Share-for-Share Business Combinations between Non-US Companies: SEC Registration and its Consequences

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Status: Published on 04-Aug-2011

Jurisdiction: USA

An overview of the SEC registration process, and the consequences of becoming a reporting company, for non-US companies conducting share-for-share business combinations. This Article includes practical guidance for preparing and filing the registration statement and navigating the SEC review process. The Article also summarizes SEC reporting requirements and other obligations of reporting companies, including under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and describes the requirements for terminating SEC registration.

Alan P.W. Konevsky, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and PLC Corporate & Securities

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Resource ID: 3-505-8131
Published: 04-Aug-2011
Products: PLC US Corporate & Securities

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