Month: September 2026
Form S-1 After the IPO: SEC Clarifies Incorporation by Reference
By Liz Dunshee For companies that are ineligible to use Form S-3 – e.g., because they do not yet meet the seasoning requirement under current rules or are otherwise ineligible – Form S-1 remains part of the capital-raising toolkit. For example, newly public companies may use Form S-1 for a […]
Exchange Listings: Rule and Infrastructure Watchlist for Late-Stage and Public Companies
By Liz Dunshee Back in January, I wrote about Nasdaq’s “life-changing magic of tidying up” as the exchange tightened several initial and continued listing standards. Since then, some proposals became rules, one significant continued-listing rule is on hold, and NYSE and NYSE American have made a few changes too. These […]
Modernizing IPOs and Public Capital Raising: Cooley Weighs In
By Dave Peinsipp, Jon Avina, Rich Segal, Brad Goldberg, Milson Yu, Logan Tiari, Allie Anderson and Liz Dunshee As discussed in this June 2026 CapitalXchange blog, the SEC has proposed rule changes aimed at expanding access to the shelf registration framework and simplifying eligibility criteria. If the rule is adopted […]