A Day in the Life of a Financial Services General Counsel - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Has the SPAC Bubble Burst? Part 2: The SEC’s New Rules
Has the SPAC Bubble Burst? Lessons Learned From the Early Days of SPAC Mania
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
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 175-Debra Bruce on new methods for law firm funding and its implications
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
Why Choose the Dual Track Process?
Navigating the Dual Track M&A/IPO– Part One
Form 10s as Alternatives to Traditional IPOs – Interview with Bill Hicks, Member, Mintz Levin
Jaffe Sees 'A Lot' of IPOs in 2013 'Pipeline'
The Jobs Act: Confidential Filing
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It’s no secret that startup founders have faced a difficult past two years. Beginning in 2022, we saw valuations slide, and funding became much harder to secure. That has, of course, continued into 2023. So, what will 2024...more
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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: What Does the US Data Breach Bill Mean for Your Organization? A business must always be wary of the potential for cyberattacks and data breaches, and Congress...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Should Your Company Implement a Vaccination Mandate? As the Biden administration announced the new federal vaccine requirements on Thursday, an increasing...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Returning to the Office Will Be Hard. Here’s How Managers Can Make It Easier. Corporate officers and leaders at companies of all types are figuring out how...more
In the regular corporate world, the capital structure of a company usually means the ratio between the company’s equity (money the company’s owners invested in it) and debt capital (external funding injected into the company...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Ready to Start a Business? Consider These 5 Tips First. Young, eager entrepreneurs are eyeing an unprecedented environment for fundraising and getting startups...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: 6 Reasons Why VCs Say ‘No’ - VCs only invest in a fraction of the companies approaching them for funding. There many reasons why an investor might pass on...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: How to Get Your Business IPO Ready - Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) are one of the most significant landmarks for startups. However, going public means...more
Entrepreneurs? Launching a start-up? The first question you should ask yourself is what is your exit strategy. If you do not know the answer, you should stop and make a plan, because your exit strategy is your company’s...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: What Data Reveals About Why Some Startups Reach Billion-Dollar Valuations - Ali Tamaseb, a partner at DCVC, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley,...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Why Will the Next Successful Startup Out of the COVID-19 Era Be AI-First? Just as plenty of transformative companies were established in the wake of prior...more
Despite the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 and the ensuing economic dislocation, venture capital financing proceeds, median amount raised, and median pre-money valuation all increased from 2019 levels,...more
What is a SPAC? Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, known as SPACs, are companies with no commercial operations set up by investors, and which exist for the sole purpose of raising money through an initial public offering...more
OSHA Issues Revised COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, recently released new guidance to help employers protect workers and minimize exposure to COVID-19. This...more
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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Experience Matters When Choosing Your Early Stage Startup Team - An important hiring skill is understanding how to optimize costs while also increasing your...more