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The Securities Law Blog provides commentary and news on the latest securities law developments impacting established and emerging growth publicly-traded issuers and investment banks, as well as entrepreneurs and venture-backed private entities. Our blog closely follows SEC rulemaking in several key areas including public and private securities offerings, shareholder activism and equity investment, and mergers & acquisitions.

The authors of this blog are members of the Corporate/Securities practice of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP.  Since our founding, this firm has been distinguished by responsive, independent and client-focused legal services provided by lawyers with a profound commitment to the companies they serve. This blog is an outgrowth of this representation of our clients in a wide range of capital market transactions.

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Greenlight Pushes General Motors into Small-Cap Realm of Legal Issues with Proposal to Split GM’s Common Stock into Two Separate Classes

Greenlight’s proposal - rejected by GM – argues for a dual-class common stock structure at GM consisting of dividend shares and capital appreciation shares to appeal to different investors in order to invigorate demand for the company’s shares. Read More ›

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