In their article Insider Giving in Duke Law Journal, S. Burcu Avci, Cindy A. Schipani, H. Nejat Seyhun, and Andrew Verstein, use their dataset to illustrate the scope, strategies, and effects of insider giving. In this context, insider giving refers to shareholders with inside information and/or the ability to backdate their gifts donating securities to
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2021 SPAC Market Trends: Down in the Third Quarter?
By Melissa Pfeuffer on
In a report issued by Pitchbook related to the SPAC market, quarterly trends show a recent dip. There were 317 SPAC IPOs completed in the first quarter of 2021, but a steep decline in the second quarter, with only 106 SPAC IPOs completed. Consistent with this trend, the third quarter has seen 111 SPAC IPOs. …
The Effect of Analyst Coverage on Corporate Decisionmaking
By Anna T. Pinedo on
Many recent press articles lamenting “short-termism” in corporate America blame research analysts for focusing on quarterly earnings. In a recent paper titled, “Analyst Coverage and the Quality of Corporate Investment Decisions” authors Thomas To, Marco A. Navone and Eliza Wu demonstrate a causal connection between analyst coverage and good investment decisions. The authors…
Securities Related Bills Pass in the House of Representatives
By Anna T. Pinedo on
A number of capital formation-related bills passed in the House this week with bipartisan support. These include:
- H.R. 5877, the “Main Street Growth Act,” sponsored by Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), which would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow for the registration of venture exchanges with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- H.R. 5970,
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Other Legislative Proposals Affecting Capital Formation
By Anna T. Pinedo on
There are a number of legislative proposals making their way through the House, including: H.R. 5054, the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018, which provides EGCs and smaller reporting companies an exemption from xBRL requirements (referred to in our prior blog post), H.R. 6035, the Streamlining Communications for Investors Act, which is a…
SEC Proposes Expanding Safe Harbor to Promote Research on Investment Funds
By Brian Hirshberg on
On May 23, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) proposed establishing a research report safe harbor (Rule 139b) for unaffiliated brokers or dealers that publish or distribute research reports that cover investment funds. The Commission took this action in furtherance of the mandate of the Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017…
Expanding the On-Ramp
By Anna T. Pinedo on
A number of industry groups, including SIFMA, have joined to put forward recommendations to promote capital formation and assist more companies in going public or remaining public. Many of the measures suggested in the report have been presented previously, whether in the U.S. Treasury Report on capital markets or in bills introduced in, or…
Market Structure and the Decline in Listed Companies
By Anna T. Pinedo on
Recently, SIFMA held its Equity Market Structure conference, which addressed a broad range of issues. Of course, conference participants addressed market structure concerns that may affect a company’s decision to undertake an IPO or to remain public and pointed to recent statistics, reprinted below. The Securities and Exchange Commission has also undertaken discussions regarding equity…
Analyst Involvement in the IPO Process
By Anna T. Pinedo on
Authors Michael Dambra, Laura Casares Field, Matthew T. Gustafson and Kevin Pisciotta recently published a paper, “The Consequences to Analyst Involvement in the IPO Process: Evidence Surrounding the JOBS Act,” which reviews research analyst involvement post-JOBS Act in offerings. The authors consider whether participation by affiliated analysts in securities offerings affects their research…