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SEC Grants Petitions For Review Of Nasdaq’s $5 Million MVLS Listing Standard And Extends Review Period For NYSE American’s Proposed $5 Million Average Market Capitalization Requirement

The SEC has granted petitions for review of Nasdaq's $5 million MVLS listing standard, keeping the controversial rule on hold while extending the review period for NYSE American's similar market capitalization requirement. Microcap companies trading near these thresholds face potential delisting consequences if these proposed rule changes are ultimately approved, making it critical to understand the compliance strategies and ongoing regulatory developments.

United States Finance

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Bevilacqua

Billion-Dollar Rounds Are Rewriting The Startup Playbook — Is Your Company Ready?

Forget what you thought you knew about startup funding. According to Crunchbase, billion-dollar rounds have moved from anomaly to expectation. In the first half of 2026, 60% of global startup funding flowed to rounds of $1 billion or more — and in the U.S., that figure jumped to a staggering 73%.

United States Finance

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Foley & Lardner

The Public-Company Uplift: Why IPO Outcomes Are Decided Long Before The S-1

IPO readiness extends far beyond technical accounting, requiring companies to operate like public entities months before filing. Finance leaders must establish robust financial architecture, align stakeholders across departments, and address historical accounting issues that can derail timelines when exposed to public-company scrutiny.

United States Finance

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Riveron

Beyond The Home Market: When Does A U.S. Dual Listing Make Sense?

A U.S. listing on Nasdaq or the NYSE can provide access to a second capital market while preserving access to the company’s home-country market. The access is real — but liquidity and credibility are earned inside that market, not granted by the listing.

United States Finance

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Bevilacqua

SEC Approves NYSE And NYSE American $0.25 Minimum Trading Price Continued Listing Requirement

United States Finance

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Lowenstein Sandler

New NYSE Delisting Rules: What Microcap Companies Need To Know About The $0.25 Minimum Trading Price

United States Finance

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Bevilacqua

Robots On Wall Street: Non-Traditional Paths To Public Markets For Robotics Companies

United States Finance

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Mintz

SEC Stay Halts New Nasdaq $5 Million Listing Standard – For Now

United States Finance

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Bevilacqua

SEC Approves Nasdaq’s New $5 Million MVLS Continued Listing Standard

United States Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New Nasdaq Delisting Rule: What Microcap Companies Need To Know About The MVLS Standard

United States Finance

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Bevilacqua

SEC Approves Nasdaq’s New $5 Million MVLS Continued Listing Requirement

United States Finance

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Lowenstein Sandler

Cross-border SEC Spotlight: Key Updates For Non-U.S. Companies

United States Commercial

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

SEC Delivers On Promise Of Reforms

United States Finance

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Torys LLP

Represented BOXABL In USD3.5B Business Combination With FG Merger II Corp.

United States Commercial

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Winston Taylor

A New Sanctions Landscape In The Middle East

Worldwide International

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Holland & Knight

Sanctions Update: August 17, 2026

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

U.S. Rescinds Syria’s State Sponsor Of Terrorism Designation

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

Trump Administration Directs Establishment Of Program For Private-Sector Participation In Cyber Operations Against Transnational Criminal Organizations

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Section 301 And USMCA: Implications Of Dual Country Of Origin Tests

United States International

International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA)

SEC Division Issues Order Approving Nasdaq’s New $5 Million Market Value Continued Listing Requirement; Order Subsequently Stayed

The SEC has approved Nasdaq's new $5 million Market Value of Listed Securities continued listing requirement, though implementation is currently stayed pending Commission review of appeals.

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

IPO Pathways - A Global Exchange Comparison

Companies considering an initial public offering face complex regulatory requirements and market considerations across different global exchanges. This comprehensive guide examines the key requirements and strategic factors for listing securities on premier stock exchanges from New York to Hong Kong, providing essential insights for navigating the IPO process.

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

The New IPO Playbook | How Private Markets Reshaped Going Public

The landscape of initial public offerings has fundamentally transformed as private markets have matured into a viable alternative to traditional public listings. What factors are driving companies to delay or reconsider going public, and how has the availability of private capital reshaped the strategic calculus around IPOs?

United States Finance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

From Pilot To Production: A Practical AI Deployment Playbook For Financial Institutions

The landscape of initial public offerings has fundamentally transformed as private markets have matured into a viable alternative to traditional public listings. What factors are driving companies to delay or reconsider going public, and how has the availability of private capital reshaped the strategic calculus around IPOs?

