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Structure for SPACs: SEC Publishes Final Rules

Harvard Corporate Governance

In that interim period, the volume of SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC transactions have declined meaningfully for a variety of reasons.

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Was the Exchange Act Redundant? The Questionable Legality of an SEC Commissioner’s Unicorn Reform Proposal

Reynolds Holding

Now the regulator has a new strategy, and it is scheduled to be the main topic for discussion at Thursday’s meeting of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee. Section 4(a)(2) exempts transactions “not involving any public offering,” and Regulation D is a regulatory safe harbor companies can rely on to meet that statutory exemption.

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Are SPACs headed for decline?

ThomsonReuters

There is less SEC regulation at least partially because the review process is considerably more streamlined given the absence of historical financial data and because SPACs, unlike IPOs, are thought to be able to take advantage of the safe harbor rules for forward-looking statements?under

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U.S. Deputy AG Announces New Safe Harbor Policy for Voluntary Disclosures in M&A

Reynolds Holding

Third, I’ll announce our latest effort to promote voluntary self-disclosures: our new Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor policy. And we are increasing by 40% the number of prosecutors in the Criminal Division’s Bank Integrity Unit, which holds accountable financial institutions that violate U.S.

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Skadden Discusses Final SEC Rules on SPACs and De-SPACs

Reynolds Holding

Making the safe harbor for forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) unavailable for SPACs. Aligning more closely the financial statement requirements in a business combination transaction involving a SPAC and a target company with those in a traditional IPO.

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Goodwin Procter Discusses Yet Another Two Decisions in Bernie Madoff Case

Reynolds Holding

The inconsistent decisions provide fertile ground for academic analysis and possible legislative reform, a matter that the National Bankruptcy Conference’s Avoidance Committee and International Aspects Committee will discuss and a topic beyond the scope of this brief report. 20 Of Not-So-Safe Harbors In a different proceeding, Picard v.

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2024 U.S. Proxy Season: Recent Proxy and Annual Report Developments

Harvard Corporate Governance

Companies are not required to disclose the frequency of the board’s discussions of cybersecurity risk, and whether and how the board considers cybersecurity risks as part of its business strategy, risk management and financial oversight. The rule generally requires disclosure of five years of pay versus performance data.