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Seattle Tech Week Takeaways: How to Set the Stage for Your Big Exit

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After a touch-and-go few years, the environment for exits like IPOs and mergers is beginning to show signs of life. And with new green shoots forming, there’s no better time for up-and-coming companies to ensure they're...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2023 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Market volatility, high interest rates, and ongoing geopolitical conflict continue to influence low levels of IPO activity in the U.S. capital markets. The trend is observed across all sectors, resulting in IPO levels similar...more

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Will a Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Encourage More Companies to Go Public Through a Direct Listing? Implications of Slack...

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On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court) issued a much-anticipated decision in the case captioned Slack Technologies, LLC, fka Slack Technologies, Inc. (Slack), et al. v. Pirani (the Slack Decision), which...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2023

Changing CEOs is one of the most critical decisions any board faces. In this issue of The Informed Board, we offer tips on how to avoid the mistakes we most often see. We also explain the problems companies could face if the...more

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Overhaul of the UK Listing Regime Continues - A Consideration of the FCA’s Most Recent Proposals Which Are Most Relevant to Growth...

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On 3 May 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published significant further proposals in a consultation paper (CP23/10) for reforming the UK listing regime....more

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Late-Stage GC Insights: Navigating the Road to an IPO

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Fenwick corporate partner Ran Ben-Tzur recently led a small group discussion, “How can GCs identify, prepare for, and respond to pitfalls on the road to IPO?” at TechGC’s IPO Conference held in San Francisco. Below are some...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2020: Corporate Innovation

Corporate Innovation and Emerging Technologies - Successful boards of directors play a critical role in overseeing a company’s technology and innovation strategy. Emerging technologies impact almost all industries. To...more

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2019 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s 2019 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report presents analysis related to the closing of 87 initial public offerings completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences issuers between...more

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Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2020

Election and Impeachment - The presidential race will garner much of the attention during the 2020 election cycle, but there is fierce competition elsewhere, too. Republicans and Democrats are fighting for both U.S. House...more

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Fenwick’s Top 10: Our Most Popular Articles of 2019

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In 2019, we published analysis to help tech and life sciences companies navigate U.S. tax law changes, an evolving IP landscape and new privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act. We also tracked venture...more

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European Commission Publishes Report on Liability for Artificial Intelligence

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The New Technologies formation of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Liability and New Technologies has published a report on liability regimes for artificial intelligence. The report discusses existing laws concerning...more

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The Rise of Direct Listings: Understanding the Trend, Separating Fact from Fiction

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Direct Listings: The What, The Why and Common Misconceptions - Spotify did it. Slack did it. Many other late-stage private technology companies are reported to be seriously considering doing it. Should yours? In this...more

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2019 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s 2019 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report presents analysis related to the pricing of 49 initial public offerings completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences issuers...more

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Key Metrics for Technology and Life Sciences Initial Public Offerings - 2018 Full Year

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Survey Results - Life Sciences and Tech IPOs Continued Hot Streak in Second Half - The life sciences and technology IPO markets continued their strong performance in the second half of 2018, notwithstanding significant...more

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2018 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s 2018 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report presents data related to the pricing of 93 IPOs completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences issuers between January 1 and December 10,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Go West: Venture Financing and Business Expansion Projects in the United States - Practical Guidelines for German Technology...

As the U.S. and German tech ecosystems become more closely connected, raising capital in the U.S. market is becoming a strategic consideration for many fast-growing German tech companies. For some, establishing a presence in...more

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2018 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s 2018 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report presents analysis related to the pricing of 50 initial public offerings completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences issuers...more

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Private Equity and Venture Capital Pre-IPO Investments are now used by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to Validate Pre-Revenue/Profit...

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On April 30, 2018, the new listing regime published by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange”) for companies from emerging and innovative sectors took effect. The new listing regime makes it possible for...more

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Hong Kong Publishes Groundbreaking New Rules for Dual-Class Shares, Emerging and Innovative Sectors

After publishing the “New Board Concept Paper” in December 2017, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) issued a consultation paper on February 23, 2018, titled “A Listing Regime for Companies From Emerging...more

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Hong Kong Exchange Publishes Draft Rules for Biotech Listings, Requests Comments

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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange recently published a Consultation Paper on a Listing Regime for Companies from Emerging and Innovative Sectors, and proposed to introduce a new chapter implementing the listing of...more

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Hong Kong Announces Groundbreaking New Rules for Dual-Class Share, High-Tech and Biotech Company Listings

After publishing the “New Board Concept Paper Conclusions” in December 2017, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) issued on 23 February 2018 a consultation paper entitled “A Listing Regime for Companies From...more

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2017 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s 2017 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report sets forth data related to 61 U.S.-based technology and life sciences initial public offerings that priced between January 1 and December 15,...more

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