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

  • July 08, 2026

    Kalshi Sends NY Prediction Market Ruling To 2nd Circ.

    Kalshi is challenging a New York federal court's decision to deny it an enforcement shield from the state's gaming laws, adding the Second Circuit to the list of appellate courts set to weigh in on the question of prediction market regulation.

  • July 07, 2026

    Kalshi Says Federal Law Bars Wash. 'Gambling' Clampdown

    Prediction market KalshiEX LLC urged a Washington state judge on Monday to reject state officials' effort to halt the company's operations under Washington gambling laws, arguing that federal law preempts the regulatory effort and that Washington has failed to show that the platform has caused meaningful harm.

  • July 07, 2026

    SEC's 2026 Agenda Eyes Exec Comp, Recordkeeping Reforms

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a new rulemaking agenda that highlights its plans to reduce executive compensation disclosure requirements at publicly traded companies and possible changes to broker-dealer recordkeeping requirements, while both it and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission are exploring new cryptocurrency rulemaking.

  • July 07, 2026

    Trump Depo Needed In Fla. Merger Suit, Ex-SPAC CEO Says

    The former CEO of a special purpose acquisition company that helped take Truth Social public urged a Florida judge Tuesday to allow President Donald Trump's deposition, arguing it's necessary to defend against a claim that he was targeted in a conspiracy to sign a merger agreement without his knowledge. 

  • July 07, 2026

    Ex-SEC Filing Co. Staffer Gets 2 Years For Insider Trading

    A former staffer for a firm that helps companies with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings on Tuesday was sentenced to over two years in prison for using confidential information pilfered from his employer to fuel an insider trading scheme with a colleague that netted nearly $2.4 million in illicit profits.

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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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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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