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
On February 19, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose Rule 163B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), that would expand the “testing-the-waters” accommodation —...more
The SEC is proposing to extend the testing-the-waters ("TTW") accommodation to all issuers, including investment company issuers.1 Citing the dominance of the IPO market by emerging growth companies ("EGCs")2 and evidence...more
On February 19, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a new rule and related amendments under the Securities Act that would expand the permissible use of testing-the-waters communications to...more