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Rule 145: Mergers, Acquisitions And Recapitalizations Under The Securities Act Of 1933, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
Rule 145: Mergers, Acquisitions And Recapitalizations Under The Securities Act Of 1933, Rutheford B. Campbell Jr.
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The most significant occurrence surrounding the adoption of Rule 145 was the repeal by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Rule 133, the conceptually deficient “no sale” rule that had perplexed commentators for years. In Rule 133, the Commission took the position that no offer or sale of a security was involved when, for example, a shareholder of a company to be acquired in a merger (an “acquired company”) voted whether to authorize the merger of the acquired company into an acquiring company (an “acquiring company”) in exchange for stock in the acquiring company. The purpose of this Article is …
The Market For Markets: Development Of International Securities And Commodities Trading, Charles C. Cox, Douglas C. Michael
The Market For Markets: Development Of International Securities And Commodities Trading, Charles C. Cox, Douglas C. Michael
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International Linkage of securities exchanges is an idea unheard of not long ago, but whose time has come quickly. Since 1984, five different links have been created between United States securities or commodities exchanges and counterparts abroad. Three other links have been proposed, and several more are being informally discussed. At the same time, financial firms are investing in in-house international trading technology. The exchanges are battling the development of these in-house trading links for the expanding business in international securities and commodities trading, attempting to persuade traders to use linked markets rather than their own internal connections. “Each exchange …
The Second Circuit's Approach To The "In Connection With" Requirement Of Rule 10b-5, Barbara Black
The Second Circuit's Approach To The "In Connection With" Requirement Of Rule 10b-5, Barbara Black
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This Commentary examines the evolution of the "in connection with" requirement within the Second Circuit, focusing on cases decided in the 1985-86 term. It attempts to illustrate the direction the Circuit has taken in dealing with complex issues of securities fraud.