01 Feb, 2024 9 Key Takeaways from the SEC’s New SPAC Rules By Michael Levitt Valerie Ford Jacob Sebastian Fain On January 24, 2024, the SEC issued a 581-page release which adopted new rules to govern SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC business combinations. To...
30 Jan, 2023 2022 De-SPAC Debrief By Michael Levitt Valerie Ford Jacob Sebastian Fain We're pleased to announce Freshfields' 2022 De-SPAC Debrief: A comprehensive review of all 102 de-SPAC transactions that closed in 2022....
27 Sep, 2022 Seven Key Considerations for a Reverse Stock Split by a Delaware Corporation By Jeremy Barr Valerie Ford Jacob Pamela Marcogliese Given recent stock market declines, many listed companies currently trade at substantially reduced share prices relative to earlier in...
31 May, 2022 Equity Lines of Credit Increasingly Being Used to Enhance Company Liquidity By Michael Levitt Valerie Ford Jacob Jennifer Burrow U.S. public companies seeking additional liquidity are increasingly looking to raise capital through equity lines of credit. Under an...
11 Apr, 2022 SPAC to the Future? SEC Takes Aim at the De-SPAC By Michael Levitt Valerie Ford Jacob Pamela Marcogliese The SEC has issued its long-awaited rule proposals regarding SPACs and de-SPACs. The proposals, if adopted, will significantly alter the...
24 Jan, 2022 2021 De-SPAC Debrief By Michael Levitt Valerie Ford Jacob Sebastian Fain Pamela Marcogliese Paul Tiger Andrea Basham +3 more... Show less We’re pleased to announce Freshfields’ 2021 De-SPAC Debrief: A comprehensive review of all de-SPAC transactions that closed in 2021. 2021...
21 Dec, 2021 The Gift that Keeps Giving: Proposed Rules for Increased Share Repurchase Disclosure By Pamela Marcogliese Sebastian Fain Valerie Ford Jacob Boris Feldman Taryn Zucker Elizabeth Bieber +3 more... Show less On December 15, 2021, the SEC provided an early holiday present to those calling for enhanced disclosure (and scrutiny) of corporate...
19 Dec, 2021 SEC Modifies Shareholder Proposal Rules, Making it More Difficult for Companies to Exclude ESG Proposals By Valerie Ford Jacob Michael Levitt In November 2021, the SEC issued new guidance regarding the shareholder proposal process in Staff Legal Bulletin 14L, reversing...