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The Lowdown on SEC Approval of the NYSE Primary Direct Listing Proposal

By Anat Alon-Beck, Robert Rapp and John Livingstone December 24, 2020 by renholding

Direct listings, the most promising disruptor of IPOs, received a significant boost this week, thanks to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruling on a petition from the Council of Institutional Investors.

Most common in the tech industry, direct …

Davis Polk Discusses New Developments on Direct Listings

By Marcel Fausten, Michael Kaplan, Emily Roberts, Richard Truesdell and Elizabeth Weinstein September 1, 2020 by renholding

New developments last week will allow companies to raise funds in a direct listing. On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the NYSE’s rule change that will permit companies to raise capital in a direct listing. Prior to …

Davis Polk Discusses NYSE’s New Proposal on Direct Listings

By Marcel Fausten, Joseph Hall, Byron Rooney, Sarah Solum and Richard Truesdell, Jr. July 1, 2020 by renholding

On June 22, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would permit companies to raise capital in a direct listing. The NYSE had previously proposed a rule change, which …

Davis Polk Discusses NYSE Revised Direct Listing Proposal

By Maurice Blanco, Alan Denenberg, Marcel Fausten, James Lin and Richard Truesdell December 16, 2019 by renholding

Following the SEC’s rejection last week of its proposed rule change on direct listings, the NYSE filed a revised rule change proposal with the SEC yesterday. The new rule change proposal is substantially similar to the proposal the NYSE filed …

Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses NYSE Proposal to Expand Permitted Use of Direct Listings

By Sullivan & Cromwell LLP December 5, 2019 by renholding

On November 26, 2019, New York Stock Exchange LLC (“NYSE”) filed notice of a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to modify its listing rules relating to direct listings. The proposed rule change would allow companies to …

The Social Functions of the Stock Market: A Primer

By Merritt B. Fox April 12, 2019 by renholding

A stock market is a key feature found in any economy with a substantial private sector. For example, in the United States, we see the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, in the U.K, the London Stock Exchange, and in …

Dual Class Stock: What Is a Fair Compromise?

By John C. Coffee, Jr. December 17, 2018 by renholding

In my last post[1], I focused on the Council of Institutional Investors’ (“CII”) recent proposal to the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to impose a listing condition that any super-voting rights on dual class stock must expire …

Perpetual Dual-Class Stock: The Case Against Corporate Royalty

By Robert J. Jackson, Jr. February 16, 2018 by renholding

My first few weeks at the Securities and Exchange Commission have been a whirlwind—and just to be clear, I am not talking about the markets.[1] In a few short weeks, I have gotten a crash course on SEC policymaking—and

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