With overwhelming bipartisan support, on July 17 the U.S. House of Representatives approved the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (S. 488), also known as the JOBS Act 3.0. It aims to jumpstart startups [...]
Recently, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. gave up its initial public offering (“IPO”) in Hong Kong Stock Exchange (“HKEx”) after the HKEx declined to amend its rules related to shareholder rights and board member nomination. This [...]
Malaysia’s financial markets have had a good year in 2012, with IPOs alone raising $7.3 billion, which constituted 25% of all new listings in Asia-Pacific region. In value terms, Malaysia ranked third place in the [...]
In an attempt to win back technology IPOs, which have been favoring the United States and its lax entry requirements, the UK government is now considering an exemption to its recently raised free float requirement [...]