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Potomac Law Group, PLLC

When SAFEs Get Complicated: Hidden Pitfalls in Early-Stage Financing

Last month, a startup’s Series A nearly fell apart when investors and founders realized their different calculation methods produced a $750,000 variance. The culprit was not deception or bad faith, but rather a complex...more

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Deal Count Increases and Invested Capital Down for Late-Stage Rounds; Valuations Rise and Pay-to-Play Reaches 10.1%

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Cooley handled 238 reported venture capital financings in Q2 2025, representing $6.5 billion of invested capital. Deal count increased by more than 20% across all stages of financing compared to the previous quarter, with...more

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Royalty Financings and Similar Revenue Monetizations Surge in Difficult Life Sciences Fundraising Environment

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Many biopharmaceutical companies are facing challenges raising cash through traditional equity markets. While venture investment activity saw a slight increase in the first half of 2024 as compared to the equivalent period in...more

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Fund Finance: 2023 Reflections and Looking Ahead to 2024

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Goodwin is proud to be a platinum sponsor of the 2024 Global Fund Finance Symposium. As next week’s conference approaches and our clients, colleagues, and friends head toward Miami, the Goodwin Fund Finance team has paused to...more

Bennett Jones LLP

What's Shaping Canada's IPO Market in 2024?

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It doesn’t come as breaking news that 2023 was a down year for initial public offerings (IPOs) in Canada, as companies faced a rare set of challenges in both the domestic and global markets. However, as with any downturn,...more

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Changes to Corporate Capital in Equity Financing Transactions, Part II.

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How Are Fiduciary Duties Applicable to Decisions Authorizing Changes to Corporate Capital? The first post in this series analyzed whether shareholders may seek remedies in the context of charter amendments to facilitate...more

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TSX Venture Exchange Updates Security-Based Compensation Policies

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On November 24, 2021, the TSX Venture Exchange (the Exchange) revised its policies regarding security-based compensation. Specifically, Policy 4.4 — Incentive Stock Options (the Former Policy) has been replaced by new...more

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7 Takeaways From Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference

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I attended Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference in Dallas, TX on March 2, 2020 and came away with optimism despite negative headwinds facing the oil and gas industry. The good news is that capital is still available to the...more

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The BUILD Act Greenlights Equity Investments, Increasing Need for Legal Involvement

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A little over a year ago, the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act was signed into federal law, aiming to reform and strengthen US development finance capabilities by creating a new federal...more

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2019 Venture Capital Report

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The venture capital market hit record levels in 2018, with robust increases in deal flow and financing sizes, coupled with soaring proceeds and a record-high median pre-money valuation. The $130.4 billion invested in the US...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2018 Energy Year in Review

Dear Clients and Friends, If 2017 was a volatile year for markets, 2018 seemed determined to one-up its predecessor. There were few energy-related areas that were not touched by turmoil last year, from commodity price...more

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Mining Initial Public Offering Checklist - 2019

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Canada’s world leading mining capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical know-how. While...more

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Renewable Energy & Clean Technology Initial Public Offering

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Canada’s world leading renewable energy and clean technology capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated...more

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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Initial Public Offering Checklist

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Canada’s world leading oil and gas capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global natural resources, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical...more

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Oilfield Services Initial Public Offering Checklist

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Canada’s world leading oilfield services capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global investors, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical know-how....more

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Oil & Gas Services Initial Public Offering Checklist

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Canada’s world leading oil and gas capital markets offer a wealth of opportunity, with their access to local and global natural resources, finance opportunities for companies at all stages, and sophisticated technical...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

European Commission Launches Capital Markets Union Action Plan

On September 30, the European Commission (EC) launched the Capital Markets Union (CMU) Action Plan as the initial blueprint to help build a single market for capital within the European Union. The intention of the CMU is to...more

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