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Watts What You Say? SEC Brings a Battery of Charges Against EV Startup Company

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The SEC on Feb. 29, 2024, announced settled charges against Lordstown Motors Corp. (Lordstown) for allegedly misleading investors about sales prospects for the Endurance, Lordstown's flagship pickup truck for the electric...more

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Smackdown in SPAC Town: SEC Penalizes Pair of Auditors and PCAOB Tags In

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The SEC did not take time off for the summer when it comes to enforcement activity involving auditors of special purpose acquisition companies (known as SPACs and addressed by us previously). While others may have been...more

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PropTech Update - November 2022

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With likely recession encroaching, PropTech seen as cost-cutting tool in CRE - Bisnow – October 11 A rolling series of challenges, from the pandemic to labor shortages to an unfolding economic downturn, have increased focus...more

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Five tips for startups to thrive in the coming downturn

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It does not take a genius to take notice of the changing face of the technology economy. When the largest social network in the world announces the slightest drop in growth – indeed, when it announces double-digit decreases...more

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PropTech Update - June 2022

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Los Angeles pilots digital twin project to aid building decarbonization - Smart Cities Dive – June 3 - Cityzenith is partnering with the Los Angeles branch of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge...more

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New Space Investments and Acquisitions Take Off

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This article is the first of a series by the Perkins Coie New Space industry group on developments in the "new space" industry. Responsible for lowering the cost to access space, the "new space" industry has been developing...more

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In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - February 2022 #4

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: WilmerHale’s 2022 IPO, Venture Capital and M&A Reports - Every year, WilmerHale publishes IPO, Venture Capital and M&A reports to provide insights into market...more

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Venture Capital Set Records in 2021, Faces Headwinds in ’22

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2021 was a spectacular year for the American venture capital ecosystem, with VC investments, fundraising and exits all setting new highs.  That according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, the self-described...more

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In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - January 2022 #2

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: 11 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2022 and Beyond - We are currently experiencing what this article calls “the greatest workplace disruption in generations”,...more

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PropTech Update - January 2022

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PropTech shatters investment record with $32B VC haul in 2021 - Bisnow – December 21 - PropTech’s rapid growth attracted a record-breaking amount of venture capital in 2021. Private investment into the sector hit $32...more

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What is driving record levels of fundraising by technology companies?

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Technology and life sciences companies overwhelmingly dominated fundraising markets in 2021, beating all previous records for amounts raised....more

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In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - October 2021

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Startups - Here’s the One Sentence You Need to Grow - It isn’t always enough for a startup to grow financially; a startup should also think about what its...more

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

Rock Health Summit Brings Together Brightest Minds in Digital Health

In the technology sector, entrepreneurs are often told to “move fast and break things.” But breaking things is something that won’t work in healthcare, so, as an alternative, innovators may consider “moving fast and keeping...more

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Southeast Asia’s tech boom fuels recordbreaking H1

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The region’s burgeoning digital economy is drawing attention from investors across the globe - The value of deals taking place in Southeast Asia reached a new high in the first half of 2021. Deals worth US$101.6 billion...more

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The Tax Court in Brief - August 2021 #5

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Tax Litigation: The Week of August 23 – August 27, 2021 - Tax Court Case: Estate of Charles P. Morgan, Deceased, Roxanna L. Morgan, Personal Representative and Roxanna L. Morgan v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo 2021-104 | August 23,...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

Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group

Life Sciences IPOs, SPACs on the Upswing in H1 2021

Public market investors have offered a warm welcome to life sciences companies so far in 2021. As Fenwick’s recent H1 2021 Going Public Report shows, the pace has picked up as 2021 progresses, with 31 life sciences IPOs in...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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PropTech Update - August 2021

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PropTech funding is surging, with construction and property management leading the pack - Crunchbase – July 22 - Funding to venture-backed PropTech companies has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, according to Crunchbase data,...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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Midway Through 2021, Digital Health Startups Sprint Past 2020 Records

At the end of Q1 2021, our friends at Rock Health noted the record-breaking $6.7 billion raised by digital health startups and declared the sector “all grown up.” The additional $8 billion raised in the second quarter of this...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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PropTech Update - July 2021

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Real estate tech is bouncing back from its pandemic slump - PitchBook – June 28 - Over 2020, global VC deal flow into commercial real estate technologies fell nearly 80% compared with 2019. Meanwhile, venture...more

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In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - July 2021

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Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Exposing the Top Three Myths About Successful Startups - The concept of a “startup” has grown so large that its very essence has become mystified by industry...more

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Offshore SPACs

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The resurgence of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) as an alternative to traditional IPOs was one of the major talking points of 2020. SPACs enjoyed somewhat of a renaissance in 2020, particularly in the United...more

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