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Positioning for the Exit at the Entrance

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Startup founders are constantly seeking ways to gain a competitive edge and secure their place in the market, including positioning their company as an attractive acquisition target from the very beginning. While building a...more

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What is the State of Digital Health Funding in 2023?

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With the pandemic, there came a digital health explosion, with companies working swiftly to bring new technologies to light that would pave the way forward in telehealth and other critical areas. We saw an incredible interest...more

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Life Sciences Snapshot – A Quarterly Report on Financing Trends – Q1 2023

This report series examines quarterly trends in life sciences venture investment. Key findings for Q4 2022 include: • Deal value reached $7.1 billion in Q4 across 392 deals, bringing the 2022 annual total to $38.0 billion...more

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Top Employment Law Considerations for Startups, with Ashley K Pittman

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At Hutchison PLLC, we specialize in working with startups, so we completely understand that when you’re trying to build a business from nothing, legal isn’t always your top priority. You need to quickly figure out product...more

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Inflation Adjustments to Thresholds for EGC Definition and Regulation Crowdfunding Become Effective

Effective September 20, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) increased the annual gross revenue threshold to qualify for emerging growth company (EGC) status from $1.07 billion to $1.235 billion. ...more

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Feds Fine Bank of America $225M for Mistakenly Freezing Pandemic Relief Funds

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Federal regulators have fined Bank of America $225 million “for mishandling prepaid debit card accounts used by a dozen states to distribute unemployment benefits during the pandemic.” Beyond the fine, the bank must also...more

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Spirit Again Delays Shareholder Vote on Frontier Deal After JetBlue Sweetens Bid

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The flurry of recent bid-sweetening activity from Frontier and JetBlue has prompted Spirit Airlines to delay today’s planned shareholder vote on the Spirit/Frontier mashup. Spirit stakeholders will now vote on the deal on...more

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As the Market Moves Underneath Our Feet, Where Are Financing Terms Going?

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There has been a great deal of change over the past year and a great deal of turmoil that is having a significant economic impact. We are seeing the implications everywhere from the gas pump to the grocery store to Wall...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.19.2021 | Top Story: State AGs to Investigate Possible Instagram Consumer Protection Violations

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A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general from 10 states has “opened an investigation into Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, for promoting its social media app Instagram while knowing of mental and...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.2.2021 | Top Story: Electric-Truck Maker Rivian to Seek $60B Market Value in Coming IPO

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E-truck maker Rivian Automotive, the Amazon- and Ford-backed startup that’s “received roughly $10.5 billion since the start of 2019” as a private company, is seeking a valuation of “just above $60 billion in its initial...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.11.2021 | Top Story: Apple Appeals Epic Games Verdict, Seeks Stay of Enforcement

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Apple has officially appealed the September verdict in its years-long battle with Epic Games that was set to “require the tech giant to tweak its strict App Store rules and force it to allow app developers of ways to pay for...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.15.2021 | Top Story: CPI Shows Slowing Price Increases in August

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In welcome news for the Fed and anxious economists who have so-far stuck to their “transitory” inflation guns, Tuesday’s Department of Labor CPI release showed that “price increases for key products—like cars—were beginning...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.8.2021 | Top Story: Ford Hires Away Apple’s Top Auto Exec

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Ford Motors has hired a new senior exec in an effort to further the company’s push into e-vehicles. Doug Field formerly ran Apple’s “secretive car project,” and his “departure could be a blow to Apple’s auto ambitions, which...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.27.2021 | Top Story : Apple Will Ease App Store Payment Rules in Settlement With Small Developers

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Apple reached a settlement this week with a group of app developers that will allow them to “urge customers to pay them outside their iPhone apps”—a move that enables them to “avoid paying Apple a commission on their sales”...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.16.21 | Top Story: Hyatt Hotels to Buy Resort Giant Apple Leisure for $2.7 Billion

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Hyatt Hotels revealed plans this weekend to buy resort company Apple Leisure Group from PE owners KKR and KSL Capital Partners for a reported $2.7 billion. The move is “the latest sign of optimism about a return to vacation...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.12.2021 | Top Story: Prices Jump Again in June, but Pace of Inflation Moderates

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That CPI data we were expecting yesterday hit analysts’ projections just about on the mark, with prices increasing 5.4% last month compared to a year earlier. Though undeniably high, that figure suggests that “gains are...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.11.2021 | Top Story: Senate Passes Bipartisan $1.2T Infrastructure Package

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As expected but slightly hard to believe given where things stood just months ago, the U.S. Senate managed to pass a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday, with 19 Republicans joining Democrats in approving...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.28.2021 | Top Story: Big Tech Reports Massive Q2 Results

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Big Tech earnings are in, and BIG remains the operative modifier. Apple saw its profits almost double in Q2, Microsoft had its most profitable quarter ever, and Alphabet’s revenue rose an incredible 62% compared to a year...more

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The Kalifa Review: A Road Map for the Future of UK Fintech?

The highly anticipated Kalifa Review of UK Fintech (the Review), led by former Worldpay CEO Ron Kalifa, was published on 26 February 2021. Its 106 pages — made up of a five-point plan of key recommendations and 15...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.26.2021 | Top Story: Rising Long-term Bond Yields Blamed for Jumpy Markets

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Surging bond yields raised fears that government, consumer, and business spending could become more expensive, leading to a “tumultuous day in financial markets” that prompted some to blame the Fed for not expressing...more

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Digital Health IPO Class of 2020: How Are They Performing Now?

In prior years, it was almost a foregone conclusion that promising digital health startups would be acquired by other companies before having the opportunity to debut on the public markets. However, that changed in 2019,...more

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Fintech 2020: A Global Survey on the State of Financial Technology

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Letter from Our Co-Chairs - As the digital transformation of financial markets accelerates at breakneck speeds, fintech presents significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world. ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.9.2020 | Top Story: Luxury-Goods Giant LMVH Pulls Out of $16 Billion Deal to Acquire Tiffany & Co.

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Blaming a “U.S. move to impose tariffs on French goods,” luxury brand conglomerate LMVH is pulling out of a proposed $16 billion deal to buy jeweler Tiffany & Co. Tiffany is now suing to enforce the ill-fated agreement....more

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9 Tips for Startups Seeking Funding in a COVID-19 World

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Even as the U.S. economy suffers its biggest contraction ever, the news is not all bad for new businesses. Venture capitalists are still willing to put their dollars behind promising startups, and some companies are actually...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.18.2020 | Top Story: Markets Gain on Stimulus Promise as Volatility Rules

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Volatility’s the name of the game these days on Wall Street. So what was down on Monday was up (a bit, at least) yesterday, although the basics of the situation haven’t improved at all....more

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