On June 23rd, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued new Disclosure Guidance Topic No. 9A reflecting the staff’s current views regarding disclosure that compani...
On June 22nd, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would permit companies to raise capital in a direct listing....
On May 21, 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to its financial disclosure requirements relating to acquisitions and dispositions of businesses. The new rules are a welcome easing of the bur...
The NYSE has adopted new, temporary exceptions to its shareholder approval rules in light of corporate financing needs related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The new rule provide...
Recognizing the need to ease companies’ access to capital during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nasdaq has instituted a new rule to provide a limited temporary exception to its requirement of s...
On Monday, the SEC staff issued four “Frequently Asked Questions” relating to its March 25th order which extended filing deadlines for companies who require additional time to comply ...
April 2020 marks the second anniversary of the new pre-revenue biotech listing regime under Chapter 18A of the Listing Rules that has helped a total of 16 companies to list on the HKEx so...
Recognizing that many companies will have “urgent liquidity needs” in the coming months as a result economic and market conditions related to the spread of COVID-19, on Monday the New...
The SEC issued an order on Wednesday that provides companies that are unable to comply with their filing obligations as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) with additional time to file rep...
The SEC has historically imposed burdensome financial statement requirements on companies that issue debt that is either guaranteed by subsidiaries or secured. Because most high yield deb...
