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Article December 6, 2022

Parsing SEC’s Rule Extension For Fixed-Income Issuers

New York partner J. Alan Bannister, Houston partner Hillary Holmes and Orange County partner James Moloney are the authors of "Parsing SEC's Rule Extension For Fixed-Income Issuers" [PDF] published by Law360 on December 5, 2022.

Client Alert December 1, 2022

SEC Extends Phased-in Approach for Application of Rule 15c2-11 for Certain Fixed Income Securities, Including Most Notably Securities Being Sold Pursuant to Resales under Rule 144A

Our lawyers write that the SEC recently delayed the application of Phase 2 of Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, which affects trading in securities offered by non-reporting issuers in Rule 144A offerings.

Client Alert November 21, 2022

Recent SEC Interpretation of Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 May Pressure Private Issuers of Fixed Income Securities to Publicly Disclose Financial Information

Our lawyers discuss a recent SEC interpretation of Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, which could impact the liquidity of issuers of fixed income securities.

Client Alert February 14, 2022

SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Shorten the Security Settlement Cycle to T+1 by March 31, 2024

Our lawyers discuss a new rule proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission which would shorten the security settlement cycle from two business days after the trade date to one business day after the trade date.

Client Alert January 8, 2021

Open Questions Remain after SEC Approves Primary Direct Listings on the NYSE

Direct listings have emerged as one of the new innovative pathways to the U.S. public capital markets, thought to be ideal for entrepreneurial companies with a well-recognized brand name or easily understood business model.

Client Alert January 8, 2021

A Current Guide to Direct Listings

Gibson Dunn lawyers provide a guide to direct listings, which have increasingly been gaining attention as a means for a private company to go public. A direct listing refers to the listing of a privately held company’s stock for trading on a national stock exchange (either the NYSE or Nasdaq) without conducting an underwritten offering, spin-off or transfer quotation from another regulated stock exchange.

Webcasts June 23, 2020

Webcast: Securities Laws Issues in Restructuring and Bankruptcy

Compliance with securities laws is a crucial element of any restructuring. This webcast addresses a range of potential securities laws issues arising in a variety of restructuring and bankruptcy scenarios.