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Freshfields Partners Not Alarmed By Slump In SPAC Deals

The following article was originally published by Law360 on April 22, 2022. Click here to view.Although SPAC mergers and IPOs are at their lowest levels since the onset of the pandemic, special…

Author(s): Michael Levitt, Sebastian Fain

  • m&a
  • capital markets and securities
  • spacs

SEC Issues Proposing Release to Remove References to Credit Ratings from Regulation M

On March 23, 2022 the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a proposing release (the “Release”) to implement changes to Regulation M. Specifically, the proposed rulemaking would…

Author(s): Jeremy Barr, Isaac Ellman

  • capital markets and securities
  • corporate
  • corporate governance
  • financial institutions

SPAC to the Future? SEC Takes Aim at the De-SPAC

The SEC has issued its long-awaited rule proposals regarding SPACs and de-SPACs.  The proposals, if adopted, will significantly alter the de-SPAC route to the public markets for private companies and…

Author(s): Michael Levitt, Valerie Jacob, Pamela Marcogliese

  • capital markets and securities
  • corporate
  • corporate governance
  • m&a
  • spacs
  • financial institutions

International Comparative Legal Guide - Lending & Secured Finance 2022

The 10th edition of International Comparative Legal Guide - Lending & Secured Finance 2022 is now available. Included in this year’s edition are a chapter on recent developments in US Term Loan B,…

Author(s): Denise Ryan, Kyle Lakin

  • finance

SEC Provides Guidance on 8-K Filing Obligations Related to M&A Transactions

On March 22, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published two new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) relating to Item 1.01 of Form 8-Ks in respect of…

Author(s): Jeremy Barr, Fatima Anjum

  • corporate
  • m&a
  • corporate governance
  • capital markets and securities

SEC Issues Guidance on SPAC Sponsors Purchasing Shares During a Redemption Offer

On March 22, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published a new compliance and disclosure interpretation (“C&DI”) that provided guidance as to when and how a SPAC sponsor…

Author(s): Jeremy Barr, Fatima Anjum, Pamela Marcogliese

  • capital markets and securities
  • m&a
  • corporate
  • spacs

Biden Administration Sets the Stage for Review of Digital Assets

On March 9, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets.  The Executive Order sets forth a detailed roadmap directing relevant government…

Author(s): Kimberly Zelnick, Brock Dahl, Francesca Loreto

  • finance
  • financial institutions
  • cybersecurity

A Political Economy of the 2022 Cryptoverse

As revolutionary a year as 2021 was for the cryptoverse, 2022 promises even more significant legal developments that will shape market structure and potential. There is an evolving political economy…

Author(s): Brock Dahl

  • capital markets and securities
  • corporate governance
  • litigation
  • financial institutions
  • venture capital
  • fintech
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