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Responding to Investor Concerns Regarding Human Rights Impacts

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/21/2013

Increasingly, companies will face explicit demands from investors, especially members of the socially responsible investor community, that they provide detailed disclosures regarding internal processes and procedures to...more

Patent Eligibility of Software Innovations After CLS Bank

by Richard Gervase Jr., Peter Snell | Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 5/20/2013

The en banc Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently could not agree on the proper approach for determining whether software-based inventions constitute patent eligible subject matter under § 101 of the patent...more

Big Incentives for Investments in Cybersecurity

by Javier Siervo | Berkeley Research Group, LLC on 5/17/2013

Recently, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law the Cybersecurity Investment Incentive Tax Credit. The credit is to be used against the state income tax of a Maryland cybersecurity company. To be eligible for the...more

Bond is Back

by Jonathan Bloom, James Douglas, Mike Goetz, Tony Horspool, Michael Kazakevich, Daniel Martin, W. Jane Rogers | Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/17/2013

Opportunities for investors in European HY Debt - Record amounts of HY issuance in Europe since 2010, much of which has refinanced the LBO bank debt maturity wall - Potential for significant restructuring...more

Increasing profits help Qatar prepare for large-scale projects

by Amjad Hussain | K&L Gates LLP on 5/15/2013

This report was first published in "Islamic Finance news Volume 10 Issue 19" dated 15.05.13 - Many banks in Qatar are now enjoying strong government support and steady loan growth in their home market. This comfort is...more

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Digging Deeper: A Guide to Health Care Regulatory Due Diligence in Private Equity Deals

by Adam Connatser, Jon Finger, Rani Hauth Guerra, J. Atwood Jeter, Amy Kaufman, David McLean | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/15/2013

Introduction - Investing in the health care industry can be riskier and more complicated than investing in many other industries. Health care providers and suppliers, as well as those companies that interact with them,...more

OSC’s Crowdfunding Proposal Receives Favourable Comments

by Justin Dharamdial, Hugo-Pierre Gagnon, Shahir Guindi, Matthew Oliver, Ward Sellers | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/15/2013

On March 8, 2013, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) closed the comment period on its Staff Consultation Paper 45-710: Considerations for New Capital Raising Prospectus Exemptions (the Consultation Paper), which sought...more

Investment Portals Addressed in SEC Staff Guidance Under JOBS Act; No-Action Letters Also Issued

by Elliott Curzon, Thor Imsdahl, Edward Pittman | Dechert LLP on 5/15/2013

Technology has spawned the formation of new internet-based marketplaces for illiquid and restricted securities. In most instances, these markets are operated by entities registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

Crowdfunding And JOBS Act News Roundup – May 10, 2013

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 5/13/2013

It was another week of speculation as to when the SEC might finalize or propose any JOBS Act rule. Broc Romanek of the TheCorporateCounsel.net pointed to one article which said the current JOBS Act proposal on eliminating...more

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Case Spotlight

by Adam Connatser, Jon Finger, Rani Hauth Guerra, J. Atwood Jeter, David McLean | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/9/2013

Down-Round Equity Financings and Subsequent Exit Transactions - Best Practices for Preferred Investors and their Board Designees - Today’s middle market private equity landscape is as diverse and varied as it has ever...more

Resources Exploration Investment – Industry Has Its Say

by Clive Cachia | K&L Gates LLP on 5/3/2013

Industry Outlines Impact of Government Interference - Earlier this year, we provided a summary of the Productivity Commission's review of non-financial barriers to exploration investment – please see the following...more

Carrying on Business in Canada

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/3/2013

In This Publication: - Preface - General Information - Immigration - Investment Factors - Intellectual Property - Principal Forms of Business Entities - Taxation -...more

Florida Real Estate Market A Hot Spot For Canadian Investors

by Melissa Pallett-Vasquez | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 5/2/2013

The Florida real estate market remains a prime target for Canadian investment, with a particular focus on South and South West Florida. These Canadian purchasers are being credited with playing a role in the rebound of the...more

Insurance Recovery Law -- May 01, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/2/2013

Insurers Had Duty to Defend Regardless of Whether Allegations in Underlying Cases Are True or False, Says Illinois Court - On April 12, 2013, an Illinois trial court ordered that Travelers Casualty & Surety Company,...more

What to Ask Potential Investors Beyond “Is Your Money Green”

by Edward Willig | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/1/2013

Overview - Investment into U.S. venture-backed companies dropped 20% to $6.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a year earlier, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, and was down 15% to $29.7 billion for...more

Investing In Georgia: Economic Development Newsletter - April 2013

by King & Spalding on 5/1/2013

Welcome to King & Spalding's economic development news bulletin, Investing in Georgia. In this edition, you will find: - A report from two key leaders of the Georgia General Assembly regarding the recently concluded...more

Canadian Securities Regulators Grant Exemptions from Wrapper Requirements

by Rob Lando | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/1/2013

A group of securities dealers has successfully obtained relief from most of the requirements that typically drive the need for a Canadian private placement supplement, or wrapper, for selling securities of non-Canadian...more

Bill Seeks to Strip Securities Regulator of Power to Deny New Branch Offices to Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

by R. Michael Underwood | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 5/1/2013

A hallmark of Florida's notoriously strict regulation of investment professions may soon be no more. Florida is one of only eight jurisdictions in the United States that require securities broker-dealers and investment...more

An Overview of Preferred Shares and Associated Rights

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 5/1/2013

Common Features of Preferred Share Investments in Startups - Venture capitalists and other early stage investors typically invest in startups and emerging growth companies through preferred shares (normally with...more

SEC Staffer Cautions Private Funds Industry on Potential Broker Registration Issues

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/29/2013

In a recent speech given to the ABA Trading and Markets Subcommittee, David W. Blass (Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets) focused on a number of activities commonly conducted by private fund advisers...more

Expanding Market for Insurance and Risk Securities Promises High Risk, High Reward - and High Potential for Claims

by Daniel Murphy, Jerry Phillips | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/29/2013

The securities marketplace has experienced a resurgence of interest in insurance- and risk-linked securities, primarily as a result of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. First introduced after the Northridge earthquake...more

EB-5 Visas Applicant Need Tax Opinions

by Sanford Millar on 4/29/2013

An EB-5 Visa is known as an “investor” visa. The following is an explanation of the EB-5 program...more

Investment in Clean Energy Dips in First Quarter of 2013

by Matt Bingham | Lewis and Roca LLP on 4/26/2013

According to research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, worldwide investment in clean energy dropped to its lowest level in four years during the first three months of this year. Total investment, which includes renewables,...more

What Every Private Equity Fund Manager Should Know About ERISA

by The R. Bernard Law Group on 4/26/2013

What is ERISA? The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) protects the interests of employee benefit plan participants by establishing strict standards of conduct for “plan fiduciaries” – i.e.,...more

How the SEC's Social Media Guidance Changes The Way Companies Share Investor Information [Legal Perspective]

by JD Supra Law News on 4/23/2013

"While the guidance is not hard to understand, it will be difficult to apply. And the SEC will be looking for someone to cross the line..." - Stephen M. Quinlivan; Leonard, Street and Deinard...more

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