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Latest News in Capital Markets

  • July 21, 2026

    DC Circ. Orders SEC To Rethink FINRA Arbitration Challenge

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's "largely boilerplate" letter rejecting financial service company Thrivent's bid to challenge the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's arbitration authority didn't offer enough explanation to secure it judicial deference, a D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday.

  • July 21, 2026

    Saba Drops Suit Over BlackRock ESG Fund's Voting Bylaws

    Hedge fund Saba Capital Management has ended its suit claiming BlackRock Inc.'s environmental, social and corporate governance trust maintains illegal shareholder voting bylaws, a decision that comes about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Saba in a related suit.

  • July 21, 2026

    Permira-Backed Fashion Shop Reformation Eyes $225M IPO

    Private equity-backed womenswear brand Reformation has unveiled terms for its planned initial public offering, expecting to raise around $225 million in an IPO steered by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

  • July 21, 2026

    Tribes, Groups Back Iowa In Kalshi Sports Market Challenge

    Forty-one Indigenous groups, nations and the American Gaming Association are backing Iowa regulators in a challenge to stop the state from taking enforcement action against Kalshi's sports-events contracts, arguing that the prediction market "masks its wagers as derivatives contracts governed by the Commodity Exchange Act and Commodity Futures Trading Commission."

  • July 21, 2026

    Navigating OFAC's 50% Rule For Cross-Border Exec Mobility

    A recent Office of Foreign Assets Control guide signals that its 50% ownership rule can determine not only sanctions compliance but also whether a company can sponsor multinational executives for immigration, highlighting an often overlooked interaction between sanctions and immigration law, says Xuan Zhang at Reid & Wise.

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Capital Markets

Areas of Coverage

  • TRANSACTIONS
  • High-yield debt, corporate bond, convertible debt, and hybrid offerings
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • Stock- or debt-funded acquisitions
  • Distressed investments and bankruptcy proceedings
  • Joint ventures
  • Capital instruments, including mezzanine and venture
  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Real estate investment trust deals
  • AGENCIES
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • European Securities and Markets Authority
  • European Central Bank
  • European Commission
  • UK Financial Conduct Authority
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Dodd-Frank Act
  • Delaware corporate law
  • Financial company lobbying
  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • LITIGATION
  • Corporate governance cases, including those over leadership changes, executive compensation, and shareholder rights
  • Competition disputes
  • Privacy issues
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of capital markets practices

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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
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