In its recently released survey, 2013 BDO IPO Outlook, BDO included specific questions on the effect of the JOBS Act on the IPO market. The report can be accessed here: http://www.bdo.com/download/2432. According to the survey, 42% of bankers surveyed responded that they saw no evidence that the JOBS Act had affected the IPO market positively;… Continue Reading
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More SEC Guidance on Title I of the JOBS Act
Posted in IPO On-RampThe Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently updated its Frequently Asked Questions on Title I of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) to address a number of issues regarding the applicability of the provisions in Title I to exchange offer, merger and… Continue Reading
MoFo Seminar: JOBS Act Update
Posted in EventsJoin us for a JOBS Act Update. The seminar will be held at The Michelangelo in New York on Friday, September 21st, from 8:15am-10:00am. Want to attend? Click here. We invite you to join us for the first of our fall CLE series (note: new location). Our session will focus on developments related to the… Continue Reading
Dip a Toe in the Water
Posted in IPO On-RampIn the most recently issued set of FAQs on the JOBS Act, the SEC Staff also addressed testing-the-waters communications, and, in particular, the requirements of Rule 15c2-8(e). Rule 15c2-8(e) requires that a broker-dealer make available a copy of the preliminary prospectus (prior to the effective date) for a registered offering of securities before soliciting orders… Continue Reading
Hard Transitions
Posted in IPO On-RampThe JOBS Act also does not provide much guidance in relation to various phase-ins or transitions once an issuer that was an EGC crosses one of the specified thresholds and loses its EGC status. In its set of FAQs on Title I of the JOBS Act, the Staff outlined certain principles relating to transition out… Continue Reading
The Life Aquatic: Anchors, Pilot Fishing and Pre-Sounding
Posted in IPO On-RampHave you noticed that most of the terms relating to contacting potential investors to gauge their interest in possible securities offerings take their inspiration from terms related to the sea? We wonder why. Probably not an homage to Jacques Cousteau or Wes Anderson. In Europe and Asia, for some time, bankers have had greater flexibility… Continue Reading