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

  • May 05, 2026

    Investors In $16B YPF Feud Win Round Against Argentina

    A New York federal judge has ruled that investors in Argentine oil and gas exploration company YPF SA can use discovery obtained in a decade-long dispute against the country in a parallel $16 billion investor-state arbitration they plan to initiate, saying they had shown a "compelling need."

  • May 05, 2026

    Judge Blocks Arizona From Policing Prediction Markets

    A Phoenix federal judge on Tuesday barred Arizona officials from enforcing state gambling laws against federally regulated prediction market platforms in an order finding that the federal government is likely to succeed on claims that the event contracts at issue are swaps beyond the reach of state regulators.

  • May 05, 2026

    $100M AI Investment Suit Must Be Arbitrated, Financier Says

    A California financier Tuesday denied allegations in a $100 million fraud lawsuit over a "sham" loan transaction aimed at funding an investment into an artificial intelligence company, adding that the dispute belongs in arbitration in the Bahamas.

  • May 05, 2026

    Bittrex Seeks To Undo $24M Judgment After SEC Crypto Pivot

    Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex urged a Seattle federal judge to toss a $24 million judgment entered as part of a 2023 settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing that the agency has since done an "about-face" on crypto and abandoned its position that digital tokens are securities.

  • May 05, 2026

    DC Circ. Says SEC Whistleblower Denial Doesn't Pass Muster

    The D.C. Circuit has dinged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to adequately explain why it denied a whistleblower award to an anonymous individual who brought forth information leading to a successful enforcement action, ordering the commission to reconsider whether it was in the public interest to deny the man's claim.

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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Competition disputes
  • Privacy issues
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of capital markets practices

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