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Emerging Growth Companies (EGC) are companies with total yearly gross revenues of under $1 billion for the most recently completed fiscal year.

SAFE Financing – a Deep Dive on the Evolution of the SAFE

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 7/1/2024

As we’ve noted in a previous article, the Y Combinator-hosted SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) has become the investment contract of choice for startup companies that have already attracted investors. However, the...more

SAFE Financing – Valuation Cap vs. Discount Variants

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 6/25/2024

So you decided to use a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) to raise money for your new startup – congratulations! And you’re off to a good start because you read our previous article, which summarized how to use the...more

An Alternative Listing Strategy for U.S. and Canadian Capital Markets

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP on 4/18/2024

U.S. emerging growth companies face many challenges in today’s dynamic capital market when considering going public. One historic obstacle has been the limited number of national exchanges available, with companies usually...more

Financial Metrics in M&A Transactions: Evaluating Valuation Metrics, Pricing, and Potential Returns

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/26/2023

Mergers, acquisitions, and buyout transactions are complex endeavors requiring careful analysis and consideration of multiple financial inputs and outputs. Both the acquiring company and the target company will each need to...more

Valuation Disconnect Leads to 2016 IPO Drought

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 1/3/2017

2016 turned out to be a terrible year for IPOs, both in terms of number of deals and aggregate proceeds. According to Renaissance Capital’s U.S. IPO Market 2016 Annual Review, only 105 companies went public on U.S....more

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