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Highest court affirms the right of the SEC to recover fraudulently obtained profits
On June 8, 2020, the Federal Reserve released additional guidance on the Main Street Lending Program, completely replacing earlier set of FAQs (April 30, 2020 and May 27, 2020) with new FAQs and revised term sheets.
On May 27, 2020, the Federal Reserve released additional guidance on the Main Street Lending Program, completely replacing an earlier set of FAQs (April 30, 2020) with new FAQs and issuing model loan documents. This post reflects the new guidance.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filed enforcement actions on May 14, 2020, against two unrelated companies, Turbo Global Partners, Inc. (“Turbo”) and Applied BioSciences Corp. (“APPB”). The SEC charged both companies with securities fraud based on alleged materially misleading statements that the companies were offering and shipping products to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). These actions taken by the SEC are consistent with approaches taken by other regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), with regard to misleading statements made in connection with coronavirus-related products. On the whole, regulators appear to be particularly cognizant of businesses and individuals seeking to take improper advantage of the circumstances created by the global pandemic, and as such are taking action against such companies and individuals.
COVID-19 has caused immediate and severe disruption in commercial real estate. Common sense deferrals and restructurings will be needed. In this client alert, we discuss some of the unique dynamics of CMBS loan restructurings.
In new guidance issued on April 30, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) stated that businesses that are part of a “single corporate group” may not receive Paycheck Protection Program (”PPP”) loans exceeding $20 million in the aggregate for the “single corporate group.” This cap is effective immediately with respect to any PPP loan that has not been fully disbursed by April 30, 2020. This client alert explains the new guidelines and related considerations.