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Roadmap to Joint Venture Agreements: Legal and Accounting Considerations
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Financing Trends in Life Sciences – Interview with Bill Whelan, Member, Mintz Levin
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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 second quarter of 2024, with the...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Athletic Brewing, a nonalcoholic beer producer, announced that it raised $50 million in equity financing....more
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
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
“Increasing allocations will come down to cash flows,” according to Bain & Co. in its recent Global Private Equity Report 2024. The practical impact of net cash flow position for buyout fund investors, reflected in DPI, will...more
Venture capital financing activity in 2023 contracted for the second consecutive year in the face of rising interest rates, concerns regarding the trajectory of the economy and continued geopolitical tension. VC-backed...more
There is increasing chatter in the startup and investor space surrounding venture debt. It is not at all surprising that as the availability of ready capital has contracted considerably over the past two years, debt and...more
Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands are two of the world’s leading fund formation jurisdictions, and account for a large portion of the private equity funds domicile market. Most private equity fund structures are comprised of...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Danone announced that it plans to sell its Horizon Organic and Wallaby Brands businesses to Platinum Equity, an investment firm, for an undisclosed amount. Danone will continue to retain a...more
The year 2023 presented the fund finance industry with many challenges that it rose to face with an inventiveness and rigour that showed just how mature and multi-faceted the market has become. At Cadwalader in London we saw...more
We can't wait to see you in Paris at our second annual symposium. You'll meet with senior executives in the health, life sciences and private equity industries to identify new investment opportunities and position your...more
Funding Environment Toughest in 40 Years - The consensus of the four members of a panel on funding and financing healthcare is that the environment is tougher than they experienced in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis....more
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity and a type of financing where investors invest in early-stage companies which they believe to have long-term, highgrowth potential. Accredited investors, family offices,...more
As leveraged loan markets have been impacted by a challenging macroeconomic environment, private equity sponsors are sharpening their focus on flexibility in their portfolio companies’ loan documents Given the sharp...more
A primary goal of many, if not all, founders of start-ups and similar early-stage companies is to grow the company in a way that makes it an attractive target for outside investment and/or acquisition. For many companies,...more
Dealmakers Diverge on PE Outlook Amid Market Uncertainty - Middle-market private equity (PE) firms have mixed expectations for the U.S. mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in 2023, citing high inflation and concern that...more
The fundraising outlook has become more complicated in recent months. No question, year-to-date data looks good. PitchBook, for example, reports that 191 U.S. PE funds raised $176 billion in the first half, annualizing ahead...more
Join us in person on Miami Beach for exclusive networking and to hear from leading investors helping shape the future of healthcare private equity. The annual HPE Miami event features a world-class faculty, offers creative...more
For funds that are nearing the end of their investment period and have limited or no remaining unfunded capital commitments, the need to continue a subscription line facility for ongoing liquidity may continue to exist for...more
Favorable valuations are fueling opportunistic purchases by overseas bidders- Spiraling COVID rates, supply chain issues and food and fuel shortages have all hit the headlines in the months since the end of the Brexit...more
This year, recognising that as we are still unable to meet in person, our HPE Europe EVENT will be going ahead with two exclusive, virtual extended lunch time sessions. We will be joined by investors including key players...more
The fund finance markets have remained active and vibrant into May, building on a solid first quarter. Much of what the market forecasted as likely in the beginning of the year has been occurring in fact....more
Creative Uses of Collateral Present New Financing Opportunities for PE - Raising fresh capital for portfolio companies in times of financial stress is always a delicate balancing act between attracting new lenders and...more
The use of net asset value finance by private equity firms has spiked under COVID-19 as managers explore new sources of liquidity in a weak M&A market - Until recently, net asset value (NAV) finance—where PE sponsors...more
I recently was chatting with a residential mortgage broker and learned that conventional mortgages, those that qualify for purchase by Fannie Mae, carry a higher interest rate than “jumbo” mortgages, those that are too large...more