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Bowditch & Dewey

[Webinar] Full Disclosure – Tips, Tricks and Traps for the Unwary in Navigating Public Finance Disclosure Obligations: Part II –...

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The newly-enacted Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) has the potential to significantly change the format currently used by issuers and conduit borrowers in submitting financial information to the Municipal Securities...more

Bowditch & Dewey

[Webinar] Full Disclosure – Tips, Tricks and Traps for the Unwary in Navigating Public Finance Disclosure Obligations: Part I –...

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Given the increasing SEC scrutiny on disclosure practices in municipal finance, governmental issuers and conduit borrowers [e.g., 501(c)(3) corporations] are taking a fresh look at their disclosure policies and procedures,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Broadens ‘Accredited Investor’ Definition to Give More Investors Access to Private Offerings

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The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 last week to adopt amendments to the “accredited investor” definition, one of the tests the SEC uses to determine eligibility to invest in unregistered private offerings of...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Disclosure Awareness In The Age Of COVID-19

With voluntary disclosure filings, late filing notices and notices of ratings changes increasing steadily in recent days, and additional disclosure filings expected in the near term, issuers and conduit borrowers—such as...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Proposed Expansion of “Accredited Investor” Definition Would Benefit Issuers and Investors

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to expand the definition of “accredited investor” to include additional entities that could bear the economic risks of investment and certain financially sophisticated...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SEC proposes rule that would expand access to private BDCs 

On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule – “Amending the ‘Accredited Investor’ Definition” (the Proposed Rule) – that would expand access to private funds for certain...more

Dechert LLP

FINRA Proposes Amendments to Rules 5130 and 5131 Governing Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings and New Issue...

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on July 26, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposal to amend FINRA Rules 5130 and 5131 (collectively, Rules) (Proposed Amendments).1 The Proposed...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Post-Election Issues (Inaugurations, Transitions, and Special Elections)

Now that the 2018 midterm elections are over, we must contend with legal issues that arise from activities related to federal, state and local inaugural and transition committees, as well as recounts and runoff elections. As...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The next chapter - A new bond linking financial returns to environmental or social goals could thrive. But securities law...

Shakespeare’s Juliet may not have ascribed great significance to a name but for securities lawyers and market participants alike there is significance to nomenclature. Social impact bonds, or investments that are intended to...more

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