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Potomac Law Group, PLLC

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

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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

White & Case LLP

High yield market bounces back, but maturity wall looms

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While issuance of high yield bonds strengthened across all key global jurisdictions in 2024, the US and Europe still face mounting maturity walls - High yield bond issuance in key markets around the world recorded major...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Demystifying Modern Convertible Notes - April 2024 - Revised Edition

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Issuing convertible notes has long been an attractive capital-raising option for public companies. At its most basic essence, a convertible note is a debt instrument that pays interest and principal, but also carries the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What to Expect for Venture Capital in 2024: Looking Backward at 2023 to Inform How to Look Forward to 2024

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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

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Climate Resilience as a Proposed New Feature of Sovereign Debt Instruments

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Climate factors' impact on a debtor's ability to honor its obligations has been recognized for over 4,000 years. It was the Code of Hammurabi in Mesopotamia that first mandated a deferral of principal repayment and...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Russian Sanctions: How Will They Impact Credit Default Swaps?

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Economic sanctions against Russia as a result of the invasion of Ukraine have had a broad impact on the global economy and have raised the question of whether Russia will be able to meet its obligations on foreign denominated...more

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What To Expect for Seed and Pre-Seed Stage Financing in 2021

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Why SAFEs will continue to dominate in early stages - Amidst historic highs for startup investment in 2021, and new records broken every month, one wonders whether we can expect the venture capital boom to continue. ...more

Goodwin

Extending Your Cash Runway In A Distressed Economy: Convertible Loan Notes In The UK

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We live in unprecedented times with global lockdowns and the world economy coming to a standstill in a number of sectors and government interventions to protect income, jobs and businesses. A number of start-ups and high...more

Snell & Wilmer

Look Before You Lend: A Practical Discussion of Tax Issues to Consider When Lending to an Emerging Business

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Private credit appears to be the dominating trend throughout emerging business markets. Businesses seeking to raise capital are finding private investors who, unsurprisingly, are looking to maximize yield, while at the same...more

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Growth in Third Party Preferred Equity Financing — Flexibility Leads the Way

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The trend of direct lenders providing preferred equity financing to support sponsors and operating companies has only accelerated in the two years since we first wrote on the topic. Preferred equity instruments in general...more

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