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The SEC’s Proposed Changes to Beneficial Ownership Reporting: Implications for Market Participants
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On February 10, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued for public comment proposed rules that will, if adopted, significantly affect how investors report their beneficial ownership on Schedules 13D and 13G. The principal changes would:
- accelerate the filing deadlines for Schedules 13D and 13G beneficial ownership reports;
- clarify the circumstances under which
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UK Public M&A Round-Up – Winter 2021/2022
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Welcome to the Winter edition of our UK Public M&A Round-up.
This issue includes:
We hope you find the topics in this issue to be of interest and invite you to contact the articles’ authors or your normal Cleary contact if you have any…
U.S. DOJ and FTC Announce Plan to Revamp Merger Guidelines
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On Tuesday, January 18th, FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter held a joint press conference in which they announced ambitious plans to review and update the Merger Guidelines, targeting a release of new guidelines before the end of 2022. The most recent guidelines updates occurred after an 18-month…
2021 Developments in Securities and M&A Litigation
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Cleary Gottlieb’s “2021 Developments in Securities and M&A Litigation” discusses major developments from 2021 and highlights significant decisions and trends ahead.
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A Global Overview of Sustainability Disclosure Rules for the Asset Management Industry
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The European Union’s Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation, in force since March 2021, was the first effort made globally to regulate transparency on ESG in the asset management industry.
Similar rules are now being adopted all across the globe. This alert memorandum provides an updated snapshot.
Please click here to read the full alert memorandum.
Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2022
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Each year, we ask colleagues from around our firm to boil down the issues in their fields that boards of directors will be facing in the coming year. In the following pages, we present the results for 2022 – focused updates on 16 topics that will feature on board agendas throughout the year.
The concerns…
Delaware Chancery Court Allows SPAC Merger Challenge to Proceed
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In one of the first opinions addressing fiduciary duty claims in the context of a transaction involving a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), the Delaware Court of Chancery determined that the SPAC shareholders’ right to redeem can be undermined by insufficient disclosures regarding the transaction and allowed class-action claims to continue against a SPAC’s controlling…
Wide-Ranging New UK National Security Regime Comes Into Force
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The National Security and Investment Act 2021, which was passed on 29 April 2021, comes into force today. The new regime, which subjects investments in many companies active in the UK to mandatory review on national security grounds, will be among the most wide-ranging in the world. It represents the most significant change in the…
Cleary Gottlieb Launches Antitrust Watch Blog
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Posted in Antitrust
We are pleased to announce the launch of Cleary Antitrust Watch, our new blog that provides updates and insights on global legal developments related to abuse, cartels, mergers & acquisitions, policy & procedure, private enforcement, State aid & subsidies, vertical agreements, and more.
We hope that you find the posts informative and will continue…