Past Event: TechGC Virtual Dinner – Getting Your House in Order: Public Company Readiness
So you’ve decided to go public. Now what? Taking your company public is a momentous occasion and should be approached with great thought and ample preparation. Cooley partners Nicole Brookshire and Christina Roupas walked through the standard IPO timeline and key public readiness actions to take prior to your company’s […]
The Debate Over Dual-Class Shares in the UK
“The principle of “˜one share, one vote’ is long cherished by the UK investment community. Under current Financial Conduct Authority rules, companies cannot be included on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange – the gold standard for corporate governance – if they have dual-class shares. Such companies also […]
Past Event: Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference Series Session 4
Partners John McKenna and Luke Cadigan joined PwC to discuss SPACs, tax, audit, legal, and other relevant topics for finance and legal professionals at venture capital and private equity funds. This event took place on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM PDT Register to view the recorded event.
The House Hears About SPACs
Congress now seems to be all over this SPAC phenomenon. Last week a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on “œGoing Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and the Need for Investor Protections. ” What is the headline from the hearing? All the witnesses agreed that, […]
Is There a Resurgence in the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures?
In 2016 and early 2017, the SEC made a big push “”through a series of staff oral admonitions and written guidance, as well as an enforcement action “”to require issuers to be more transparent and more consistent in the use of non-GAAP financial measures and to avoid altogether non-GAAP measures […]
Past Event: Behind the Scenes of the 2021 IPO & SPAC Boom
Cooley, DFIN, PwC, Nasdaq and The Blueshirt Group hosted a two-part webinar series Behind the Scenes of the 2021 IPO & SPAC Boom on May 4 & 11, 2021. We heard the latest insights from leaders who have successfully completed recent IPOs or SPAC mergers and learned about the current […]
SEC to Scrutinize Company Accounting for Impact of Climate
In February, then-Acting SEC Chair Allison Lee directed the staff of Corp Fin, in connection with the disclosure review process, to “œenhance its focus on climate-related disclosure in public company filings, ” starting with the extent to which public companies address the topics identified in the interpretive guidance the staff issued regarding […]
Is the SEC considering guidance on SPAC projections?
Reuters is reporting “”exclusively “”that the SEC is contemplating issuing more guidance that would “œrein in growth projections ” made by listed SPACs and clarify when the PSLRA would be available to protect SPAC projections, “œaccording to three people with knowledge of the discussions. ” According to Reuters, the SEC guidance “œwould escalate […]
Past Event: Behind the Scenes of the 2021 IPO & SPAC Boom
Cooley, DFIN, PwC, Nasdaq and The Blueshirt Group hosted a two-part webinar series Behind the Scenes of the 2021 IPO & SPAC Boom on May 4 & 11, 2021. We heard the latest insights from leaders who have successfully completed recent IPOs or SPAC mergers and learned about the current […]
PwC Southwest IPO/SPAC Readiness Seminar
Amidst the volatility of 2020, US IPOs still managed to raise a record $145 billion from 407 companies and growth is only expected to continue as vaccines become more widely available. The outlook for the capital market appears to be just as busy as 2020, as interest rates remain low […]