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From Accidental Entrepreneur to a $2.5M raise, with Cycle Labs' Josh Owen
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Healthcare Start-Ups: Keys to Fundraising and Growing Your Company Successfully
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Startup CEO Who Coded His Way Out: Rainway’s Andrew Sampson
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In the ever-evolving world of corporate finance, one trend that has been gaining significant momentum is the increased issuance of convertible debt by Chinese issuers. Over the past few months, Chinese technology companies...more
On this episode of Raising Capital 101, host Tom Voekler is joined by colleagues Rhys James, John Watson, and Mehanna Borostyan to discuss which laws and regulations companies need to consider when raising capital through...more
One of the challenges facing venture capital firms is how to handle investments in portfolio companies prior to the initial close (“Initial Close”) of a new fund (“New Fund”). Typically, the investment advisor (“VC Advisor”),...more
The securities regulators in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan have published a temporary exemption that allows exempt market dealers (“EMDs”) to participate in prospectus...more
Over three and a half years since the death of George Floyd spurred some members of the venture capital community to enact promises to increase their investments in diverse entrepreneurs, California has enacted legislation in...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will meet on September 21, 2023 and has announced its agenda for the meeting, which includes consideration of certain matters that are included on the SEC’s...more
A major theme of this Blog has always been ongoing legislative, regulatory and market initiatives to reform capital markets by targeting unreasonable or outdated impediments to capital formation to make it easier for...more
Over the last several years, an increasing number of asset managers have evaluated the potential benefits of including a business development company (BDC) as part of a diversified credit platform. A BDC is a hybrid of an...more
Women in Fund Finance this week hosted “Fund Liquidity Solutions,” a virtual event that looked at some of the most innovative liquidity structuring and solutions being employed across the private markets. ...more
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a sample comment letter that provides guidance to issuers raising capital and that have volatile securities. ...more
Raising money is hard. Many founders think that it’ll be easy, and that a dozen investors will be lining up outside the room after their first pitch with term sheets in hand. ...more
A Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) plan to create a registration exemption for certain finders has generated a mixed response. The nearly 90 comments received by the SEC by the November 12, 2020 close of the comment...more
In order to clarify various no action letters and court decisions, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed an rule that would allow two classes of “finders” to avoid having to register as a broker-dealer or...more
On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted 3-2 to propose a conditional exemption (“Exemption”) to permit natural persons to engage in limited securities activities as “finders” on behalf of...more
Pepper Hamilton partner Gregory J. Nowak recently held a virtual Investment Management and Private Funds Roundtable. Mr. Nowak was joined by Genna Garver, partner at Troutman Sanders, to discuss a variety of current topics,...more
Are direct listings a viable potential alternative for all companies seeking to go public? The answer may likely be no, especially for early stage life sciences companies that are not household names. ...more
Last year proved challenging for companies seeking to raise capital in the cannabis industry. The capital markets tightened and available funding dried up. Many of the industry’s publicly traded companies saw precipitous...more
The US’s ongoing trade war with China—which just isn’t going away any time soon—has prompted the White House to propose a new “$16 billion bailout for farmers hurt by Beijing’s tariffs.” At the same time, leaders from both...more
Companies seeking to expand operations often face numerous challenges. One such challenge is raising the capital necessary to make such an expansion possible. When a company sees an expansion opportunity but does not have the...more
The latest Wall Street revolution appears to be driven in large part by companies like Creative Planning, a registered investment adviser in a suburb of Kansas City that’s helping lead a shift away from brokers and mutual...more
After months of anticipation, yesterday was finally official Snap IPO day. And despite losses of more than $500 million last year, the company saw willing investors flock to buy the $17 shares, pushing Snap’s valuation to...more
Shareholders have accused Under Armour of “concealing the impact” of Sports Authority’s bankruptcy from investors in order to artificially inflate its stock price. The suit comes on the heels of a disastrous Q4 for UA, in...more
We learned about KraftHeinz’s offer to merge with Unilever only after it had been rejected. And now it appears to be off the table completely—all $143 billion of it....more
The SEC has approved a series of FINRA rules that are meant to simplify regulation of firms engaged as M&A brokers and those who conduct other limited activities. While the rules may be simpler, it still looks like a...more
The growing use of social media has created challenges for federal securities regulators, who must enforce antifraud rules that were written at a time when the prevailing technology was the newspaper. This Guide...more