Yesterday, the NYSE filed a revised direct listing proposal which follows on the heels of last week’s rejection by the SEC of its prior direct listing rule proposal. The new rule propos...

The SEC today rejected the proposed NYSE rule change that would have permitted companies to raise capital in a direct listing.  The NYSE has confirmed that it plans to revise and resubmit...

The NYSE has filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would permit companies to raise capital in a direct listing. Under the proposed rule change, an ...

On September 26, the SEC announced a welcome, broad expansion of “testing the waters” flexibility for all companies. Under new Rule 163B, all companies, and persons authorized to act ...

The SEC is taking another potential step to ease the reporting burden on smaller companies. Under a rule change proposed May 9, companies with less than $100 million in revenues would not...

On May 3, the SEC proposed changes to the financial disclosure rules for acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, taking a significant step toward easing the reporting burden. The pro...

Following the recent action to modernize and simplify public company disclosure, the SEC issued guidance on the new rules and procedures for filing redacted material contracts. Companies ...

Yesterday the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a broad expansion of the popular “testing the waters” provisions to all companies, including seasoned reporting companies, sm...

Due to the government shutdown, SEC staff members will not consider requests for acceleration or qualification of registration or offering statements until further notice. Companies may, ...

In a recent speech, SEC Chair Jay Clayton highlighted three areas of risk disclosure that the regulator plans to monitor in the upcoming filing season: (1) the impact of Brexit, the Unite...