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Private Equity’s Plan B: Navigating the Exit Drought with Continuation Funds

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In a typical bull market, private equity sponsors exit out of portfolio assets through IPOs, strategic sales and sponsor-to-sponsor buyouts. But the 2025 deal market has proven to be neither typical nor robust....more

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New Tariffs, Old Issues: Post-Liberation Day Advisers Act Considerations for Private Fund Managers

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Markets remain exceptionally volatile following the announcement of the U.S. “Liberation Day” tariffs and retaliatory measures from other countries. While the ultimate path of policy remains uncertain, recent developments are...more

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Q4 2024 Venture Financing Report – Interview With Alexa von Tobel

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Key insights from Alexa von Tobel ​​​​​​​ - On investing in companies driving industry disruption: “We believe that venture capital – when properly deployed – is the most powerful economic engine that the world has ever...more

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[Podcast] R&G Dugout: Show Me the Money—Fund Formation & Management

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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

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Addressing Valuation Challenges in the Expanding Private Credit Market

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The rapid expansion of the private credit market has highlighted concerns regarding the accuracy and reliability of valuations within this asset class. Unlike publicly traded companies, which must adhere to stringent...more

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What the Yield Curve Inversion and the Sahm Rule Signal: Key Implications for Company Valuations

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The yield curve has long been a closely watched indicator of economic health. When the yield curve inverts, meaning short-term interest rates exceed long-term rates, it is often seen as a harbinger of an impending recession....more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

M&A Insights and Outlooks in the Packaging and Industrial Industries: A Conversation with Brett Kornblatt of Stout

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

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Healthcare Founders Face New Exit Considerations

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Exiting a business, whether you are a serial entrepreneur looking to move on to the next project or a healthcare provider like a physician or therapist who has nurtured your practice for decades, can be difficult. After all,...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

SAFE Financing – a Deep Dive on the Evolution of the SAFE

As we’ve noted in a previous article, the Y Combinator-hosted SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) has become the investment contract of choice for startup companies that have already attracted investors. However, the...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

SAFE Financing – Valuation Cap vs. Discount Variants

So you decided to use a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) to raise money for your new startup – congratulations! And you’re off to a good start because you read our previous article, which summarized how to use the...more

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Navigating the Downside: The Rise of Down Rounds in 2024 VC Deals

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I had a chance to sift through Pitchbook’s U.S. VC Valuations Report for the first quarter of 2024.  The data point that really jumped out at me was the increase in down rounds.  The number of flat and down rounds as a...more

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A Look at the Market for Sports and Sports Tech in 2024

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While the M&A market overall was less active than many had hoped in 2023, and with 2024 off to a sluggish start, some areas still look stronger than others, including the sports market. The sports industry has become so...more

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Question of the Week: What is your outlook for private capital in 2024?

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"Fund managers will continue to innovate and be creative in how they address challenges in the market. For example, fund and portfolio level restructurings will progress at a steady pace to address limitations on exit...more

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Where Have All the Venture Capital Firms Gone?

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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

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A Guide to the DOL’s New Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule Proposal – What Investment Advisers and Managers Need to Know

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The new “retirement security rule” package, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) on October 31, 2023, is the latest chapter in an almost 15-year effort by the DOL to amend the five-part test in its 1975...more

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Current Look at Digital Health

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There have been exciting advancements in the digital health space over the past few years that are truly changing lives, but the sector seems to be experiencing a reset as investment drops off. Below, we look at some current...more

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How Cybersecurity Protects Valuation: Considerations for Private Equity in the Deal Lifecycle

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Cybersecurity risk applies to businesses of all sizes and across all industries – it is a risk that cannot be ignored. In particular, cybersecurity risk can no longer be ignored in the deal lifecycle...more

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Private Equity: Rethinking Value Creation in 2023

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FW: How would you define value creation, and what it means for the current market? Bohren: Value creation is the realization of the perceived intrinsic value of a deal with the actual execution of growth opportunities. This...more

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Continuation Funds – Key Considerations

Continuation funds, commonly referred to as GP-led secondaries or restructurings, have long divided sponsor and investor opinion. While a leading European pension fund investor recently described them as part of a broader...more

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Avoiding Misadventures in Venture: Considerations for European Corporates

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European corporate venture capital teams should reflect on their rights in light of falling valuations, revised exit expectations, and other challenges. This year has been challenging for venture capital (VC). Valuations...more

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The new rules of early stage venture capital valuation and potential responses: Meet the bridge SAFE and extension round

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In our current economic environment, you would have to be hiding in a cave not to see, hear and feel valuations sliding downwards across the eco-system. It started in January 2022 when large-cap, mid-cap and then smaller-cap...more

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The Upshot of Down Rounds

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The impact of the Coronavirus and COVID-19 on venture capital investment will likely be similar to what we saw in the aftermath of the 2008 recession and the 2001 dot-com meltdown. VC investors will redirect their attention...more

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey – Second Quarter 2019 - Full Analysis

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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

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Investment Services Regulatory Update - February 2018

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New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Cryptocurrency-related Holdings - On January 18, 2018, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment...more

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