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                        <title>SEC’s EDGAR Next Compliance Date Is Coming: Dashboard Launches March 24th; Amended Form ID</title>
                        <link>https://governance.weil.com/insights/secs-edgar-next-compliance-date-is-coming-dashboard-launches-march-24th-amended-form-id/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
                        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard Dicker]]></dc:creator>
													<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kaitlin Descovich ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Butler ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steven Bentsianov ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Rong ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Zoda ]]></dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules aimed at improving filer account management and security as well as facilitating better management of filer credentials, which are referred to collectively as “EDGAR Next.”]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Important technical changes to EDGAR access and accounts management require changes to processes and procedures around EDGAR filings The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules aimed at improving filer account management and security as well as facilitating better management of filer credentials, which are referred to collectively as “EDGAR Next.” These new rules [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://governance.weil.com/insights/secs-edgar-next-compliance-date-is-coming-dashboard-launches-march-24th-amended-form-id/">SEC’s EDGAR Next Compliance Date Is Coming: Dashboard Launches March 24th; Amended Form ID</a> appeared first on <a href="https://governance.weil.com">Governance &amp; Securities Watch</a>.</p>
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                        <title>Keeping the IPO Door Open – What Every PE Portfolio Company Should be Doing Now to Maintain Optionality for an IPO in the Future</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
                        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lyuba Goltser]]></dc:creator>
													<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander Lynch ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Barbra Broudy ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Butler ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kaitlin Descovich ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Hickey ]]></dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="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/">Keeping the IPO Door Open – What Every PE Portfolio Company Should be Doing Now to Maintain Optionality for an IPO in the Future</a> appeared first on <a href="https://governance.weil.com">Governance &amp; Securities Watch</a>.</p>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="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/">Keeping the IPO Door Open – What Every PE Portfolio Company Should be Doing Now to Maintain Optionality for an IPO in the Future</a> appeared first on <a href="https://governance.weil.com">Governance &amp; Securities Watch</a>.</p>
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                        <title>A Look at Governance and Liquidity Arrangements in 2021 Sponsor-Backed Initial Public Offerings</title>
                        <link>https://governance.weil.com/latest-thinking/a-look-at-governance-and-liquidity-arrangements-in-2021-sponsor-backed-initial-public-offerings/</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Douglas Warner]]></dc:creator>
													<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander Lynch ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lyuba Goltser ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Barbra Broudy ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Butler ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ryan Taylor ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brittany Butwin ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicolas Lee ]]></dc:creator>
														<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ali Habhab ]]></dc:creator>
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                        <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://governance.weil.com/latest-thinking/a-look-at-governance-and-liquidity-arrangements-in-2021-sponsor-backed-initial-public-offerings/">A Look at Governance and Liquidity Arrangements in 2021 Sponsor-Backed Initial Public Offerings</a> appeared first on <a href="https://governance.weil.com">Governance &amp; Securities Watch</a>.</p>
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