The lazy days of summer seem to be behind us as merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is getting a jump start. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal cites late July/early August as having “the highest-volume week for...more
8/15/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Strategies ,
Corporate Finance ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
As a practicing M&A attorney representing both strategic acquirers and venture-backed targets, I have had a front row seat to the fundamental transformation of Silicon Valley’s exit landscape. The rise of acquihiring...more
8/11/2025
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Employee Retention ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Popular ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
The IPO market is showing encouraging signs of recovery in 2025, with 201 companies going public year-to-date compared to 225 for all of 2024. While deal volumes are increasing and aftermarket performance is strong, average...more
8/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Capital Markets ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Defense Sector ,
Financial Markets ,
FinTech ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Silicon Valley is built on the promise of innovation, but for the better part of the past three years, the innovation economy has been in a coma. It all started with runaway inflation triggering the biggest hike in the price...more
7/15/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Markets ,
Innovation ,
Interest Rates ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Startups ,
Taxation ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency ,
Venture Capital
As we pass the midpoint of 2025, it’s timely to look back at what we saw in the first half and reassess the road ahead. Were our predictions from the beginning of the year on the mark, or did we get it wrong? What do we...more
Having done a deep dive into PitchBook’s H1 2025 VC Tech Survey, not to mention living and breathing the state of venture with my clients who are in market for capital, I wanted to share my thoughts about how investors appear...more
6/11/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
FinTech ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
As the slowdown in dealmaking continues, both buyers and sellers are left to consider their options moving forward during this period of extreme uncertainty and market volatility. To put the current slowdown in perspective,...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
3/24/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Capital Markets ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Interest Rates ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Tariffs ,
Venture Capital
Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) investment is an increasingly used strategic tool that enables large corporations to make minority investments in startups that will complement and expand their existing products or services....more
It should come as no surprise that venture capital (VC) investors are drilling down into startups building businesses with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the core. New data from PitchBook actually shows that AI startups make...more
Everyone is closely watching developments in the artificial intelligence (AI) space in terms of advancements, regulations, and investment. As we go to print on this post, SoftBank’s Vision Fund has just announced its...more
Venture Capital investment in retail fintech rebounded in Q2, according to a new report from PitchBook. Their Q2 2024 Retail Fintech Report shows deal value for this sector coming in at $4.5 billion for the quarter, an...more
The cross-border payments market is expected to boom in 2025. Data compiled by Statista shows that in 2023, the total value of cross-border payments was $190.1 trillion. That is predicted to hit $290.2 trillion by 2030, with...more
8/22/2024
/ Asia ,
Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
North America ,
Payment Systems ,
Startups ,
Transparency ,
Venture Capital
Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top Public investors have become more discerning about Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). Instead of chasing speculative high-growth stories, they are leaning towards...more
8/19/2024
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Market Volatility ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venture Capital
Artificial Intelligence (AI) visual media is having a moment, with PitchBook reporting that “startups are raising record sums to bring AI-generated visuals to enterprise clients.” This subset of generative AI saw VC funding...more
6/21/2024
/ Advertising ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Data Security ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investors ,
Marketing ,
Real Estate Market ,
Retailers ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Everyone is watching to see when venture fundraising will rebound. There has been much speculation surrounding when it will bounce back, and PitchBook is is now predicting it could be 2028 before we see a real recovery in...more
With the first quarter of 2024 behind us, analysts are now taking a look at the dealmaking landscape so far this year. CB Insights has released their State of Venture Q1’24 report, showing a “mixed bag” for VC dealmaking to...more
Most startup founders will tell you that securing funding in 2023 was challenging, to say the least. Due to many contributing factors, venture capital investors pulled back on investments and became much more strategic...more
1/29/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Debt Instruments ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Interest Rates ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
Startups ,
Supply Chain ,
Venture Capital
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
We all know funding for startups has been in short supply over the past year, but a recent PitchBook article points to a large drop in active venture capital investors in the US. They define active investors as those who have...more
Pitchbook recently released deal-level data looking at how investor-friendly or startup-friendly the current capital raising environment is. Their VC Dealmaking Indicator looks at various factors to create indicator values –...more
We recently co-hosted an NACD “Private Company Compliance” webinar on the issues that directors of private companies should care about. In this episode, we focused on the increasing importance of supervising the...more
11/14/2023
/ Breach of Duty ,
Business Litigation ,
Compliance ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Investors ,
Misrepresentation ,
Nasdaq ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venture Capital
Originally published in Genetic Engineering News on October 10, 2023. Reprinted with permission. The biotechnology sector has long been characterized by its constant innovation, rapid technological progress, and unyielding...more
10/24/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Biotechnology ,
Collaboration ,
CRISPR ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Innovation ,
Licensing Rules ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Scientific Research ,
Tax Credits ,
Venture Capital
In our ever-changing technological environment, artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to exert its influence on numerous sectors, revolutionizing our approach to work. As businesses and organizations worldwide adopt...more
10/12/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Biotechnology ,
Compliance ,
Confidential Information ,
Discrimination ,
Due Diligence ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Misrepresentation ,
New Guidance ,
Patents ,
Personal Data ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Startups ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Transparency ,
Venture Capital
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has signed a bill that mandates venture capitalists to report the diversity of the founding members of businesses they invest in, making the first state to require venture capital firms to...more
10/11/2023
/ Data Collection ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
First Amendment ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Investment ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Startups ,
Transparency ,
Venture Capital ,
Women-Owned Businesses