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Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Independent Sponsor Series: A Conversation with Alexander Foshager and John Mensing of Monroe Street Partners (Part One)

Below is his conversation with Alexander Foshager and John Mensing at Monroe Street Partners (MSP), a Chicago-based investment firm that partners with family and founder-owned, lower-middle market businesses across the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Entrepreneurs Report: Private Company Financing Trends - Q1 2025

Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present the Q1 2025 edition of The Entrepreneurs Report. We’ve compiled a range of data on venture, convertible note, and SAFE financing transactions in which the firm was involved during the...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Independent Sponsor Series – Capital Provider Spotlight: A Conversation with Paul Moffatt of Encore One (Part Two)

To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team –...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Independent Sponsor Series – Capital Provider Spotlight: A Conversation with Paul Moffatt of Encore One (Part One)

To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team –...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Less Red Tape, More Capital? SEC Clarifies 506(c) Verification Rules

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On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a significant no-action letter clarifying the use of high minimum investment amounts as a method for verifying accredited investor status under Rule...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Credit Conditions | Q4 2024

Welcome to this edition of Credit Conditions, a quarterly publication from McDermott Will & Emery that analyzes recent debt market trends. The fourth quarter of 2024 marked a pivotal moment in the debt market, as the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Explores Regulatory Changes to Make It Easier to Raise Capital, Invest in Private Funds, and Be a Public Company

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The Acting SEC Chairman announced regulatory priorities designed to help companies raise capital, widen investment options available to retail investors, and reduce regulatory burdens on smaller public companies....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Éléments clés à surveiller dans le domaine des prêts de capital de risque

Introduction - Les prêts de capital de risque jouent un rôle de premier plan sur le marché canadien du capital de risque, et la taille du marché des prêts de capital de risque continue de croître....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Europe energy and infrastructure M&A: risks and opportunities in 2025

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Although 2024 marked another challenging year for M&A globally, the European energy and infrastructure market showed signs of resilience in the face of persistent economic and geopolitical pressures. If the uncertainties...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Independent Sponsors and Capital Raising: A Conversation With Greg Tobben at Access Capital Partners

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

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Fintech Funding Trends 2024: Capital Raising Slows, Deal Sizes Grow

According to CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2024 Report (the “Report”), global fintech companies raised $33.7 billion in private placements in 2024, marking a 20% drop year-over-year.  Deal volume also declined, with 3,580...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[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

Goodwin

Fundraising Strategies for Early-Stage Medtech Startups

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Investor interest in the medtech sector is strong. According to DealForma and JPMorgan, medtech companies raised $16.1 billion from 544 funding rounds, including $3.3 billion from 244 seed and Series A rounds, through the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Outlook for US Private Equity in 2025

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As we launch into the next quarter century, there is much speculation about what the future holds for private equity (PE) as an asset class and driver in dealmaking. Momentum started to pick up in 2024 with the Fed announcing...more

A&O Shearman

Contractual Interpretation: eSIMplified

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In Kigen v NOR Capital, the High Court was asked to interpret a clause to determine whether a “Success Fee” was payable by one party to the other. In a useful illustration of how to apply the established principles of...more

Mintz

Continuation Funds: Top 5 Considerations

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For those who were unable to attend the recent Boston Private Equity Network (BPEN) panel and webinar on Continuation Funds – Moderated by Kari Harris, Investment Funds Chair at Mintz, and featuring Aly Champsi of DW...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Key Takeaways | Alternative Capital-Raising Strategies in Challenging Times

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During this session, the panelists shared alternative capital-raising financing strategies, including venture capital (VC), accelerators, spin-outs, bridge financing, licensing, and government agency support. They also...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 214

Plantible, a functional protein emerging brand, announced that it raised $30 million in its Series B round. Elicit Plant, an agritech startup that develops biosolutions for broadacre crops, announced that it raised 45...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

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

The PIPEline’s Heating Up: Recent Trends in PIPE Transactions

The PIPE market has proven to be resilient during times of stress.  In 2023, issuers raised over $33.8 billion in 809 PIPE transactions according to PrivateRaise.  This is considerably less than in 2021 during which issuers...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 188

Food Venture Financing Trends - - Reshape, a Danish biotech startup that develops lab automation robots, announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. - Weenat, a French agtech company that aims to use...more

A&O Shearman

Private Markets Global Trends 2024

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Private markets have shown remarkable resilience and innovation in the face of unprecedented challenges and opportunities in the past few years. From the pandemic to the digital transformation, from the climate crisis to the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trends in Oil & Gas: 2023 and the Year Ahead

The past 12 months have been some of the trickiest to navigate for oil & gas companies in recent memory. Despite high energy prices and record cashflows, there is still uncertainty about what future paths to growth might look...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Project W: Q&A with Jennifer Steiner

Jennifer Steiner has spent her entire career in the healthcare services sector: at Fortune 100 companies, private equity backed companies, and now at her own private equity backed startup. Jennifer shares her experience...more

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