Governance & Securities Watch - Feed https://governance.weil.com/contributor/alexander-lynch/ What's New: Updates from Weil’s Governance, Securities & Reporting Group Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:34:47 +0000 hourly 1 Keeping the IPO Door Open – What Every PE Portfolio Company Should be Doing Now to Maintain Optionality for an IPO in the Future https://governance.weil.com/featured/keeping-the-ipo-door-open-what-every-pe-portfolio-company-should-be-doing-now-to-maintain-optionality-for-an-ipo-in-the-future/ Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:28:31 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=1880 In 2022, many portfolio companies delayed their IPOs and will look to either go public or be acquired in 2023 or 2024 as markets improve. While many sponsors will exit their investment through a sale to a strategic buyer or another PE firm, there may be periods in the next year or two in which […]

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]]> In 2022, many portfolio companies delayed their IPOs and will look to either go public or be acquired in 2023 or 2024 as markets improve. While many sponsors will exit their investment through a sale to a strategic buyer or another PE firm, there may be periods in the next year or two in which […]

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]]> A Look at Governance and Liquidity Arrangements in 2021 Sponsor-Backed Initial Public Offerings https://governance.weil.com/latest-thinking/a-look-at-governance-and-liquidity-arrangements-in-2021-sponsor-backed-initial-public-offerings/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:33:00 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=1748 Below is a link to our annual IPO Survey, which looks at the governance and liquidity arrangements in various IPOs consummated in the U.S. in 2021 by companies that had one or more private equity sponsor owners. View Weil’s 2021 Sponsor-Backed IPO Survey.

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]]> SEC Proposes Broad Changes for SPACs and De-SPACs https://governance.weil.com/latest-thinking/sec-proposes-broad-changes-for-spacs-and-de-spacs/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:15:16 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=1678 On March 30, 2022, in a 3-1 vote, the SEC proposed broad new rules regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that would impose additional disclosure and other requirements on initial public offerings (IPOs) by SPACs, and additional disclosures and potential liability for SPACs, SPAC sponsors, target companies, financial advisors and other market participants in business […]

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]]> SEC Staff Expands Confidential Registration Review Process; Offers Reminder for Financial Reporting Modifications https://governance.weil.com/insights/sec-staff-expands-confidential-registration-review-process-offers-reminder-for-financial-reporting-modifications/ Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:14:11 +0000 http://governance.weil.com/?p=614 Recently the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced steps to live up to the promise of increasing the attractiveness of the U.S. public capital markets (for a discussion of this and other goals, see our recent blog here).  These were highlighted in SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s speech on July 12, 2017. Beginning […]

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]]> Recently the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced steps to live up to the promise of increasing the attractiveness of the U.S. public capital markets (for a discussion of this and other goals, see our recent blog here).  These were highlighted in SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s speech on July 12, 2017. Beginning […]

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