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On March 3, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued new guidance expanding the availability of confidential review of draft registration statements (DRS). Originally, DRS was for foreign private issuers and later extended to emerging growth companies (EGCs) under the JOBS Act in 2012. In 2017, the SEC allowed all companies to use DRS for IPOs and initial listings. The 2025 guidance removes the “initial filing” limitation, allowing both private and public companies to submit DRS for confidential review.
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This alert provides an overview of the new Universal Proxy Rules adopted by the SEC in August 2022 and some considerations for companies in view of its implantation.  The Rule and its effect on a company’s bylaws are important for any Israeli company that has securities registered under the US Exchange Act or that is…

On Aug. 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to its Regulation D to cautiously expand the definition of “accredited investor” in the Commission’s rules. The change will give additional categories of investors access to certain private offerings of securities that rely upon Regulation D.1 The Commission also made changes to allow…

In this Spring/Summer 2019 newsletter, Greenberg Traurig’s Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Practice covers the latest developments in digital assets, utility tokens, security tokens, convertible virtual currencies, smart contracts, initial coin offerings, crypto investment regulation, and more, both in the United States and around the globe. Our team stays abreast of existing laws, recent enforcement actions, and…

Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, adopted by the SEC in August 2012 as part of the Dodd‐Frank mandate, was vacated by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 2nd, 2013. The rule, which imposed annual reporting requirements on “resource extraction issuers” relating to payments made to a…