Tag: Public Readiness
CapitalXchange Audio – How Proxy Season Is Changing
By Liz Dunshee In this 16-minute CapitalXchange interview, Michael Mencher and Vince Flynn flagged regulatory and investor updates to watch in light of Cooley’s Post-IPO Governance Trends Report. We covered: Listen here: Show notes: The views expressed during interviews are the speakers’ personal views and do not necessarily reflect those […]
CapitalXchange Audio – Whys and Hows of Annual Meetings of Shareholders
By Liz Dunshee For our latest CapitalXchange interview, I spoke with Michael Mencher and Vince Flynn about how newly public companies are navigating annual meetings of shareholders, based on Cooley’s Post-IPO Governance Trends Report. We covered: Listen here: Show notes: The views expressed during interviews are the speakers’ personal views […]
Cooley Market Talks – AI and the New Capital Dynamic: IPOs, M&A and What Comes Next
By Liz Dunshee How AI is changing market dynamics With AI transforming capital-raising dynamics and M&A strategies, our clients are navigating a dynamic moment. Yesterday, Cooley Partners Jamie Leigh and Dave Peinsipp were joined by Nicole Irvin and Todd Ebe of Goldman Sachs to discuss how rapidly evolving risks and […]
New Guide: Running a (Successful) Dual-Track Process
By Liz Dunshee With Q1 under our belts, I am revisiting some of the predictions I shared in December from the Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance. At that time, people were hoping that 2026 would be a year of stability for the political and macroeconomic environment. It hasn’t quite […]
CapitalXchange Audio – Using Your Post-IPO Proxy Statement as a Communication Tool
By Liz Dunshee For our latest CapitalXchange interview, I spoke with Michael Mencher and Vince Flynn about proxy disclosure trends noted in Cooley’s Post-IPO Governance Trends Report. We covered: Listen here: Show notes: The views expressed during interviews are the speakers’ personal views and do not necessarily reflect those of […]
Debrief: SEC’s 45th Annual Small Business Forum
By Liz Dunshee and Reid Hooper Last week, the SEC held one of its most anticipated annual events – the Small Business Forum – which serves as both a status check and brainstorming session for capital formation issues affecting emerging and newly public companies. The forum gives business leaders, practitioners, […]
CapitalXchange Audio – What to Know as Your Institutional Investor Base Grows
By Liz Dunshee For our latest CapitalXchange interview, I spoke with Michael Mencher and Vince Flynn about investor issues gleaned from Cooley’s Post-IPO Governance Trends Report. We covered: Listen here: Show notes: The views expressed during interviews are the speakers’ personal views and do not necessarily reflect those of Cooley […]
Project Crypto’s Sleeper Storyline: Addressing Public Company Pain Points
By Liz Dunshee and Reid Hooper The previews are rolling for the SEC’s “Project Crypto”– and it looks like even non-crypto companies may benefit from what’s in store. Recent statements and remarks from SEC commissioners and staff suggest that upcoming rulemaking will be aimed at: Many of these efforts relate […]
Comparative Playbook: Navigating Conflicts in Delaware and Nevada
By Liz Dunshee Companies approaching or having recently completed an IPO often face increased scrutiny around transactions involving insiders, investor-appointed directors or controlling stockholders. To help boards and management teams navigate these issues, Courtney Tygesson and I put together a comparative playbook outlining how Delaware and Nevada law each address […]
CapitalXchange Audio – Post-IPO Changes to Governance Structures and Board Composition
By Liz Dunshee For our latest CapitalXchange interview, I spoke with Cooley lawyers Michael Mencher and Vince Flynn about Cooley’s Post-IPO Governance Trends Report. We covered: Listen here: Show notes: The views expressed during interviews are the speakers’ personal views and do not necessarily reflect those of Cooley or any […]