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?
If the US Government shutdown drags on, market participants will start to ask what options are available to get pending deals across the finish line while the SEC is not able to declare registration statements effective....more
In addition to noting its backlog includes 900 registration statements, Corp Fin posted this list of 9 “reopening” FAQs, which can be summarized as follows...more
The challenge - A decade ago, Navan set out to revolutionize the travel industry through an all-in-one platform to streamline how business travelers navigate the world – with artificial intelligence at its core....more
As highlighted in this press release – and this related case study – Cooley was issuer’s counsel in the MapLight Therapeutics IPO that priced earlier this week. It’s a rarity for an IPO to price during a government shutdown...more
On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a policy statement potentially paving the way for the adoption of mandatory arbitration by issuers. According to the policy statement, “the...more
IPO companies and other companies may have their registration statements go effective automatically 20 days after filing by operation of Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), notwithstanding the...more
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
This is our global initial public offering guide. It will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO – in other words, an IPO in which you sell locally listed ordinary shares to investors outside the United States under...more
This white paper discusses considerations related to conducting a token offering under Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). The benefit of this strategy is that it can allow broad...more
Generally speaking, the federal securities laws were drafted with the purpose of limiting the kind and amount of pre-offering publicity permitted in registered public offerings. Pursuant to Section 5(c) of the Securities Act...more
At its meeting on March 4, the SEC’s Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies approved its rather limited recommendations to update the definition of “accredited investor” as it applies to natural persons as found...more