The question of control is pivotal for startups and their investors. Startup founders naturally desire influence over their company's direction, but when external investors enter the picture, the dynamics of control often...more
On 19 July 2022, the U.K. Secondary Capital Raising Review (the Review) published its report (the Report), making significant recommendations to improve the efficiency of secondary capital raising by companies listed on the...more
The FCA has welcomed Lord Hill’s recommendations from the UK Listings Review, launched by HM Treasury last November. The review has highlighted that the listing regime is in need of reform and now is the time to act....more
Lyft, Inc. last week completed its highly anticipated initial public offering, raising over $2.3 billion at a valuation of approximately $25 billion, and turning its co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer into near...more
Last week, Intelligize published The Unicorn IPO Report, which analyzes IPOs from 2016 through 2018. In 2016, the report notes that the AppDynamics IPO was days away from completion prior to its acquisition by Cisco for $3.7...more
In April 2018, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEx) rule amendments permitting the listing of innovative, high-growth companies with dual-class share structures and pre-revenue biotech companies went into effect. The...more