United States Finance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Securities Trading On The Newly-Launched Texas Stock Exchange

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

When The Model Misses: Why AML Validation Can No Longer Be An Afterthought

United States Finance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

The Law Firm MSO IPO

United States Finance

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Winston Taylor

SEC’s Office Of Mergers And Acquisitions Issues Exemptive Order Easing Certain Requirements For Non-Convertible Debt Tender Offers

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Q2 2026 Accounting Advisory Guide: Anchoring Financial Reporting As Standards Shift And AI Accelerates

United States Accounting

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Riveron

SEC Proposal Could Eliminate Baby Shelf Restrictions And Expand ATM Program Access For Smaller Companies

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The Sidewalk Is The Lab: Hard Things, Round Three

United States Strategy

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Foley & Lardner

Preparing For The Public Markets: When And How To Engage A Compensation Consultant

United States Commercial

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Winston Taylor

Client Alert On The SEC’s Proposed Elimination Of "Baby Shelf” Limitations

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

SEC Proposes Major Reforms To Registered Offerings: What Public Companies Need To Know

United States Commercial

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Bass, Berry & Sims

The Sidewalk Is The Lab: Hard Things, Round Three

Touraj Parang, COO of Serve Robotics, shares hard-won lessons from building a sidewalk delivery robot company through 300 venture rejections, near-bankruptcy, and an unconventional path to Nasdaq.

United States Strategy

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Foley & Lardner

Preparing For The Public Markets: When And How To Engage A Compensation Consultant

Companies preparing for IPOs, direct listings, or SPAC transactions face heightened scrutiny of their executive compensation programs from institutional investors and proxy advisory firms.

United States Commercial

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Winston Taylor

Client Alert On The SEC’s Proposed Elimination Of "Baby Shelf” Limitations

We recently published a client alert on the SEC’s proposal to eliminate the longstanding “baby shelf” limitations and significantly expand access to Form S-3 and shelf registration for public companies.

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

SEC Proposes Major Reforms To Registered Offerings: What Public Companies Need To Know

The SEC’s proposed rules would eliminate the $75 million public float requirement to register an unlimited amount of securities on Form S-3 and allow companies to use Form S-3 immediately upon registering a class...

United States Commercial

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Bass, Berry & Sims

What Founders Must Know On Testing-the-Waters Meetings Pre-IPO

United States Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Proposes Overhaul Of Reporting Filer Status And Registered Offering Framework

The SEC has proposed two complementary rule packages that would fundamentally restructure the U.S. securities offering and reporting disclosure framework.

United States Finance

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Dechert

Public Market Access With Less Friction: SEC Proposes Reforms To Registered Offering Process And Filer-Status Thresholds

The SEC has proposed sweeping reforms that would fundamentally reshape the public company regulatory landscape by simplifying filer categories from four to two, raising key thresholds, and dramatically expanding...

United States Finance

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Jones Day

SEC Proposes Significant Reforms To Registered Offering Framework

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed sweeping amendments to its rules governing registered offerings that could fundamentally reshape public capital raising for small- and mid-cap companies.

United States Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

SEC Proposes Optional Semi-Annual Reporting Regime

The SEC has proposed allowing public companies to file semiannual reports instead of quarterly reports, potentially reducing compliance costs and freeing up management time. Companies could elect to file one...

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

International Capital Markets Update | Spring 2026

Worldwide Finance

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Jones Day

Nasdaq Adopts Enhanced SPAC IPO Listing Standards Under Both Global Market And Capital Market Tiers

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Updates Regarding Section 16 And Foreign Private Issuers

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Listing Regime And Market Abuse – CEO Fined And Company Censured For Breaches Of The Listing Rules

United States Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Nasdaq Proposes Stricter Initial And Continued Listing Standards

United States Finance

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Dechert

SEC Approves TXSE As National Securities Exchange

United States Finance

JD

Jones Day

Ambush At The AGM – Notice Requirements For Listed Companies In The Digital Age

United States Commercial

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Baker & Partners

The TXSE Debuts: What Changes And What Doesn’t For CFOs And IPO-Track Companies

United States Finance

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Riveron

Considering A U.S. Listing? What Asian Issuers Should Know

Worldwide Commercial

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

London Stock Exchange Discussion Paper – Shaping The Future Of AIM

United States Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Nasdaq And NYSE Target Excessive Reverse Stock Splits Used To Regain Compliance With Minimum Security Price Requirements

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

2024-2025 Developments Regarding NYSE And Nasdaq Listing Rules

United States Commercial

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Nasdaq Listing Fee Changes

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

EU Listing Act Podcasts

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Approval Of The Listing Act: Welcome Changes For Issuers Of Debt Securities

United States Finance

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Jones Day

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Direct Listings: Experiment Or New Paradigm? (Video)

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Mayer Brown

MB Microtalk: Nasdaq's Rule Proposal For Board Diversity And Disclosure Requirements (Video)

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Mayer Brown

The JOBS Act: Confidential Filing (Video Content)

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Fenwick

Form 10s As Alternatives To Traditional IPOs – Bill Hicks, Member (Video Content)

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Mintz

Potential For REIT IPOs Limited, Menna Says (Video Content)

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Goodwin Procter LLP

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