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Atkins’ Diet for SEC in 2026 Includes Less Disclosure

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The turning of the calendar to 2026 means it’s time for New Year’s resolutions. At the Securities and Exchange Commission, chair Paul Atkins may be embracing the spirit of “new year, new me” by vowing to cut back on disclosure requirements....

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SPACs: The Next Generation

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Just when most of us had mentally filed SPACs alongside pandemic-era sourdough starters and Zoom happy hours, special purpose acquisition companies—the blank-check vehicles that once raised billions with celebrity endorsements and minimal o...

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Walgreens Deal Leads Parade of Take-Private Transactions

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Flu season has hit the United States with a vengeance this year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting sharp year-over-year increases in its estimates of indicators such as flu-related hospitalizations for the 2024-202...

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Nasdaq, NYSE Propose Aligning Deadlines for SPAC Mergers, Delistings

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The quest for uniformity between the major U.S. stock exchanges when it comes to mergers of special purpose acquisition companies took an interesting turn this week. First, a primer on recent events for the uninitiated. SPACs are shell comp...

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New Rules Have SPACs Down, But Not Dead

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Soon after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the final version of new rules to protect investors in special purpose acquisition companies, industry analysts and news outlets all but declared the so-called “blank-check” compan...

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