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2025 IPO Report

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This year’s IPO Report offers a detailed review of the IPO market and outlook, including a breakdown of IPOs by industry and the number of IPOs from the leading states over the past five years. We also take a look at the IPO...more

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SEC Announces 2023 Annual Examination Priorities: Some Takeaways for Private Fund Managers

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The Division of Examinations (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced its 2023 examination priorities (the “Examination Priorities”) on February 7, 2023. This annual publication...more

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SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2023 Priorities

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On February 7, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) announced its 2023 examination priorities (“Examination Priorities”). The Division indicated that 2023 examinations will prioritize several significant...more

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Mixed Signals: US M&A FY 2022

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Although the record-breaking deal activity of 2021 spilled over into 2022, headwinds in the first quarter developed into a significant slowdown during the rest of 2022, with an expectation of continued slowness as we enter...more

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US M&A settles back down

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Explore the data The headline for the first half of 2022 is that US M&A markets are still remarkably healthy, despite a confluence of headwinds. Without question, 2021 was an exceptional year, fueled by pent-up demand,...more

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Policy shifts may signal a new chapter in the story of globalization

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Globalization may be evolving, as nations and regions reassert their regulatory powers on a wide range of issues including trade, competition and national security. The economic lessons of COVID-19 and growing concerns about...more

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What We're Seeing – 2022 Dealmaking Outlook

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The Rearview Mirror - Robust multiples and fear that the Biden administration might succeed in passing tax laws resulted in 2021 being one of the busiest years ever in the private equity space. Within the capital markets,...more

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Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2022

Last year, we wrote, “The regulatory and litigation risks for private funds are greater than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008.” That statement is even more true today....more

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2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast

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TRANSACTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON 2022 - What are the trends, risks, and opportunities in 2022? As dealmakers recover from a record-breaking 2021, we expect another busy year in 2022. While risks in the financing market,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Needs of Strategics, PE Firms and SPACs Led to Record US M&A Levels, Likely To Sustain Dealmaking in 2022

Takeaways - The record level of M&A in 2021 was widely dispersed across industries and was driven by the strategic needs of companies to add technology and adapt to the pandemic, and was supported by strong markets. ...more

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Top 5 Focus Areas for UK Equity Capital Markets in 2022

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Broad reform to listing regimes, growing ESG scrutiny, and increasing retail participation in fundraisings are among the areas to watch. Last year was memorable for UK equity capital markets (ECM). The IPO market was at...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OLNS#9: Venture Capital Deals in Germany – Pitfalls, Key Terms and Success Factors Founders Need to Know

In substantially all the major world markets, we have dedicated technology lawyers who support young German technology companies on their growth trajectory through all stages. As one of the top tech law firms in the world, we...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Room for Optimism August 2021 | Issue No. 139 - Then and Now

With all the headlines about Delta controlling the news cycle and recent announcements of more quasi-shutdowns, delayed office returns and mask mandates, it seems as if the start to August feels eerily familiar to last year’s...more

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US SPACs look beyond their backyard to Europe

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Although most SPAC activity is concentrated in the US, the boom in listings spells opportunities for European firms - Amid the ups and downs in financial markets in 2020, the boom in activity in the special purpose...more

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M&A In 2020 And Trends For 2021

2020 brought the COVID-19 pandemic and other headline-grabbing challenges, along with “the usual” quadrennial questions around the U.S. election. Early in the year, businesses and dealmakers focused on the pandemic and...more

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Strong 2021 Deal Pipeline For Resilient German M&A and Private Equity Market

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The German M&A/PE market was off to a good start in 2020, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, unsettling the market and leaving many market participants to wonder whether we were going to face a situation comparable to the...more

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