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IPO
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Securities Law Prof Blog
Hurt on Crowdfunding
Christine Hurt has posted Pricing Disintermediation: Crowdfunding and Online Auction IPOs on SSRN with the following abstract:Recently, the concept of crowdfunding has reignited a desire among both entrepreneurs and investors to…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Texas District Court Denies Class Certification in IPO Securities Suit
The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently denied class certification for a securities action arising from alleged false and misleading statements in Kosmos Energy Limited’s initial…
The Securities Edge
Proposed relief for companies going public is insufficient
[caption id="attachment_1280" align="alignright" width="300"] The Great Flood of 1927 by Gil Cohen[/caption] In recent weeks, a bill has been reported out of the House Committee on Financial Services promising relief…
Corporate and Securities Law
IPOs, Tweets and FWPs
New York Venture Hub
FINRA Priorities for 2014: IPOs, General Solicitation, Crowdfunding Portals and Microcap Fraud
On January 2, 2014, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) published its annual priorities letter for 2014, chief among which will be IPOs, general solicitation in private offerings, crowdfunding portals and microcap…
SDNY Blog
Judge Sweet Dismisses Some, but Not All, Claims Against NASDAQ in Facebook IPO Suit
In a decision last week, Judge Sweet ruled that the self-regulatory organization ("SRO") immunity applied to bar some of the claims brought against the NASDAQ stock exchange in the consolidated In…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: D.R. Horton, Modifying Terms of Use, IPO-Related Securities Suits
The D.R. Horton decision, and its impact on mandatory arbitration agreements has long been a big topic of conversation, and now Daniel Schwartz has post today highlighting the impactful ruling…
The D&O Diary
Now Trending: Initial Public Offerings and IPO-Related Securities Suits
Led by Twitter’s successful offering earlier this year, IPO activity in the U.S. during 2013 has been at its highest levels since 2007. While the listing activity seems to bode…
DuetsBlog
The IP in Twitter’s IPO
Barring any unforeseen setbacks, Wall Street is aflutter as Thursday marks the latest in social media IPOs - Twitter...and we all remember how well Facebook's IPO went. Pricing for IPOs…
SDNY Blog
Twitter Accused of Using Phony Roadshow to Fix IPO “Floor” Price
In a complaint filed yesterday, two firms that set up “roadshows” and other sales presentations to market Twitter shares accuse Twitter, acting though a company called GSV Asset Management, of…