On October 11, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) announced
it filed a complaint and obtained a temporary restraining order against Telegram Group Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary TON Issuer Inc. (collectively, “Telegram”) relating to Telegram’s offering of tokens without registration in violation of the Federal securities laws. The action sends a strong
October 2019
WeWork, SoftBank and Anti-Dilution Protection
By Alon Y. Kapen on
Posted in anti-dilution, full-ratchet, IPOs, preferred stock, registration statement, S-1, SEC, SoftBank, venture capital, weighted average, WeWork
The corporate spectacle better known as The We Company IPO officially and mercifully came
to an end September 30 when The We Company (“We Co.”), the corporate parent of WeWork, requested that the Securities and Exchange Commission consent to the withdrawal of We Co.’s registration statement because it “no longer wishes to conduct a public…