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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
Vinson & Elkins Partners Robert Seber, David Peck, and Megan James, counsel to Ridgewood Infrastructure, share the story behind the private equity firm’s latest success and the legal work that went into it....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
As venture fund formation lawyers, we take a keen interest in helping our clients raise capital for their funds. If you are currently fundraising or expect to do so soon, we have pulled together a summary of some key recent...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Amara, an organic baby food brand, announced that it raised $20 million in its Series B financing. Liquid Death, a fast-growing non-alcoholic brand, announced that it has raised $67...more
En 2023, les fonds de capitaux privés en gestion commune ont continué de constituer un excellent moyen pour les investisseurs d’investir dans différentes catégories d’actifs tout en diversifiant leurs placements. L’an...more
In 2023, private capital pooled funds continued to be an excellent vehicle for investors to invest in different asset classes while allowing for diversity of investments. Last year, fund sponsors continued to raise large...more
The current economic climate has been challenging for privately held companies seeking to raise growth capital. Several factors have contributed to the recent contraction in fundraising, including high interest rates, reduced...more
PEI’s Fundraising Report 2023, published this week, provides a timely update on the state of play in private market capital formation. The feedback loop conundrum facing private markets emerges as one of the main themes in...more
Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. ...more
A Founder's Guide to Y Combinator's Post–Money Safes - In late 2018, Y Combinator released new forms of Simple Agreements for Future Equity (Safes) that were significantly different from the initial forms created in 2013....more
On January 23, 2020, the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (the “Office”) hosted its first Capital Call, during which the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and Director of the...more
We analyzed the terms of 215 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter showed the highest percentage of up rounds since 2004, when we first started...more
• Following the financial crisis, nonbank lenders looking to carve out new, profitable niches—especially within the leveraged loan universe—quickly filled the lending gap created by the exit of banks. • The relatively...more
In our recently released 2018 Annual Review and 2019 Outlook for Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds and Other Private Funds, we note that innovative market disruptors, a maturing credit cycle, and a philosophical change in how...more
Our law firm, Pepper Hamilton, regularly advises prospective private equity and hedge fund managers on the various legal structure options associated with launching a new private investment fund. In our experience, first-time...more
It’s no secret that it has become more difficult for traditional private equity firms to raise captive funds. In fact, California Public Employees’ Retirement System is looking to further reduce its number of private equity...more
The next few years may be the largest watershed event in opening up private equity capital since the 1980s when Regulation D was first published by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). By allowing general...more
Aerospace Market Overview - A record-setting year for aircraft orders has created a huge production backlog, which is good news for commercial aircraft manufacturers and tier suppliers. Elsewhere, machine vision,...more
In This Issue: - The Importance of Accredited Investors for Small Business Capital Formation - “All Appropriate Inquiries”: Update on the Environmental Due Diligence Standard - A Hunt for Justice Erodes...more