SPACs remain in the SEC’s crosshairs with this comprehensive rule proposal that expands the scope of underwriter liability, amends the scope of a safe harbor for financial projections a...
Updated September 3, 2021Recently a purported shareholder of certain SPACs initiated derivative lawsuits asserting that the SPACs are investment companies under the Investment Company Act...
The SEC continued its recent focus on SPACs by filing charges against both sides of a planned but not yet completed SPAC merger, including charges against the SPAC and its CEO for adoptin...
This week, the staff of the SEC issued a statement expressing a view that, despite the widespread practice to the contrary, most warrants issued in connection with a SPAC transaction shou...
A recent guilty conviction, after a jury trial, shows how complex and fraught the zigzag path to marijuana legalization is in the payments space. At a time when the federal government has...
With the House expected to vote on a cannabis legalization bill tomorrow, we have updated our visual memorandum to describe the post-election prospects for the three most important cannab...
This memorandum outlines some key considerations for companies contemplating restructuring their outstanding debt securities on more favorable terms in the current market affected by coro...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency has led to the debt of many companies in private equity portfolios trading at a significant discount. As a result, an increasing number of private equ...
With the House expected to vote on a cannabis-related bill this week, we have updated our visual memorandum to describe the three different cannabis bills—and three different approaches...
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 ...
