The Securities Law Blog provides commentary and news on the latest securities law developments impacting established and emerging growth publicly-traded issuers and investment banks, as well as entrepreneurs and venture-backed private entities. Our blog closely follows SEC rulemaking in several key areas including public and private securities offerings, shareholder activism and equity investment, and mergers & acquisitions.
The authors of this blog are members of the Corporate/Securities practice of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP. Since our founding, this firm has been distinguished by responsive, independent and client-focused legal services provided by lawyers with a profound commitment to the companies they serve. This blog is an outgrowth of this representation of our clients in a wide range of capital market transactions.
Tracking stocks, a blast from the past, appear to be making a comeback.
The SEC publishes 51 pages of unregistered soliciting entities that have been the subject of a variety of investor complaints.
Pilot program plan for wider stock trading increments aimed at improving the trading of small-company stocks.
Seeking public comment on how the SEC’s business and financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K can best be modernized from both an optimal content and scope and a presentation and delivery perspective.
Mark Cuban is pushing companies to go public earlier during their hyper-growth phase to spur more active equity capital markets.
Compensation can trigger HSR filing obligations
The SEC’s whistleblower program provides substantial bounties for reporting alleged corporate fraud and stock manipulation.
A Reminder of a Company’s Regulation FD Obligations
Smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies can save time and money knowing which sections of their Form 10-K and annual proxy statement can be omitted under SEC rules.