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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) WKSIs

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Offering and Communications Reforms for BDCs and Closed-End Funds

This article discusses the amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2020 that modernize the offering related provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC to No Longer Approve Settlement Offers Conditioned on Waiver of Collateral Consequences

Acting SEC Chair, Allison Herren Lee, announced in a February 11 statement that going forward, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will review offers of settlement and requests for waivers of collateral consequences...more

Troutman Pepper

Investment Management Update - June 2020

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SEC Grants Additional COVID-19 Relief to Business Development Companies - On April 8, the SEC issued an order granting relief to business development companies (BDCs) by permitting BDCs to issue and sell senior securities...more

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SEC Adopts Rules to Relax Registration, Communications and Offering Requirements for Business Development Companies and Registered...

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2020 adopted a package of reforms to the securities registration, offering and communications requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 applicable to business...more

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In harmony at last: SEC passes securities offering reform for BDCs and registered closed-end funds

On April 8, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) voted, at its first virtual meeting, to adopt rule amendments to implement certain provisions of the Small Business Credit Availability Act (the BDC Act) and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Adopts Securities Offering and Communications Reforms for BDCs and Closed-End Funds

On April 8, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt final rule amendments that modernize the offering related provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

WKSIs Should Verify their Status in Light of Recent Market Downturn

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in severe market volatility in U.S. capital markets and the loss of significant equity value for many U.S. public companies.  As a result, many companies may be at risk of losing their...more

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SEC Proposes Relaxed Registration, Communications and Offering Requirements for Business Developments Companies and Registered...

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2019 proposed a package of reforms to the securities registration, offering and communications requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, applicable to business...more

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SEC Proposes Securities Offering Reforms for Business Development Companies and Registered Closed-End Investment Companies

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose a series of rule and form amendments, as directed by Congress under the Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCA) and the Economic Growth,...more

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Proposed Rule Would Allow Expanded Solicitations of Interest Prior to a Registered Public Offering

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On February 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a new rule under the Securities Act of 1933. The new rule 163B would expand the availability to follow-on and other registered offerings and to all issuers of...more

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Proposed Securities Offering and Communications Reforms for BDCs and Closed-End Funds

Late last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule amendments that are intended to modernize the offering related provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act) and the communications...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Proposal to Modernize Offering and Communications Framework for BDCs and Closed-End Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule amendments that are intended to modernize the offering related provisions of the Securities Act and the communications safe harbors available to business development...more

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SEC Proposes to Expand “Test-the-Waters” Modernization Reform to All Issuers

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: Impacts on Investment Companies

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Consumer Protection Act), signed into law on May 24, 2018, includes certain provisions that are particularly relevant to investment companies, both...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Capital Markets Alert – Public Market Advocacy Groups Release Guidance

On April 27, 2018, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nasdaq, along with certain technology and biotechnology groups, released a policy paper titled “Expanding...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Form S-3: To File or Not to File, That is the Question . . .

Public companies that engage in capital raising activities from time to time must consider whether it is advisable to have an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 on file in advance of raising capital, or...more

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Frequently asked questions about at-the-market offerings

What is an "at-the-market" offering? - An "at-the-market" offering is an offering of securities into an existing trading market for outstanding shares of the same class at other than a fixed price on, or though the...more

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How to Register Additional Securities on Form S-3: Rule 413(b) or Rule 462(b)?

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The general rule (as set forth in Rule 413(a) under the Securities Act) is that a company cannot register additional securities on a registration statement that is already in effect; instead, a company must file a new...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Senator Elizabeth Warren Criticizes SEC Chair Mary Jo White for “Extremely Disappointing” Leadership

In a letter dated June 2, 2015, Senator Elizabeth Warren described several “promises” that Mary Jo White, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, had allegedly broken. Senator Warren focused on (1) the SEC’s failure...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

This Week In Securities Litigation

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The debate over waivers WKSI waivers and other similar provisions continued this week. The Commission granted a WKSI waiver to Deutsche Bank despite a guilty plea to criminal felony charges but only over the dissent of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

WKSI Waivers: SEC Chair Defends Policy in Wake of Public Criticism

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White explained and defended the SEC’s policy for granting so-called “WKSI waivers” in a speech she made at the Corporate Counsel Institute on March 12, 2015. ...more

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The Disqualification Provisions and the SEC’s Use of Wavers

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One key debate regarding current SEC enforcement policy centers on the application of the so-called “bad actor” provisions. Previously the Commissioners split over the nature, use and application of those provisions. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

WKSI Waivers: More Guidance and Not Everyone Agrees

As we discussed here, on March 12, 2014, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revised its previous guidance on granting waivers to well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs) to continue...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Implications of SEC’s Revised “WKSI-Waiver” Guidance

On March 12, 2014, the SEC updated its guidance regarding the framework it will follow in reviewing a “WKSI waiver” request. Such a waiver – which, if granted, allows an issuer to continue to qualify as a WKSI despite...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Revises Guidance on Granting WKSI Waiver

On March 12, 2014, the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance updated its guidance regarding requests for waivers by well-known seasoned issuers (“WKSIs”) that would otherwise become ineligible issuers under Rule 405 of the...more

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