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U.S. Cybersecurity Sector Recap

Ropes & Gray LLP on 8/1/2025

M&A activity in the cybersecurity sector is on pace to exceed 2024 volume by 10% in 2025, with continued consolidation as larger firms acquire niche players to enhance capabilities or expand product offerings. The...more

A Union of Innovation? The EU Strategy for Startups and Scale-ups

Morgan Lewis on 7/24/2025

The European economy is currently under a considerable structural adjustment pressure. Against the backdrop of rapid technological change, diverse geopolitical tensions, an increasing shortage of skilled workers, and global...more

Big Tech’s Decade of A.I. Shopping - updated 7.18.25

Mogin Law LLP on 7/22/2025

Does anybody remember Napster? Launched in June 1999, the revolutionary peer-to-peer music sharing platform peaked at 80 million music lovers worldwide. It famously fell from greatness into bankruptcy three years later after...more

RegFi Episode 66: Guiding Fintech Startups from Formation to Funding

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/2/2025

RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt are joined by Orrick partner Ellen Ehrenpreis, head of the firm’s US Venture and Bay Area Technology Companies practice. Ellen shares insights on best practices for fintech...more

Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Showing Renewed Interest in the Defence Industry

Bennett Jones LLP on 7/1/2025

With NATO members recently agreeing to increase defence spending to levels unseen since the Second World War, this is a timely opportunity to take a closer look at a theme we have been hearing a lot about lately – the growing...more

The Financing Environment and Current Trends in Robotics

Mintz - Venture Capital & Emerging Companies... on 6/10/2025

As we head into the second half of 2025, the prospects for innovation in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) seem limitless. It is difficult to find an industry that hasn’t touted the potential for robotics and AI to...more

Data with destiny: European AI M&A heats up as the race for dominance intensifies

White & Case LLP on 5/29/2025

With industries embracing this evolving technology, Europe is determined not to be left behind, and dealmakers are paying close attention - Europe’s artificial intelligence industry is gaining traction but has struggled to...more

Will Labour’s policy prescription create a stronger UK life sciences sector?

A&O Shearman on 3/27/2025

The UK government plans to turbocharge the life sciences sector using policy levers to enhance research and development, innovation hubs, and private fundraising. In this piece, Michael Bloch explores how refinements to...more

The State of the Funding Market for AI Companies: A 2024 - 2025 Outlook

Mintz Edge on 2/19/2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as an influential technology, driving notable investments across various industries in recent years. In 2024, venture capital (VC) funding for AI companies reached record levels,...more

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: AI & Technology

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/14/2025

Technology continued to be an industry of particular focus for private equity (PE) through 2024. Blackstone’s $16 billion acquisition of data center platform Airtrunk was the largest deal of Q3 2024, according to Ernst &...more

Treasury Issues Final Regulations Prohibiting Certain US Investment in Chinese Technology Companies

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/25/2024

On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published the final rule implementing President Biden’s August 9, 2023 Executive Order on outbound investment, which addresses concerns related to China’s advancement...more

Tepid UK & European private capital markets spur unicorns into inorganic opportunities

White & Case LLP on 10/4/2024

3 reasons for continuously high fintech M&A activity levels: Banks target indirect digital access: Through credit lines, investments in venture capital funds, collaborations with innovators and establishment of next...more

Founder Friendly Funding: The State of the Venture Markets

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 8/15/2024

Based on data in Carta’s recently published State of the Markets report, the venture markets have experienced a slight uptick in number of deals and in dollars raised quarter-over-quarter. Companies on Carta’s platform...more

For Founders, Raising VC Funds Comes From Being in the ‘Know’

DarrowEverett LLP on 8/5/2024

We have previously written regarding founders’ choice of entity decisions as well as a number of tips for entrepreneurs to keep in mind as their businesses begin to operate and grow. But for those founders who have eyes on...more

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 197

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/15/2024

Food Venture Financing Trends - Athletic Brewing, a nonalcoholic beer producer, announced that it raised $50 million in equity financing....more

Privacy Breach: The Silent Killer of Startups

Pillsbury - Propel on 1/23/2024

A privacy breach can have detrimental consequences for startups: A privacy breach may trigger legal consequences and regulatory scrutiny, especially for a startup that operates in areas with stringent data protection laws...more

Venture Capital Firms Face New Reporting Requirement With California Law

DarrowEverett LLP on 1/16/2024

Over three and a half years since the death of George Floyd spurred some members of the venture capital community to enact promises to increase their investments in diverse entrepreneurs, California has enacted legislation in...more

Corporate Venture Capital Investors Set Their Sights on Brazil

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/20/2023

Latin American startups have been drawing the attention of venture capital investors for the past few years, particularly Brazilian based startups. In fact, data from Statista indicates that Brazil accounts for the most VC...more

The 3rd Fintech Epoch: Europe’s first-movers drive M&A amid tightened purse strings

White & Case LLP on 9/25/2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs...more

The Climate Tech Ecosystem

J.S. Held on 8/9/2023

Climate Tech is an area of technology that is expressly concerned with the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the primary driver of climate change. In addition to GHG mitigation, climate tech also includes...more

Booming Venture Capital Investment in Generative AI: Considerations for Investors and Companies

Bennett Jones LLP on 6/27/2023

Generative AI is taking the venture capital world by storm. Despite the slump in overall VC funding, investor interest in AI is intensifying. PitchBook notes that "in the world of startup valuations, there's generative...more

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 144

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/5/2023

Above Food, an agriculture, ingredients and plant-based company based in Canada, announced that it plans to go public through a SPAC deal valued at $319 million in the second half of 2023....more

What is a Management Rights Letter?

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 4/13/2023

Here’s a situation we see often when a company is negotiating a Series A financing. They’ve gotten through diligence, completed the lengthy and difficult process of negotiating, documenting and finalizing the venture...more

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 139

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/3/2023

Food Venture Financing Trends - Momofuku Goods, a pantry essential brand, announced that it raised $17.5 million in its Series A round. The company plans to use the funds to increase its product offerings as well as scale...more

Deal Flow 3.0: European Venture Capital Deal Term Review 2022

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/10/2023

Foreword - Despite a shift to economic headwinds, investors injected more than $95B into the European tech market in 2022, the second-largest amount ever. To see how deal terms changed, Orrick developed new technologies and...more

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