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Fast Track to IPO: Why Are Series A Startups Snatching Topflight CFOs?
The Brave New Frontier of Securing D&O Insurance for SPACs and deSPACs
Venture Capital: Global State of the Market
Nota Bene Episode 95: Mapping Capital Markets and Securities Enforcement in the Current COVID-19 Moment with Jamie Mercer and John Stigi
Compliance and Coronavirus-Michael Beber on M&A, IPOs and SPACs During and After Covid-19
What Is a Direct Listing?
Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 85-Professor Coffee on the Dearth of IPOs
Life Sciences Quarterly: A View From Washington: What to Expect From the SEC
Dual-track IPOs
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Advanced Intellectual Property Strategies for Defending Your Life Sciences IPO
The M&A Word of the Day® from the Book of Jargon® – Global Mergers & Acquisitions is Dual Track Process
India’s capital markets have experienced a significant surge in initial public offering (IPO) activity in 2024, positioning the country as a global leader in public offerings. With 327 IPOs raising approximately USD19.9...more
This edition of the Private Company Report highlights critical developments and regulatory changes affecting private companies, including recent presidential actions, SEC guidance on Regulation D and amendments to the...more
Mr. Pulte is now the great poohbah of Fannie and Freddie supervising the Twins from his seat at FHFA and also now acting as chair of their respective boards. What is he going to do (assuming he has any agency here)?...more
Read our latest insights into the U.S. private equity market. We cover monthly deal activity and size, fundraising, exits, leveraged loans, and a look ahead. The drop in March deal count pushed Q1 deal count to the lowest...more
In this episode of PE Pathways, Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Thao Le, John Ford, and John Falco discuss the potential regulatory impacts of the Trump administration on the private equity industry. The conversation covers...more
In March 2025, Nasdaq released a comprehensive set of policy recommendations intended to advance capital formation in a paper titled “Advancing the U.S. Public Markets: Unlocking Capital Formation for a Stronger American...more
Following headwinds and underwhelming performance in 2022 and 2023, the IPO market in 2024 showed signs of stabilization. While the market continued to lag behind on a proceeds basis due to a larger number of smaller IPOs...more
Although European IPO markets still trail pre-pandemic levels, they began an upward trajectory in 2024, with an encouraging pipeline of new IPO candidates lined up for 2025. Regulators, issuers and investors are not resting...more
Long-term policy initiatives supporting the development of capital markets in the Middle East are paying off, with stock markets across the region supporting a cluster of large state-backed and private sector IPOs in 2024. ...more
Global IPO activity showed steady progress in 2024. Although geopolitical volatility still lingers, the foundations are in place for another solid year. 2025 has the potential to be a strong year for global IPO activity,...more
Global IPO markets made steady gains in 2024, with IPO proceeds increasing compared to the previous year as the high interest rates that had disrupted major markets began to ease. After a challenging 2023 where global IPO...more
US IPO markets entered 2025 well positioned for a promising year as stabilizing interest rates, a business-friendly US administration and the pressing need for private equity firms to exit portfolio companies laid the...more
This year’s IPO Report offers a detailed review of the IPO market and outlook, including a breakdown of IPOs by industry and the number of IPOs from the leading states over the past five years. We also take a look at the IPO...more
On March 19, 2025, Judge Charles E. Fleming of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio dismissed a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities...more
There was much hope going into 2025 that we would see a rebound in the IPO market after a bit of a drought over the past few years. We left the uncertainty of the election behind us, and good news on the inflation and...more
Sluggish M&A and IPO markets have put the brakes on private equity exit activity across Europe, but as pressure builds to clear the backlog of unsold portfolio companies, firms are taking innovative approaches to selling...more
As private equity leaders and their in-house counsel gear up for the anticipated surge in IPOs in 2025, the importance of thorough labor and employment law due diligence cannot be overstated. With the IPO market poised for a...more
Earlier this month, the US House of Representative’s Financial Services Committee (the “Committee”) held a hearing entitled “The Future of American Capital: Strengthening Public and Private Markets by Increasing Investor...more
The Acting SEC Chairman announced regulatory priorities designed to help companies raise capital, widen investment options available to retail investors, and reduce regulatory burdens on smaller public companies....more
Yesterday, Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda delivered remarks to the Florida Bar’s 41st Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference focused on regulatory efforts affecting every stage of a company’s lifecycle. Setting...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as an influential technology, driving notable investments across various industries in recent years. In 2024, venture capital (VC) funding for AI companies reached record levels,...more
Technology continued to be an industry of particular focus for private equity (PE) through 2024. Blackstone’s $16 billion acquisition of data center platform Airtrunk was the largest deal of Q3 2024, according to Ernst &...more
Despite initial expectations for a strong rebound in M&A activity driven by pent-up demand, private equity managers saw a slower recovery in 2024 than initially expected, with improvement in the latter half of the year....more
This year’s M&A Report offers a detailed review of the M&A market and outlook, including a breakdown by various geographies and industry sectors. We examine what might be in store with antitrust and CFIUS under the Trump...more
When raising capital, startups and growing businesses must choose among various terms, structures, filings, and investor types. One decision—whether to include unaccredited investors—should be straightforward. For the reasons...more