Alisa Babitz

Of Counsel, Washington, D.C.

+1 202.887.3720

Alisa Babitz is of counsel in Gibson Dunn's Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group. She advises public and private companies on a wide range of general corporate, securities and M&A matters including: acquisitions, dispositions and other business combinations; strategic alliances and joint ventures; public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities; and venture capital investments.

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New Exemptive Order Modernizes and Significantly Expands Abbreviated Five-Business Day Non-Convertible Debt Tender Offers

July 2, 2026 | Posted by Mellissa Campbell Duru; Andrew L. Fabens; Hillary H. Holmes; Sebastian L. Fain; Alisa Babitz; Rodrigo Surcan Topic(s): Disclosure; Securities Regulation

Companies will be able to take advantage of a high-velocity, more flexible mechanism to optimize balance sheets and have the ability to more nimbly conduct liability management exercises in a single calendar week, while reducing exposure to market and interest rate volatility.

SEC Staff Issues Exemptive Relief Allowing 10-Business Day Equity Tender Offers

April 20, 2026 | Posted by Mellissa Campbell Duru; Brian J. Lane; Sebastian L. Fain; Alisa Babitz; Matt Staugaard Topic(s): Disclosure; Registered Securities Offerings; Securities Regulation

It is clear that the exemptive relief will provide public and private companies with significantly more flexibility in the structuring and timing of their transactions.