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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

  • July 21, 2025

    Forescout To Pay $45M To Settle Merger Disclosure Suit

    Cybersecurity company Forescout has inked a $45 million deal with investors to settle claims that it deceived investors about the terms of a botched merger several years ago.

  • July 21, 2025

    Stablecoin Treasury Co. To Go Public In $360M SPAC Deal

    A company intending to give investors exposure to the stable-value token Ethena intends to list on Nasdaq as StablecoinX Inc. via a special purpose acquisition deal that will take it public and provide $360 million to build a treasury of the stablecoin, making it one of at least three firms to tout the adoption of a crypto-focused treasury strategy on Monday.

  • July 21, 2025

    House GOP Would Cut SEC Funds, Curb Cyber Breach Rule

    House Republicans are seeking to cut the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's budget by 7% in the upcoming fiscal year, presenting a plan that could also undercut a Biden-era regulation requiring publicly traded companies to quickly report cybersecurity breaches.

  • July 21, 2025

    Traders' Floor Rights Were 'Essential' In CME Shift, Jury Hears

    Chicago Mercantile Exchange leaders wanted to honor and preserve longtime floor traders' exclusive access rights as they explored demutualization due to electronic trading's unclear future at the time, but discussions never addressed plans for members in the event of a total technological takeover, Illinois jurors heard Monday.

  • July 21, 2025

    BitGo, Bullish Join Crypto IPO Wave With Filings

    Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo and venture-backed crypto exchange Bullish have both filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public, marking an increasing number of crypto-related companies that are eyeing public listings in the current favorable regulatory regime under President Donald Trump.

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Capital Markets

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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
  • 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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