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To Roll or Not to Roll: Equity Roll Issues in Private Company M&A Deals

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This article is the first in a series on common issues of critical importance to sellers in private company M&A- An equity roll is an agreement between a Buyer and a Seller in an M&A deal where the Seller (typically a...more

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SEC Adopts Long-Awaited SPAC Rules

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On January 24, 2024, nearly two years after the SEC initially proposed industry-chilling rules overhauling the treatment of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) in their IPOs and de-SPAC transactions, the SEC...more

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SPACs in the Spotlight: Skyrocketing Deal Volume Invites Regulatory Scrutiny

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Capital raising through Special-Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) has gone through the roof in the last two years. Last year was by far the single highest deal value for SPACs, and the first quarter of 2021 has already...more

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WeWork, SoftBank and Anti-Dilution Protection

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The corporate spectacle better known as The We Company IPO officially and mercifully came to an end September 30 when The We Company (“We Co.”), the corporate parent of WeWork, requested that the Securities and Exchange...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Facebook revealed yesterday that “millions of user account passwords had been stored insecurely, potentially allowing employees to gain access to people’s accounts without their knowledge.” The company said it “had found no...more

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Blog: Super Voting Stock: What is it and how can I get it?

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Very often founders raise the concern about protecting against dilution. Specifically, they are concerned that, as they grow their business and issue stock to investors, employees, and advisors, their shares, and therefore...more

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Late-Stage Private Placements: A Life Sciences Sector Survey

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As privately held companies choose to remain private longer and defer their initial public offerings (IPOs), these companies are increasingly reliant on raising capital in successive private placements. New categories of...more

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Anti-Dilution Provisions – A New Twist

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We are all familiar with the modified ratchet and full ratchet anti-dilution provisions that relate to subsequent down rounds in the financing of start-up and emerging growth companies. A new twist on anti-dilution...more

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Silicon Valley Venture Survey - Third Quarter 2013

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We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 128 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the third quarter of 2013. Overview of Fenwick & West Results - Valuation results in...more

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