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

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

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.

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

by Alan P.W. Konevsky, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and PLC Corporate & Securities
Published on 04 Aug 2011USA (National/Federal)
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.