The idea that print is dead or dying has been floating around for years and yet here we are today with the modern printing industry alive and thriving. In today’s marketing landscape, digital fatigue has set in, with one in five people surveyed needing “digital detox” and 70% of people admitting they are reducing their consumption of digital media.
Over the year ahead, the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to face a full slate of challenges related to corporate governance and financial disclosure. In particular, the Commission will be reviewing the possible regulation of proxy advisory firms and studying a switch to biannual reporting, among other issues.
To find out what market observers see as the best ways to address these matters, Mergermarket on behalf of Toppan Vintage spoke with four experts.
Toppan Vintage question: The issue of regulating proxy advisory firms is hotly debated. Do you think such regulation is necessary? And what effect do you think it would have on the market? Leading industry experts weigh in...
There were 37 transactions filed with the SEC last week.
Congratulations to all of the corporations and law firms that selected our transactions services, including Pareteum Corp w/ Cooley LLP, Pareteum Corp w/ iPass Inc., Farmmi Inc w/ Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Merchants Bancorp w/ Krieg DeVault LLP, Inspire Medical Systems Inc w/ Latham & Watkins LLP, Simply Good Foods Co w/ Perkins Coie LLP, Comtech Telecommunications Corp w/ Proskauer Rose LLP, Inspire Medical Systems Inc w/ Shearman & Sterling LLP, Majesco w/ Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Pareteum Corp w/ Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP, The Rmr Group Inc w/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Mvb Financial Corp w/ Squire Patton Boggs LLP, U.S. Well Services Inc w/ Winston & Strawn LLP, Waitr Holdings Inc w/ Winston & Strawn LLP.
We appreciate that they selected to work with us and benefited from our decades of industry experience that enable us to take on any size deal and execute it to the highest industry standards.
For information on all of our capital markets, compliance and investor relations solutions, please contact us here or email us.
Click here and opt-in to receive this weekly summary via email.
As subject matter experts in transactions i.e. IPOs and M&A, we carefully track the capital markets dealflow… daily, weekly and monthly.
If you would like to be emailed the week’s transactions (every Monday afternoon), fill out the quick form on this page.
Continue on to view November's top law firms.
With the proxy season looming, companies need to shift focus to the strategic content development and design of their shareholder communications, in trend with the evolution of proxies as compliance documents to communication tools.
When it comes to the voluntary proxy disclosure, companies need to ensure that they are effectively addressing investor concerns. After reviewing public open letters to CEOs and directors from Blackrock and Vanguard, and the Morrow Sodali's 2018 Institutional Investor Survey, Nasdaq's Governance Clearinghouse, identified five overarching investor concerns. We’ve featured Nasdaq’s full recommendations below:
04 December 2018
In honor of former President George H. W. Bush, the SEC is closed Wednesday, December 5, 2018. No filings can be received.
Files submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 will receive a filing date of Thursday, December 6, 2018 and will be posted to the public on December 6, 2018.
There were 23 transactions filed with the SEC last week.
Congratulations to all of the corporations and law firms that selected our transactions services, including Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd w/ Conyers Dill & Pearman Ltd., Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd w/ Sidley Austin LLP, Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd w/ Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd.
We appreciate that they selected to work with us and benefited from our decades of industry experience that enable us to take on any size deal and execute it to the highest industry standards.
For information on all of our capital markets, compliance and investor relations solutions, please contact us here or email us.
Click here and opt-in to receive this weekly summary via email.
In the realm of deal activity it remains unclear what the impact of increasing protectionist measures has been exactly. Through the first nine months of 2018, global M&A value climbed 22% compared to the same period last year to reach US$2.7 trillion. The increase suggests confidence among buyers. At the same time, cross-border deal value grew 10%, while domestic deal value went up 27%—implying that acquirers may be looking more inward.
To find out how deal practitioners are responding to the changes in global trade, Mergermarket on behalf of Toppan Vintage spoke with six experts for their insights.
Toppan Vintage question: What effect, if any, do you think the current wave of protectionist measures is having on overall cross-border deal activity? Leading industry experts weigh in...
Storm clouds have gradually moved over the economic landscape, in the form of tariffs. The U.S. has targeted the European Union, Canada and China with policies aimed at counteracting what the president sees as unfair trade practices. The targeted countries have responded with tariffs of their own on U.S. goods— and more import duties are being planned. Ripple effects are being felt throughout the world economy.
To find out how deal practitioners are responding to the changes in global trade, Mergermarket on behalf of Toppan Vintage spoke with six experts for their insights.
Toppan Vintage question: What are the best avenues of cooperation or transactional activity with China at the moment, given the protectionist measures being put in place? Leading industry experts weigh in...
In February 2018, the SEC voted unanimously to approve a statement and interpretive guidance to assist public companies in preparing disclosures about cybersecurity risks and incidents. Shortly thereafter, the SEC brought charges against Yahoo for failure to report data breaches in 2015-2016 periodic reports, and in recent months, the SEC has continued to signal their increased focus on this critical disclosure issue.
There were 27 transactions filed with the SEC last week.
