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In March 2025, Nasdaq released a comprehensive set of policy recommendations intended to advance capital formation in a paper titled “Advancing the U.S. Public Markets: Unlocking Capital Formation for a Stronger American...more
On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) expanded the accommodations for the confidential submission and review of registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or...more
Acting SEC Chair Mark T. Uyeda outlined potential regulatory changes to make IPOs more attractive and to scale public company disclosures at the Florida Bar’s 41st Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference. ...more
On March 3, 2025, the Staff of the SEC Division of Corporate Finance announced an expansion of the accommodations that allow issuers to confidentially submit draft registration statements (DRSs) for nonpublic review. This is...more
On March 3, 2025, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance (the “SEC staff”) announced that, effective immediately, it is enhancing the accommodations available to...more
On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance announced that it has expanded its confidential filing process for certain draft registration statements submitted for nonpublic...more
A few days ago, Corp Fin issued this guidance expanding the accommodations available for nonpublic review of draft registration statements to all issuers, building on the 2017 expansion of nonpublic reviews initiated by the...more
The SEC announced the expansion of the availability of confidential submission of draft registration statements for various new registrations, including initial registration of securities on Form 10; initial registration of...more
Yesterday, the SEC announced that Corp Fin was “further facilitating capital formation by enhancing the accommodations available to companies for nonpublic review of draft registration statements.” You might recall that, in...more
Members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) continue to share their views about the Commission’s current priorities, and Monday was Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda’s turn. Speaking at the Florida Bar’s...more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) published its 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the “Report”), which builds on the structure and content of FINRA’s prior reports for 2021-2024. This...more
The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward. This User’s...more
The fintech industry has experienced explosive growth in recent years. From 2021 to 2024, global fintech revenues surged at a 27.5% compound annual growth rate, expanding from $50.1 billion to $103.8 billion. In 2024 alone,...more
The defense technology sector (“defense tech”) has experienced remarkable growth in recent years, with projections indicating continued expansion in the near future. This surge is largely driven by increased global defense...more
Founders and their startups are typically at the forefront of ever-evolving fields, from space exploration and satellites to life-saving medical devices and medicines. Safeguarding intellectual property is critical for...more
Down rounds often make up a natural part of a company's lifecycle and are not as detrimental as some assume. Max Cantor and Samir Bakhru explain the mechanics of down rounds, their impact on capitalization tables and the need...more
Venture-stage investors make their investment in the people of a business as much as they do the idea and the operations. The drive, the know-how, the effort, and the vision of the founders are typically what attract first...more
In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report, we’ve compiled a range of data on venture, convertible note, and SAFE financing transactions in which the firm was involved during the third quarter of 2024, with the...more
Les fluctuations des marchés de fusions et acquisitions (« F&A ») et du financement au cours des dernières années, particulièrement dans le secteur des entreprises émergentes et du capital de risque, ont fait ressortir...more
Changes to the tax code have made it easier to monetize renewable energy tax credits, attracting interest from emerging growth companies looking to bolster their balance sheets amid the slowdown in venture capital funding....more
This Insight provides a reference to help make sense of the financial statement requirements under the US federal securities laws. We focus primarily on the registration statement requirements for “foreign private issuers” (a...more
The ups and downs of the M&A and financing markets over the past few years, particularly in the emerging companies (EC) and venture capital (VC) sector, have demonstrated the importance of emerging companies and their...more
In this episode, AGG Corporate partner and member of the firm’s Women in Tech Law, Paula Nagarajan, is joined by Jenea Bradley, an audit partner at Deloitte, to discuss the critical aspects of preparing for a transaction,...more
A “negative pledge” on intellectual property is a common feature of venture lending transactions, but its implications can often be misunderstood. Some lenders may be surprised to discover that it does not always provide the...more