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Cooley LLP

Deal Count Increases and Invested Capital Down for Late-Stage Rounds; Valuations Rise and Pay-to-Play Reaches 10.1%

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Cooley handled 238 reported venture capital financings in Q2 2025, representing $6.5 billion of invested capital. Deal count increased by more than 20% across all stages of financing compared to the previous quarter, with...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

From Federal to State: Building the New Life Sciences Capital Stack | Life Sciences Snapshot – Q3 2025

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This year, U.S. VC funding into the life sciences sector has cooled: Q1 softness was followed by a decade low in VC transactions in Q2. Despite the moderation in dealmaking volume, investors continued to deploy sizable...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Q1 2025 Venture Snapshot: Selectivity Over Scale

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After a cautiously optimistic close to 2024, Q1 2025 brought a measured pullback in venture activity. Rather than a dramatic downturn, the market saw a strategic recalibration....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Where is corporate venture capital headed in 2025, and will it lead to more M&A?

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Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) investment is an increasingly used strategic tool that enables large corporations to make minority investments in startups that will complement and expand their existing products or services....more

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The Outlook for M&A Activity in Q4 2024

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In a highly anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced an interest rate cut on September 18, reducing rates by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75-5%. This is the first rate cut in four years after interest rates hit a...more

Hogan Lovells

Changes under the Future Financing Act – Employee equity finally future-proof?

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With the recently published draft of a "Future Financing Act", the federal government has reacted to the criticism on the tax treatment of equity instruments granted to employees. From the perspective of young companies, the...more

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Änderungen durch das Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz – Mitarbeiterbeteiligung endlich zukunftsfest?

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Mit dem kürzlich veröffentlichten Entwurf eines „Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetzes“ hat die Bundesregierung auf die Kritik zur steuerlichen Behandlung von Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen reagiert. Die vorgesehenen Änderungen sind aus...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

SEC Tries (and Fails) to Expand the Private Markets

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On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced several changes to the “accredited investor” definition, adding new categories of the eligible individual and corporate candidates for private...more

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