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Corporate Venture Capital Survey: Q2 2024

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Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) slowed to its lowest share of total VC deals since 2014 in the second quarter of 2024. Only 23.3% of deals that were completed include a CVC investor in Q2. Pitchbook data shows that just over...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Italian Reforms Reward Long-Term Investors with Voting Power

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On March 27, 2024, the Italian legislature implemented reforms to support the competitiveness of the Italian capital markets and attract investors, in line with the 2022 guidelines issued by former Prime Minister Mario...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Coming Home – Overview of Going Private Transactions of U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies

Since the early 1990s, the U.S. stock exchanges have long been home to many prominent Chinese companies as they tried to attract a wide spectrum of investors and enhance their global profile. Over the past decade, waves of...more

White & Case LLP

High-profile deals in European regulators’ firing lines

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Dealmakers are learning to navigate a stricter regulatory environment as UK and EU authorities take an increasingly interventionist stance Global dealmaking experienced a slowdown in 2023 as the market battled headwinds on...more

Conyers

Cayman Islands M&A: on the rise

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Many acquisitions, especially privatisations, are structured as a statutory merger, and in this article, we provide a brief overview of Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) mergers and consolidations and the general requirements for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Best Practices: How a Board Can Enhance Shareholder Value Creation in a Spin-Off

In an article last year, we discussed the increased pressure companies face to separate businesses that are not deemed “core,” and why tax-free spin-offs and similar transactions may be the most appealing way to achieve this....more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

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

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

White & Case LLP

Changes ahead: London market is ready for reform

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Along with other stock exchanges across the world, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) had a challenging 2023, recording only 23 new listings with a total value of less than US$1 billion. This represented a 23 percent...more

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Italy – New Capital Markets Law

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The Italian legislature enacted new measures , effective from March 27, 2024, to attract new investors to the Italian capital markets and rationalize corporate governance dynamics (the "Capital Markets Law")....more

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Six things to reflect on for creditors considering a share pledge enforcement

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In the current market, investors are increasingly considering their options in relation to the stressed and distressed credits in their portfolios. Whilst mindful of stakeholder relationships, secured lenders may, in some...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2023 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report

The 2023 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report presents analysis related to 177 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by U.S.-based technology and life sciences...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

More Money, More Problems: Providing additional capital to UK companies in turbulent times

The UK economy continues to deal with significant upheaval, and the outlook for investors holding significant equity stakes in UK portfolio companies is increasingly hard to predict. A change in the trading relationship with...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

As SPAC Boom Subsides, Some De-SPACed Companies Seek Chapter 11 Protection

The contraction of the market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the recent challenges de-SPACed companies have encountered have attracted considerable press attention. The stocks of many de-SPACed...more

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FCA discussion paper on further UK listing regime reforms

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FCA publishes discussion paper on replacing current premium and standard listing segments with new single listing segment and sponsor regime reforms- On 26 May 2022, the FCA published a discussion paper (DP22/2) seeking...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Value Investing Forum 2022: Maximizing Value for Stakeholders

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In this session, Stephanie McCann, Partner and Co-Head of McDermott’s Finance Practice Group, and Frank Steinherr, Partner and Co-Head of McDermott’s Private Equity Practice Group, hosted a discussion that explored strategies...more

Fenwick & West LLP

ESG in Silicon Valley: A Look at the ESG Disclosure Practices of the SV 150 - March 2022

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Throughout the last few years, investors, proxy advisors, governance professionals and a number of stakeholders have expressed a keen interest in how companies are managing their environmental, social and governance (ESG)...more

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M&A financing keeps the leveraged finance market beating

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A rebound in European corporate transactions has driven a double-digit acceleration in leveraged finance earmarked for M&A (excl. buyouts), with a robust pipeline setting the stage for an active 2022. In the summer of...more

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SEC Proposes Rules for Shorter Deadlines and More Transparency in Share Ownership Reporting

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On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposal (Proposed rules: Modernization of Beneficial Ownership Reporting) that would amend Regulation 13D-G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more

Cozen O'Connor

Ceres Guidance for Engaging on Climate Risk Governance and Voting on Directors

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Ceres, a nonprofit organization focused on solving climate and sustainability challenges through coordinated action by capital market leaders, recently issued its 2022 Guidance for Engaging on Climate Risk Governance and...more

White & Case LLP

5 things you need to know about … trends impacting UK public markets in 2022

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2021 has been an exceptional year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice, including White & Case advising on nearly 50 deals involving publicly listed companies in the UK...more

A&O Shearman

The strategy behind the success of a takeover bid

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Allen & Overy has published, in collaboration with Georgeson, a practical “Guide on the strategy behind the success of a takeover bid”, which provides guidance on managing these types of transactions. ...more

World Law Group

2021 Venture Capital Guide - Ghana

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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2021 Venture Capital Guide - Kenya

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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2021 Venture Capital Guide - Uruguay

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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2021 Venture Capital Guide - United States

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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