Congratulations to all of the corporations and law firms that selected our transactions services, including Twilio Inc w/ Cooley LLP, Pepsico Inc w/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Monocle Acquisition Corp w/ Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, Twilio Inc w/ Goodwin Procter LLP, Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Inc w/ Graubard Miller, Monocle Acquisition Corp w/ Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc w/ Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Pepsico Inc w/ PepsiCo, Inc., Twilio Inc w/ SendGrid, Inc., Twilio Inc w/ Twilio Inc.
We appreciate that they selected to work with us and benefited from our decades of industry experience that enable us to take on any size deal and execute it to the highest industry standards.
For information on all of our capital markets, compliance and investor relations solutions, please contact us here or email us.
Click here and opt-in to receive this weekly summary via email.
After rejecting several proposals for the first Bitcoin ETF earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission continues to seek more information on how exchanges can address fraud and manipulation concerns in the underlying Bitcoin markets.
Cboe BZX Exchange filed a rule change proposal on Jan. 5, 2018, with the Securities and Exchange Commission to list and trade shares of the GraniteShares Bitcoin ETF and the GraniteShares Short Bitcoin ETF issued by the GraniteShares ETP Trust. The commission indicated in February and again in June that it needed more time to consider the proposal.
Due to Thanksgiving, the SEC is closed Thursday, November 22, 2018. No filings can be received.
Files submitted after 5:30 pm ET, Wednesday, November 21, 2018 will receive a filing date of Friday, November 23, 2018 and will be posted to the public on November 23, 2018.
Current shareholder materials must engage, provoke and interact with your shareholders, yet provide your company’s data in a clear, concise way, using plain English. Your shareholder communications advisors must review your corporation’s voting results year-to-year, offer peer group analysis and provide education in best practices related to investor outreach. The goal is simple: to improve voting results and shareholder participation, eliminate unnecessary steps in the process and stay within budget requirements.
There were 45 transactions filed with the SEC last week.
Congratulations to all of the corporations and law firms that selected our transactions services, including Union Bankshares Corp w/ Access National Corp., Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp w/ Allen & Overy LLP, Union Bankshares Corp w/ Covington & Burling LLP, Rockwell Medical Inc w/ Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Plug Power Inc w/ Goodwin Procter LLP, Netlist Inc w/ Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., Plug Power Inc w/ Plug Power Inc., Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Inc w/ Proskauer Rose LLP, Apollo Medical Holdings Inc w/ Shartsis Friese LLP, Resonant Inc w/ Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, Union Bankshares Corp w/ Troutman Sanders LLP, Usa Compression Partners Lp w/ Vinson & Elkins LLP, Usa Compression Partners Lp w/ Vinson & Elkins LLP, Rockwell Medical Inc w/ Wilson Young Costello PLC, Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp w/ Winston & Strawn LLP.
We appreciate that they selected to work with us and benefited from our decades of industry experience that enable us to take on any size deal and execute it to the highest industry standards.
For information on all of our capital markets, compliance and investor relations solutions, please contact us here or email us.
Click here and opt-in to receive this weekly summary via email.
The SEC recently received a petition to mandate rules for climate change and other Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures. The petition reflects a growing trend in shareholder and market expectations for increased transparency of ESG issues, arguing it ultimately affects a company’s bottom line.
Annual meetings are a wonderful chance to greet shareholders and drum up excitement, but their most practical use is as a place to hold important votes, allowing shareholders to determine a company’s direction and elect its board. Every leadership team hopes their shareholders will come in droves to fill the meeting space and cast their votes in person and en masse. Certainly we’ve provided some advice as to how companies can attract big crowds to their get-togethers, but sometimes even the most enthusiastic investors just can’t make the trip.
The SEC is scheduled to host a long awaited Proxy Roundtable on November 15 to discuss a wide range of topics spanning everything from proxy advisory firms to technology and innovation. Our subject matter experts are anticipating a few expectations for the roundtable:
There were 55 transactions filed with the SEC last week.
Congratulations to all of the corporations and law firms that selected our transactions services, including Willscot Corp w/ Allen & Overy LLP, Enlink Midstream Limited Liability Company w/ Baker Botts L.L.P., Pacwest Bancorp w/ El Dorado Savings Bank, F.S.B., Rimini Street Inc w/ Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Rimini Street Inc w/ Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Willscot Corp w/ Latham & Watkins LLP, Pacwest Bancorp w/ Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Ovascience Inc w/ Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., Legacy Housing Ltd w/ Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, Rimini Street Inc w/ Rimini Street, Inc., Rimini Street Inc w/ Rimini Street, Inc., Pacwest Bancorp w/ Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Antero Midstream Gp Limited Partnership w/ Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Legacy Housing Ltd w/ Winston & Strawn LLP, Dariohealth Corp w/ Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer and Sullivan & Worcester LLP.
We appreciate that they selected to work with us and benefited from our decades of industry experience that enable us to take on any size deal and execute it to the highest industry standards.
For information on all of our capital markets, compliance and investor relations solutions, please contact us here or email us.
Click here and opt-in to receive this weekly summary via email.
