On April 2nd, the SEC approved NYSE rule changes that will relax current requirements to obtain shareholder approval prior to certain equity issuances. The changes will facilitate capital...
Davis Polk’s webinar is a two-part event discussing Brazil’s new bankruptcy reform law and its potential implications for creditors and new-money investors.
Part II focuses on aspect...
On December 28, the NYSE proposed rules that would relax its current requirements to obtain shareholder approval prior to certain equity issuances. The proposal, if approved, would more c...
This week, the SEC proposed to amend Rule 144 to revise the holding period determination for securities acquired upon conversion or exchange of certain types of convertible securities. Th...
On December 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved for the second time the NYSE’s proposed rule change that would permit companies to raise capital in a direct listing by s...
After almost a decade of attempting to issue similar rules, on December 16 the SEC adopted amendments that would require resource extraction companies to disclose payments made to foreign...
This memorandum highlights some considerations for the preparation of your 2020 annual report on Form 20-F. As in previous years, we discuss both disclosure developments and continued are...
On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by unanimous consent the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which would require the United States Securities and Exch...
Last week, the SEC enacted sweeping changes to a number of financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K. The rule changes, among other things, eliminate the requirement that regist...
This week the SEC amended its rules to permit electronic signatures on documents submitted to the SEC through EDGAR, as long as certain procedures are followed. We expect these amendments...
