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[Webinar] M&A Series: The Proxy Solicitation Process in Public Company M&A - June 20th, 11:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

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Please join Williams Mullen partners Larry Parker and Will Halliday as they discuss the proxy solicitation process in public company M&A. Companies with a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of...more

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UK Corporate Briefing - March 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

Vedder Price

Investment Services Regulatory Update - June 2020

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - NEW RULES - SEC Amends Financial Reporting Rules for Investment Company Business Combination Transactions - On May 20, 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to the...more

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SEC Staff Reverses Position on State Control Share Statutes for Closed-End Funds

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On May 27, 2020, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management withdrew previously issued guidance addressing the intersection between state control share acquisition statutes (control share statutes) and the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Relaxes 'In-Person' Voting Requirements for Investment Company Boards

On February 28, 2019, the Division of Investment Management (staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter (IDC letter) relaxing its views on “in person” voting requirements for investment...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Nasdaq Proposes Modifications to 20% Shareholder Approval Rule

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On February 13, 2018, Nasdaq proposed amendments to Listing Rule 5635(d), which currently requires shareholder approval when a company issues common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock) for...more

Dechert LLP

NASDAQ Proposes Revisions to Shareholder Approval Rules

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Nasdaq, Inc. recently requested comments regarding possible updates to its “20% voting rule.” That rule, adopted in 1990, requires Nasdaq listed companies to obtain shareholder approval when issuing 20% or more of its stock...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Corporate Governance Features: for Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area Public Companies

Orrick has unveiled an unprecedented new study examining the corporate governance structures of the largest public companies in the Bay Area, including tech industry leaders. The comprehensive study reviewed the 153...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

A Baker's Dozen of Blue Chip CEO's and Leading Investors Speak Out on Corporate Governance: What Else Can be Offered to the...

A most curious press release sprouted up amidst summer's hot growing season: 13 leaders of public companies and investing firms have put forth self-professed governance principles for public companies. (See...more

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