Anna Pinedo on Capital Raising

2019 REIT IPO Market Update

Global REIT IPOs decreased dramatically – down 47 percent – from 49 REIT IPOs in 2017 to 26 REIT IPOs in 2018. This decrease reflects a difficult capital-raising market, with pressures from rising interest rates and a...more

3/7/2019 / Capital Raising , Financial Markets , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , REIT

The Unicorn IPO Report

Last week, Intelligize published The Unicorn IPO Report, which analyzes IPOs from 2016 through 2018. In 2016, the report notes that the AppDynamics IPO was days away from completion prior to its acquisition by Cisco for $3.7...more

3/5/2019 / Capital Formation , Capital Markets , Capital Raising , Dual Class Share Structures , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Unicorns

Legislative Proposals on Capital Formation

Last week, the US Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on legislation introduced in the prior session of Congress relating to capital formation in order to assess whether any would garner bipartisan support....more

3/4/2019 / Capital Formation , Capital Raising , Corporate Governance , Crowdfunding , Legislative Agendas , Proposed Legislation , Public Offerings , Regulatory Agenda , Senate Banking Committee , Small Business

Corporate Venture Capital

CBInsights has published its annual survey on corporate venture capital (CVC). Globally, 2,740 deals were completed raising $52.95 billion. ...more

2/28/2019 / Capital Raising , Early Stage Companies , Investment , Startups , Venture Capital

Public Venture Capital

In a recent paper titled, “Public or Private Venture Capital?” author Darren M. Ibrahim compares the relative benefits associated with reliance on private capital to fund start-ups and emerging companies with “public” venture...more

1/24/2019 / Capital Raising , Emerging Growth Companies , Startups , Venture Capital

Follow-On Offerings in 2018

According to statistics from Dealogic and the Citi Capital Markets Review and 2019 Outlook, there was a modest decline in 2018 follow-on offering volume compared to 2017. ...more

1/7/2019 / Capital Markets , Capital Raising , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Offerings

Tech IPO Pipeline Report

CB Insights recently published its seventh annual Tech IPO Pipeline Report. The report notes that in 2013, the median time between first funding and IPO for U.S. VC-backed tech companies was 6.9 years compared to 10.1 years...more

12/31/2018 / Capital Raising , Emerging Technology Companies , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment Opportunities , Technology Sector , Unicorns

Unregistered Securities Offerings

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has regularly updated its studies regarding the market for unregistered securities offerings. ...more

10/23/2018 / Capital Raising , Offerings , Regulation D , Unregistered Securities

Pre-IPO Voluntary Disclosures By Private Companies

In a recent paper titled, “Voluntary Disclosure and Firm Visibility: Evidence from Firms Pursuing an Initial Public Offering,” authors Michael Dambra, Bryce Schonberger, and Charles Wasley review the benefits of pre-IPO press...more

9/13/2018 / Capital Formation , Capital Raising , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment , Offerings , Press Releases , Privately Held Corporations , Stocks , Voluntary Disclosure

Is Reg A a Success?

Neal Newman assesses the success of Regulation A in a paper titled, “Regulation A+: New and Improved after the JOBS Act or a Failed Revival?” The author reviews the 267 Regulation A filings made between August 13, 2012 and...more

8/14/2018 / Capital Raising , Crowdfunding , Emerging Growth Companies , Offerings , Registration Requirement , Regulation A , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Startups

Private IPOs—The New Normal?

Large, late stage private capital raises for privately held companies continue to be the preferred method of financing growth for many new companies, particularly those in the tech sector. ...more

7/31/2018 / Capital Formation , Capital Raising , Investment , Private IPO , Private Placements , Technology Sector , Unicorns

Do Founders Regain Control Through IPOs?

Authors Brian Broughman and Jesse Fried study founder control in their paper titled, “Do Founders Control Start-Up Firms that Go Public?” In their paper, the authors observe that many founders of startups lose control...more

7/6/2018 / Capital Raising , Emerging Growth Companies , Entrepreneurs , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Public Offerings , Startups , Venture Capital

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