M&A shows SEC cross-border rules work

Kyle Siskey | NEWS ANALYSIS - July 02, 2009

An increase in cross-border M&A deals is finally proving the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) M&A exemptions useful.

More than six months after exemption amendments to cross-border rules that allow foreign acquirers to use an average daily trading volume test (better known as the alternate test) in place of look-through requirements, the SEC is showing its ability...

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