PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 2)
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 1)
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What is a Public Offering?
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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - Rule 506 Offerings
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What is a Private Offering?
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Investment Opportunities in Italy's Tech Market
Raising a Down Round and How to Be Prepared
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Laws Affect Securities Offerings?
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What Makes it a Securities Offering?
JONES DAY TALKS®: A Trip to the Dark Side – Venture Capital Down Rounds and Recaps
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - Why Raise Capital?
The Power of Genuine Networking for Entrepreneurs With OneSixOne Ventures with Pablo Casilimas and Justis Mendez
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - The Aspects of Raising Capital from Start-Ups to More Established Companies
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 182: Life Sciences Startups and Leadership with Scott Pancoast of Zylo Therapeutics
Through the Lens: From serial entrepreneur to neutral who gets deals done - Focus on Daniel Garrie
Point by Point: The Sale of Dental Practices, Raising Capital and More with Logan Growth Advisors
Disrupting Systemic Economic Injustice in the Startup Ecosystem, with Resilient Ventures' Tom Droege and Keith Daniel
From Accidental Entrepreneur to a $2.5M raise, with Cycle Labs' Josh Owen
Food Venture Financing Trends - Daring Foods, a vegan chicken brand, announced that it has been acquired by V2food, a large Australian plant-based meat producers....more
On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a No-Action Letter (NAL) that clarified and expanded the definition of “reasonable steps” an issuer must take when making an offering under Rule 506(c)....more
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) conducted its license lottery for social equity applicants on June 5, 2025. Lottery winners received preliminary approval and must secure a business location and, in many...more
McGuireWoods welcomed more than 1,200 emerging managers and limited partners (LPs) to The Ritz‑Carlton Dallas for the annual Emerging Manager Conference — the cornerstone of the firm’s Emerging Manager Program and preeminent...more
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team –...more
We have recently witnessed a noticeable lengthening of the time needed to close on an institutional investor’s fund allocation. Anecdotally, the typical time frame to close on an institutional investor allocation appears to...more
The Canadian securities regulators have implemented blanket orders increasing the capital-raising limit under the listed issuer financing exemption (the LIFE Exemption), which permits qualified issuers to offer equity...more
Our Investment Funds Team discusses Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins’s plans to improve retail investors’ access to private funds....more
On May 14, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 – Exemption from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (Blanket Order) aimed at enhancing...more
Fundraising in the global investment space has undergone a significant shift in recent years driven by a range of factors, among them: evolving investor preferences as new generations of investors come through, technological...more
Amid continuing market uncertainty that has seen a slowdown of Canadian initial public offerings (IPOs) during the first quarter of 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a series of coordinated...more
Last month, the SEC issued a No Action Letter interpreting Rule 506(c) that effectively provides a streamlined path for private fund sponsors to conduct an exempt general solicitation offering pursuant to Regulation D of the...more
Before 2013, issuers were prohibited from using any means of general solicitation or advertising when raising capital in the private markets. The prohibition was perceived by many to be the single biggest impediment to...more
On 12 March 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff issued a no-action letter that provides private fund sponsors with a concrete, streamlined approach to relying on Rule 506(c), based on minimum...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a no-action letter providing new interpretive guidance on the verification of accredited investor status in offerings conducted under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, which...more
Welcome to this edition of Credit Conditions, a quarterly publication from McDermott Will & Emery that analyzes recent debt market trends. The fourth quarter of 2024 marked a pivotal moment in the debt market, as the...more
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Robert Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series of conversations with M&A experts....more
In the evolving landscape of real estate financing, preferred equity has emerged as a compelling alternative to traditional senior debt and mezzanine loans. While mezzanine loans have long been a popular choice for bridging...more
On this episode of the R&G Dugout podcast, Ropes & Gray asset management partners Amanda Persaud, Lindsey Goldstein, and Jon Rash explore the upsurge of private funds raising capital for investment in sports teams and...more
Corporate venture capital (CVC) continued at a slow rate in the third quarter of 2024. Only 23.2% of deals that were completed include a CVC investor in Q3, according to Pitchbook data. In this survey, we track investment...more
As we launch into the next quarter century, there is much speculation about what the future holds for private equity (PE) as an asset class and driver in dealmaking. Momentum started to pick up in 2024 with the Fed announcing...more
Join Attilio Mazzilli to learn about: Key software-based verticals A common barrier to funding and how to streamline the process...more
The Pine Cliffs Resort hosted the FFA’s 2024 Global Leadership Summit this week where key players and leaders from across the industry gathered to discuss macroeconomic, geopolitical, policy, legal, regulatory and other...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
In a challenging fundraising environment, private wealth investors are filling the gap, aided by investment platforms, intermediaries, and evolving legal structures. In recent years, inflationary pressures, interest rate...more