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Free Writings + Perspectives
Merging with a SPAC & Preparing for Life as a Public Company
May 18, 2021 Webinar 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT Register here. Given the increased interest in going public through a combination with a SPAC, many private companies may not have had…
ComplexDiscovery
Magnet Forensics Closes $115 Million IPO
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: From time to time, ComplexDiscovery highlights publicly available or privately purchasable announcements, content updates, and research from data discovery and legal discovery providers, research organizations, and ComplexDiscovery community members.…
Sports Agent Blog
Endeavor Makes Second Attempt At An IPO
Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. is taking a second crack at filing an amended prospectus with the Securities Exchange Commission. The original attempt to go public was in September 2019, but…
SEC Actions
IPOs, SPACs, Due Diligence and Preparation
SPAC IPOs are all the rage – at least until now. During the first quarter of this year, for example, there were 298 IPOs involving SPACs. That compares to just…
Eye on ESG
New ESG and Gender Diversity Requirements for Listed Companies and IPO Applicants Proposed by Hong Kong Stock Exchange
By Jeckle Chiu, Mark Uhrynuk, Alexander W. Burdulia
On April 16, 2021, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) issued a consultation paper (the "Consultation") seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the SEHK's Corporate Governance Code…
The Securities Edge
Direct Listings – A viable IPO alternative?
[caption id="attachment_3749" align="alignright" width="320"] Image by Sergei Tokmakov, Esq. from Pixabay[/caption] Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase went public on Nasdaq on April 14 using a direct listing. The company achieved a…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Initial public offering market in Canada booming: McCarthy Tétrault’s capital markets co-head
At least 32 Canadian firms have announced IPOs this year, set to raise a combined $3.26 billion
China Law Insight
美佳音在香港上市
By King & Wood
2021年3月31日，美佳音控股有限公司（简称“美佳音”，股票代码：6939）完成在香港联合交易所有限公司主板的首次公开发行。本次上市的股份总数为125,000,000股，发行价为每股1.26港元，共募集资金1.56亿港元。 美佳音是中国领先兼容打印机耗材芯片供货商之一。 在本项目中，金杜担任发行人律师，为美佳音在香港上市方面提供香港法和中国法的法律服务，并且为其业务中涉及的知识产权问题提供法律咨询。 本项目的负责人是合伙人谢晓东、潘渝嘉、楼仙英以及高级顾问傅广锐，项目团队包括资深律师王凯衍和姚婷婷以及律师钟倩婷、蔡颖漩、曾颖娴、汤廷玉、刘卓敏和李琳虹等。 *本文中任何提及“香港”、“香港特别行政区”，将被诠释为提及“中华人民共和国香港特别行政区”。
SEC Actions
SPACs and IPOs
Special purpose acquisition companies or SPACs are clearly the fashionable way go public these days. While the traditional manner would involve the filing of an S-1 registration statement and a…
Louis Lehot Medium Blog
The IPO Markets Are Changing, And So Is The Lock-up Agreement
By Louis Lehot
By Louis Lehot and Eric Chow, business lawyers at Foley & Lardner LLP in Silicon ValleyAn initial public offering (IPO) is a crucial time in the life of a company and…