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“Making IPOs great again” is a stated goal of Paul S. Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman. To redress a decline in the number of companies listed on the U.S. exchanges over the past three decades,...more
Welcome to the McGuireWoods Quarterly Securities & Capital Markets Update, a series of updates that reviews important securities law developments from the previous quarter and alerts readers of significant considerations for...more
Accounting-related securities class action filings fell from 57 to a historic low of 34 in 2025, although the cases tended to involve larger issuer defendants than in recent years, according to a new report from Cornerstone...more
With the arrival of opening day, the minds of in-house legal counsel inevitably turn towards annual meetings. ...more
Der nachfolgende Report gibt einen Überblick über die Entwicklung des Marktes für die Übernahme börsennotierter Unternehmen im Jahr 2025 sowie aktuelle rechtliche Entwicklungen....more
Our Public Takeover Report provides an overview of trends and legal developments relating to public takeovers in Germany in 2025....more
Just before Nicolás Maduro was deposed, an anonymous trader purchased an event contract on a prediction market wagering that the Venezuelan leader would be out of power by the end of January. The trader made a profit of...more
On February 27, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted final rule and form amendments to reflect the requirements of the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (the HFIA Act), which was enacted on...more
Recent, high-profile announcements involving engagement between the activist investment firm Elliott Management and two companies, Phillips 66 and PepsiCo, have drawn renewed interest in whether a company should consider an...more
At its first open meeting under newly appointed Chairman Demetrios (Jim) Logothetis, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB” or the “Board”) announced that it is seeking public comment regarding its...more
On March 31, 2026, through Decree No. Kep-00045/BEI/03-2026, the IDX issued its revised rules for listing on the main board and development board (the IDX Listing Rule). The new IDX Listing Rule amends various provisions of...more
Welcome to the Q1 2026 edition of A&O Shearman’s Fifth Circuit Securities Litigation Quarterly. As public companies and financial institutions continue to migrate to Texas, our Texas-based securities litigation team...more
According to a press release, Stryker Corporation recently “experienced a cybersecurity attack which resulted in a global disruption to Stryker’s (internal, corporate) Microsoft environment.” A cyberterrorist organization,...more
In Lundin Mining Corp. v. Markowich, 2025 SCC 39, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified how issuers must identify and meet their disclosure obligations regarding “material changes” under Canadian securities laws....more
I’ve blogged several times recently about the ways you might – and might not – use AI to help you take notes during a variety of meetings. Now let’s tackle how you might use AI to help run an annual shareholders meeting....more
Erica Williams was sworn in as Chair of the PCAOB on January 10, 2022, and departed on July 22, 2025. During her three-and-a-half-year tenure, Chair Williams finalized 134 Auditing Actions and imposed $83.0 million in...more
Shareholder activism has been on the rise globally over the past decade. Bermuda has not been immune from that trend. Shareholder activism in Bermuda often involves differing considerations unique to offshore jurisdictions....more
In March 2026, there were three Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and seven further possible offers / sale processes announced....more
Each week for the next 10 weeks, we will publish an installment of our Red Flags Everywhere! series, highlighting key risk areas that public companies and their boards of directors should keep top of mind. This week, we...more
You’ll recall that last summer, The Vanguard Group, Inc. announced plans to split into two wholly owned U.S. investment advisors: Vanguard Capital Management (“VCM”) and Vanguard Portfolio Management (“VPM”) – and that split...more
Contexte - Un petit nombre de sociétés ouvertes au Canada peuvent se retirer du régime de communication trimestrielle des résultats financiers et adhérer à un nouveau régime d’information semestrielle....more
On March 19, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued new Corporation Finance Interpretation 116.26, providing guidance for issuers conducting at-the-market offerings (ATMs) under Form S-3. The interpretation...more
This edition summarises the key developments for Hong Kong listed companies in January and February 2026, including the publication of new frequently asked questions by the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Stock...more
Like a capital markets version of Spring cleaning—with equal parts renovation and rearrangement—the SEC dusted off several long-standing rules and reorganized key parts of its regulatory playbook in ways that could reshape...more
With Q1 under our belts, I am revisiting some of the predictions I shared in December from the Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance. At that time, people were hoping that 2026 would be a year of stability for the...more