This is the first in a series of articles examining the rapidly evolving landscape of data center financing. Future installments will take a closer look at specific capital solutions — including senior secured bonds, structured joint ventures, project finance, and
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SEC Updates CFI Guidance: April Through August 2026 Roundup
During the April-through-August 2026 period, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued new Corporation Finance Interpretations (CFIs), formerly called Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, in May, June, and July; no CFIs were released in April or August. This post…
SEC Further Modifies Its Rule 14a-8 Response Process
On August 14, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance updated its statement on how it handles Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposals. The Division will now stop responding to shareholder proposal related no-action requests of any kind, and it will no…
Insights from the 2026 ISS STOXX Governance Annual Global Survey
On July 21, 2026, ISS STOXX Governance (ISS) opened its Annual Global Benchmark Policy Survey (the Survey), which it uses to inform its annual policy development process. This year, the Survey covers a wide range of topics under the headings…
Settlement Structures for UK-Listed Shares of Overseas Companies
UK-listed shares are required to be held and settled through the UK’s electronic settlement system (CREST), as operated by Euroclear UK & International Limited (Euroclear UK). Shares issued by a company that is not incorporated in the UK or Channel…
Closing the Gap: FCA Eases UK IPO Research Rules
On August 5, 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS26/16, Changes to information flows for UK equity IPOs, removing two significant regulatory requirements that had governed analyst research in UK IPO transactions since 2018.The final rules…
SEC Formalizes Focus on Accounting Fraud With Creation of Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit Within the Enforcement Division
On August 5, 2026, the SEC announced the creation of a new Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit within the Division of Enforcement “to provide the dedicated expertise, focus, and capacity to pursue accounting and financial reporting cases as well as…
Fourth Circuit Reverses Class Certification in Boeing Litigation, Establishing a High Bar Under Comcast
The Fourth Circuit recently reversed a grant of class certification in a securities fraud action against Boeing, adopting a rigorous approach for establishing class-wide predominance as to damages. In Office of General Treasurer on behalf of Employees Retirement System v.…
SEC Proposes E-Delivery as the New Default for Proxy Materials and Other Disclosures
On July 16, 2026, the SEC proposed Regulation E-Delivery, which would allow companies to make electronic delivery the default option on a go-forward basis for satisfying delivery obligations under the federal securities laws, including for proxy materials, so long as…
SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Disclosure Obligations for Activist Fund Structures Under Schedules 13D and 14A
On July 9, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued three new Corporation Finance Interpretations (CFIs) addressing disclosure obligations under Schedules 13D and 14A. The guidance targets a specific but increasingly common activism structure: special-purpose vehicles…