Capital Markets

Capital Markets Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on the capital markets sector. Coverage includes stock and bond offerings, mortgage-backed securities, foreign exchange, follow-on offerings, and debt deals, as well as related litigation and policy developments.



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Latest News in Capital Markets

  • December 04, 2025

    Dems Press CFPB's Vought On Mortgage Rate Shutdown Plan

    Senate Democrats are demanding clarity on the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's benchmark mortgage-rate work if the Trump administration lets the agency go dark, warning of imminent potential chaos for the $13 trillion mortgage market.

  • December 04, 2025

    Crypto Investors Fight To Revive Ripple Suit At 9th Circ.

    A certified class of investors urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive allegations Ripple Labs violated securities laws through unregistered sales of digital-token XRP, arguing the lower court misapplied the Ninth Circuit's SEC v. Murphy precedent in granting Ripple summary judgment under a three-year statute of repose.

  • December 04, 2025

    Citadel Securities Sparks Crypto Clash Over DeFi Exemptions

    Citadel Securities ignited debate with crypto advocates this week when it told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that decentralized finance projects dealing in tokenized securities should broadly be subject to the same obligations as traditional exchanges and broker-dealers.

  • December 04, 2025

    Starbucks Wants 2nd Shot To Nix Investors' 'Triple Shot' Suit

    Starbucks is asking a Seattle federal judge to reconsider a ruling last month that flushed all but four claims in a proposed securities class action against the coffee giant, aiming to dismiss entirely the shareholder suit accusing company executives of lying about a struggling "reinvention" campaign.

  • December 04, 2025

    1st Spot Crypto Market To Launch Amid CFTC 'Crypto Sprint'

    Derivatives exchange Bitnomial said Thursday it is poised to launch the first spot crypto exchange regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, with guidance from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Delaware corporate law
  • Financial company lobbying
  • International banking legislation and regulation
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  • Competition disputes
  • Privacy issues
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of capital markets practices

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