After years of increasing acceptance of and reliance on convertible note financings as a mechanism for funding early-stage companies, we have noted a clear emerging trend away from such transactions (and others like them,...more
7/15/2016
/ Capital Raising ,
Conversion ,
Convertible Debt ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Equity Financing ,
Investors ,
Preferred Stock Financing ,
Qualified Small Business Stock ,
SAFE ,
Seed Financing ,
Startups ,
Term Sheets ,
Valuation
It turns out that all of the boasting about the Greater NYC metro region rapidly becoming that heretofore elusive “Silicon Alley” is an emerging reality. Our area scored a record year in 2015 for venture capital and angel...more
What happened?
On December 18, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the “PATH Act”), a measure that, among other things, retroactively renews, extends and...more
Late last week, the SEC adopted its final rules for equity crowdfunding under Title III of the JOBS Act. These rules, when implemented, have the promise of reducing the cost and increasing the availability of sorely needed...more
11/5/2015
/ Brokers ,
Capital Raising ,
Crowdfunding ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Financial Statements ,
Funding Portal ,
Investor Protection ,
Investors ,
JOBS Act ,
Liquidity ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Startups
Acquiring a startup often provides the acquirer with access to new markets, products, solutions and services, as well as innovative ideas and a pipeline of future products. While the idea of acquiring the “next big thing” is...more
Only recently, we debated the merits of the SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity), an alternative funding mechanism for early-stage companies designed to replace the industry-standard convertible note financing....more
As counsel to scores of companies in capital raising mode at any point in time, my colleagues and I regularly are asked questions by entrepreneurs regarding the valuations and other terms they should expect to receive from...more
What happened? -
In the wee hours of December 16th, Congress passed H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (“TIPA”), a stopgap measure that, among other things, retroactively extends certain tax incentives...more