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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Sycamore Completes Walgreens Acquisition

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Sycamore Partners has announced the completion of its acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). WBA, based in Deerfield, Illinois, is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail company....more

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Italy leads Europe’s high yield market

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Italy’s high yield bond market thrived during the first half of the year, delivering a double-digit year-on-year increase in issuance, and standing in stark contrast to the broader market slowdown observed in Europe....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Private Company Investments Are Attractive, But Not All That Glitters Turns into Gold: Put a Buy-Sell Agreement in Place

In the final quarter of the year, many private companies will accept new investments that accelerate their growth. But new investments are not guaranteed to create lasting relationships, and that may be the case when new...more

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Firefly Aerospace Soars in $6.3 Billion IPO as Space Tech Investment Accelerates

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Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLY) completed one of 2025’s largest space technology initial public offerings (IPO) on August 7, 2025. Firefly priced its shares at $45 and closed its first day up more than 30% at $60.35,...more

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ASAs vs. SAFEs vs. Convertible Loan Notes: A Primer for Founders and Investors

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Startups continue to have an increasingly international presence (or, at the very least, an international plan), and investors continue to scour the globe for investment opportunities. ...more

Morgan Lewis

Corporate Venture Capital Survey: Q2 2025

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Our second quarter 2025 corporate venture capital (CVC) survey indicators continue to show challenging market conditions. However, valuations are on the rise in surveyed transactions. In this survey, we track investment...more

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Dancing Away From ESG Disclosures: A Pivot Back to Materiality

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On June 5, 2025, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce delivered a major address at the International Center for Insurance Regulation Digital Insurance Forum. In a pointed critique of what has been an accelerating march of...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: THL to Acquire Headlands Research From KKR

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Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) has announced it will acquire Headlands Research from KKR & Co. Headlands, founded in 2018 and based in Lake Worth, Florida, is a multinational network of clinical trial sites....more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Expands QSBS Tax Incentives for Small Business Investment

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBB”), which makes a number of highly beneficial changes to the tax treatment of Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) acquired by...more

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Investing in Emerging Tech: getting your company ‘due diligence ready’

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Our Investing in Emerging Tech series covers the need-to-know legal issues for businesses that are buying, selling, collaborating with or looking to invest in emerging tech companies. In this article, the first of our series,...more

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Big Tech Looks to AI Startups to Secure Talent

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Acquihires have been a part of Silicon Valley for quite some time now. Larger tech companies come in and acquire startups mainly for their talent, as opposed to their products or technology. However, starting with ex-FTC...more

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Frontiers in Women’s Health: Where Investor Opportunities Meet Unmet Need

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For years, women’s health was often siloed into OB/GYN care and absent from mainstream investment theses, but that landscape is changing. New platforms and care models are addressing women’s health in a more comprehensive...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Inspirit Invests in Nomi Health

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Inspirit Equity has invested in Nomi Health, according to a news release. Nomi, founded in 2019 and based in Orem, Utah, is the developer of a platform that combines data, direct medical networks and payments....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Built to Last: The Resilient Infrastructure Challenge

As climate change, geopolitical instability, cyber threats and surging demand place more pressure on infrastructure, governments, investors and operators must rethink what it means for assets to be truly resilient....more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: GreyLion Invests in Slipstream IT

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GreyLion Partners has invested in Slipstream IT, according to a news release. Slipstream, founded in 2020 and based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, provides technology support and services exclusively for the life sciences...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Brightstar Acquires Analyte Health

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Brightstar Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of Analyte Health. Analyte, founded in 2010 and based in Houston, is a digital health company that provides direct-to-consumer diagnostics and treatment, with...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What’s Powering the Next Wave of Energy Innovation?

Orrick’s Zac Padgett sat down with Jeff Stoike, co-founder and president of Blue Action, to explore energy innovation and how Blue Action is supporting the next wave of tech-driven solutions. Learn about: Blue Action’s...more

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The NO FAKES Act: Including the Potential Federal Right of Publicity in Catalog Acquisitions

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Among the most dominant trends in the music industry over the past decade has been the proliferation of investment in catalogs of musical compositions and sound recordings. While many investors’ theses focus solely on the...more

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Continuing Trends & New Developments: CFIUS Releases 2024 Report to Congress

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) recently published its 2024 Calendar Year Annual Report, which illustrates recent and historical trends relating to CFIUS’s review of investments in U.S....more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: KKR Acquires HCRx

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KKR & Co. has announced it has acquired a majority ownership stake in HealthCare Royalty Partners (HCRx)....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 248

Food Venture Financing Trends - Saudi Arabia-headquartered food tech startup Calo, specializing in direct-to-consumer meal subscription services, secured $39 million in a Series B extension, which will enable them to...more

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Skyline Closes Inaugural Fund With $125 Million

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Skyline Investors has announced the close of a new fund. The firm’s inaugural fund closed at its target of $125 million....more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Francisco Partners Sells Orchard Software to Clinisys

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Francisco Partners (FP) has sold Orchard Software to Clinisys, according to a news release. Orchard, founded in 1993 and based in Carmel, Indiana, offers a variety of laboratory information system solutions....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Permits In-Kind Creations and Redemptions for Crypto ETPs

On July 29, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signaled a significant policy shift, approving orders that permit in-kind creations and redemptions for crypto asset exchange-traded products (ETPs). This marks a...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

QSBS Revamped: Important Changes to the Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion for Founders and Investors

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), signed into law on July 4, 2025, introduced a number of significant amendments to the Internal Revenue Code. Among the OBBBA’s most notable changes are the revisions to Section 1202...more

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