affect Securities Offerings?
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Makes it a Securities Offering?
Saudi Arabia's domestic retail sukuk market is gaining depth and momentum as issuers seek to diversify funding sources and broaden investor reach within the Kingdom. Against the backdrop of Vision 2030 and the continued...more
New UK Securities Offering Regime Comes Into Force - On 19 January, the UK’s new regime for offers of securities, the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs) and the UK Financial Conduct...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has (FCA) published Primary Market Bulletin 61 (PMB 61), outlining proposed changes to the FCA Knowledge Base in preparation for the incoming Public Offers and Admissions to Trading...more
The new UK prospectus regime, the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs), came into force on 19 January 2026. Whilst many aspects of the previous prospectus regime have been carried over, there are...more
On 19 January 2026, a new UK prospectus regime, under the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (the “New Prospectus Rules”) took effect. Published by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the new rules...more
On 19 January 2026, the new UK prospectus rules (Prospectus Rules: Admissions to Trading on a Regulated Market, known as the “PRM Sourcebook”) took effect and, together with the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading...more
As companies gear up for 2026, what happens at the SEC could smooth the path for public capital raising efforts. However, with “lessons learned” from the government-wide shutdown still fresh in our memories – and becoming...more
Below is our quarterly briefing covering the most important developments for UK PLCs, UK equity capital markets and UK public M&A in Q4 2025....more
On 19 January 2026, the new UK prospectus regime, implemented under the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (“POATRs”) and accompanying UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) rules, will come into effect....more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its quarterly consultation paper No 50 inviting feedback on proposed amendments to its Handbook across reporting, fees, primary markets rules, the new Public Offers and...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new webpage with updated forms and checklists to support the UK's new Public Offers and Admission to Trading regime (POATR) which fully comes into force on 19 January...more
On 13 November, the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published its Annual Review of Corporate Governance Reporting (the Review), setting out key findings from an analysis of a sample of 100 randomly selected companies...more
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has made significant amendments to the original listing requirements (OLRs) in Part III of the TSX Company Manual (Manual), effective November 6, 2025. The changes modernize, simplify and...more
For public companies looking to raise capital relatively quickly and at a lower cost, equity lines of credit (ELOCs) and at-the-market equity offerings (ATMs) may be viable options. Both allow companies to control the timing...more
Italy has been in the process of reforming its capital markets laws and regulations for several years with the goal of creating a simpler and more competitive regime that facilitates capital formation....more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Primary Market Bulletin 58 (PMB 58), which provides key guidance in respect of the forthcoming Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations (POATRs) regime taking...more
This latest edition of Primary Market Bulletin discusses the implementation timing for the new prospectus regime and consults on new guidance notes to supplement the new regime....more
The United Kingdom prospectus regime is changing in 2026. This presentation provides an understanding of the new UK Public Offer and Admission to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATR) with a focus on debt capital markets. POATR...more
Below is our quarterly briefing covering the most important developments for UK PLCs, UK equity capital markets and UK public M&A. In this issue, we review: New UK Prospectus Rules. The new prospectus rules are due to come...more
What is a PIPE? A PIPE typically involves an investor acquiring a non-controlling stake in a listed company by subscribing for convertible instruments and/or listed ordinary shares, typically issued at a discount. For...more
On Sept. 3, Nasdaq submitted proposals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modify its initial and continued listing standards, with the stated aim of improving market integrity, investor protection, and...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority published PS25/9 and PS25/10 in July 2025, setting out the final rules that will govern the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime, which will replace the existing UK...more
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is back challenging for the top of the global listing league tables with secondary listings helping drive the recent surge of activity. In the past, secondary listings on the HKEX have...more
In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we cover the following developments: • Consultation by the UK Takeover Panel on IPO Disclosures and Dual Class Share Structures - • The Publication of the UK FCA’s...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. ...more