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JONES DAY TALKS®: A Trip to the Dark Side – Venture Capital Down Rounds and Recaps

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Down round financings recently reached their highest levels in 15 years, leaving investors, growth-stage companies, and other venture capital market participants searching for guidance and clarity. Jones Day partners Tim...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

“Would You Please Repeat That in English?” Unpacking the Major Differences in Venture Capital Practices in the UK and the U.S.

As U.S.-based venture capital funds have become an increasingly significant source of capital for UK start-up and scale-up companies, the negotiation of terms often give rise to gaps in expectations and market norms between...more

Goodwin

Recent Updates in the UK Venture Fundraising Landscape - August 2024

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As venture fund formation lawyers, we take a keen interest in helping our clients raise capital for their funds. If you are currently fundraising or expect to do so soon, we have pulled together a summary of some key recent...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - Why Raise Capital?

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On this episode of Raising Capital 101, host Tom Voekler is joined by special guest, Mike Beville of Beville Properties and colleagues Rhys James and John Watson to discuss reasons why you may want to raise capital or funds...more

Hutchison PLLC

The Power of Genuine Networking for Entrepreneurs With OneSixOne Ventures with Pablo Casilimas and Justis Mendez

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What does it take to transition from hosting local events to managing a national venture capital firm? For Justis Mendez and Pablo Casilimas, founders of OneSixOne Ventures, their journey began with such events in Florida,...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - The Aspects of Raising Capital from Start-Ups to More...

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast, host Tom Voekler is joined by special guest, Mike Beville of Beville Properties, to provide a brief overview of capital raising - including the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Crowdfunding Report Shows Increasing Reliance on Regulation CF Deals & Disparities in Participation by Women & Minorities

Introduced under Title III of the JOBS Act, Regulation Crowdfunding (“Regulation CF”) was promulgated to allow startups and emerging companies to raise capital from a wider pool of investors through equity crowdfunding...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Small Business Capital Formation Committee Submits Accredited Investor Definition Recommendations to SEC

On May 1, 2024, the SEC Small Business Capital Formation Committee submitted its accredited investor definition recommendations to the SEC.  Currently, an investor may qualify as an accredited investor by meeting certain...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

The SEC and Capital Formation

Not long ago, the SEC hosted the Annual Small Business Forum.  The Forum provides an opportunity to consider a broad array of issues affecting private companies as well as smaller public companies seeking to raise capital and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Upcoming SEC Small Business Advisory Committee

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced an upcoming meeting of its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee on May 6, 2024.  The meeting will include a discussion of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 184

Food Venture Financing Trends - Amara, an organic baby food brand, announced that it raised $20 million in its Series B financing. Liquid Death, a fast-growing non-alcoholic brand, announced that it has raised $67...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Making Finders Keepers: Unregistered Broker-Dealers and the Need for Reform

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Identifying potential investors is one of the most difficult challenges facing early-stage companies.  The range of amounts sought at this stage is typically greater than what could be provided by the founders and friends and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

House to Consider Capital Formation Bills

On March 5, 2024, the House will consider capital formation related legislation, H.R. 2799.  This was originally introduced in April 2023 and reported out in July 2023.  It is comprised of 19 separate bills.  The House...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Accredited Investor Definition Recommended Changes

As we previously posted, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee met last week to consider changes to the accredited investor definition, which has become a political hot...more

Goodwin

Healthcare Experts See Promising Signs of Rebound in M&A and IPO Activity

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In the second week of January, Goodwin and KPMG convened innovators, practitioners, regulators, and others for our annual symposium on the future of life sciences and healthcare. This marked the fifth year that Goodwin...more

WilmerHale

Best Practices For Defense Tech Startup Financing

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Navigating the expanding defense technology subsector of the emerging company ecosystem requires careful planning and execution. Beyond putting together a trusted team and developing a uniquely marketable product, defense...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Report on Small Business Forum

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently published its report on the Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, which generates recommendations from participants that the SEC considers.  The...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Entrepreneurs Report – 1H 2023

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 first half of the year, with the...more

Goodwin

Mansion House Reforms Continue the UK’s Quest to Be a Leading Destination for Growth Company Investment

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On 10 July 2023, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his first Mansion House speech in which he announced a series of measures designed to unlock pension investment in private companies whilst also...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

House Passes Eleven Bills Enabling Capital Formation

In early June, the US House of Representatives passed two sets of bills focused on promoting capital formation. The bipartisan effort included bills that amend the accredited investor definition in order to increase the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Entrepreneurs Report – Q1 2023

In this latest issue of The Entrepreneurs Report—now available in a new, more graphically oriented format—we've compiled a range of data on venture, convertible note, and SAFE financing transactions in which the firm was...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Commissioners’ Comments at the 42nd Annual Small Business Forum

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate held the 42nd Annual Small Business Forum—this time convening panels over four days on various topics, including trends and challenges affecting early...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Going Public in the 2020s

Speaking at a conference at Columbia University as part of the Columbia Law and Business Schools’ Program in the Law and Economics of Capital Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Uyeda shared his views...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Funding Supply Not Meeting Startup Demands

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We have all heard the Rolling Stones classic, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and in 2023, the song has new meaning for startup founders. Pitchbook recently released their analysis of the current imbalance between the...more

Morgan Lewis

Japanese Corporate Venture Capital Investments in US Startups: Part One

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The number of Japan’s corporate venture capital (CVC) funds, which invest corporate funds directly in external startup companies, and amount of their investments have risen markedly in recent years. This is especially true in...more

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