The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a press release on May 19, 2026, announcing proposed amendments to its rules and forms relating to registered offerings “designed to increase efficiency, flexibility, and cost savings for public companies while maintaining robust investor protections.” If ultimately implemented, these changes would likely incentivize smaller and mid-sized
In our related post titled “SEC Proposed Amendments: Registered Offerings,” we outlined the significant proposed changes to the regulatory framework surrounding registered offerings, which were announced on May 19, 2026 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In furtherance of expanding access to public markets, reducing the burden of required filings and qualifications
For decades, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) has required certain business combinations and related transactions to be reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) according to the federal premerger notification program. As part of the premerger notification program, parties to large business combination transactions must provide the FTC and DOJ with specified information about each party’s business by filing a Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions (the HSR Form) with such agencies. The FTC and DOJ then review the information before the transaction is finalized to assess potential anticompetitive and antitrust risks.
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For nearly 200 years after its inception in 1792, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) faced insignificant competition as the premier stock exchange within the United States. Then, alongside the technological surge of the late 20th Century, came an innovative alternative to the NYSE: the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). Boasting itself as the world’s first electronic stock market, NASDAQ quickly gained popularity and market share in America’s financial sector by offering modernized processes for stock trading. Today, the NYSE and NASDAQ are positioned as the world’s two largest, most influential, and widely recognizable stock exchanges. And a new exchange in Texas is “bullish” on becoming the third.
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