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In Management Equity Repurchases, Who Determines Fair Market Value?

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A majority of private equity firms prefer for their boards to value departing management’s equity, but approaches vary based on the applicable circumstances. When management equity holders leave a private equity-backed...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Splitting the Pie Fairly: Using Creativity to Achieve a Successful Business Divorce

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Throwing the baby out with the bath water is a pithy expression that suggests exercising caution when business partners in private companies are seeking to achieve a business divorce. The majority owner and the departing...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

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

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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

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

An Alternative Listing Strategy for U.S. and Canadian Capital Markets

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U.S. emerging growth companies face many challenges in today’s dynamic capital market when considering going public. One historic obstacle has been the limited number of national exchanges available, with companies usually...more

ArentFox Schiff

Pocket Full of Crypto-Volatility: Stakeholders in Bankrupt Crypto Firms Must be Flexible, Agile & Educated

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Valuation is a key element in bankruptcies. Generally, a higher valuation of a bankrupt firm means larger creditor recoveries, and a higher valuation of pre-petition collateral means a smaller “adequate protection” package...more

White & Case LLP

"Taking the Keys": Six things to consider for credit investors contemplating share pledge enforcement

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Rises in energy costs, disruption to global supply chains, the situation in Ukraine, soaring inflation and higher interest rates are pushing several major European economies towards recession. Borrowers and issuers in the...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Disposing Of Assets Under The Ways and Means Committee’s Proposals

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First Step- Last Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved that portion of the 2022 budget legislation with which it was tasked by the Congressional Budget resolution of August 24. The text of the bill...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Valuation Challenges for Fintechs Highlight Legal Considerations in ‘Down Rounds’

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In recent years, fintech has been an attractive sector for growth capital, as evidenced by robust investment and M&A valuations in the sector. While interest remained high in 2019, deal volumes began to level off early in the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Appraisal Arbitrage: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

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Delaware state courts have seen a rise in appraisal petitions filed by shareholders dissenting from mergers, with 34 actions filed in the first half of 2016, compared to 16 in all of 2012, according to a recent Wall Street...more

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