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What Startups and Founders Need to Know About the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (Now Law)

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In a landmark legislative win for entrepreneurs, the “Big Beautiful Bill” was signed into law on July 4, 2025, overhauling how startups, founders, and early investors structure and grow their companies. Among the most...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The New QSBS Landscape: Estate Planning & Corporate Strategies

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On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA” or “the Act”) became law and ushered in the most significant changes to the Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) regime in more than a decade. These changes—codified...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

#Start-up M&A: ESOPs and VSOPs in Case of an Exit

What's this all about? Employee participation programs – whether equity-based (ESOPs) or virtual (VSOPs) – are a standard feature for German start-ups. They’re designed to incentivize and retain talent, and they play a...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Mid-Year Update: M&A Market Shifts and RWI Response

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The first half of 2025 brought a subtle but notable shift in M&A momentum. While the market has not returned to pre-pandemic fervor (few, if any, suspected that likely), we are seeing some hopeful signs. Strategic buyers are...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Independent Sponsor Update: Key Takeaways from Q2

The second quarter was another busy one for us: In addition to deal work and portfolio company matters, our team attended conferences and continued to meet with various capital providers, independent sponsors, placement...more

Clark Hill PLC

EIN retention in healthcare M&A: How F-Reorganizations can preserve regulatory and tax continuity

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Often in healthcare transactions, retaining a federal Employer Identification Number (“EIN”) after an acquisition or restructuring is essential to the continuity of operations, regulatory compliance, and preservation of key...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

New Tax Law Increases the Benefits for Qualified Small Business Stock

Benefits Offer Enhanced Tax Exclusions and Eligibility for Founders, Early Employees, and Investors- The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes several taxpayer-friendly revisions to the rules governing Qualified...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] M&A Series: Navigating Qualified Opportunity Zones and Qualified Small Business Stock After the OBBB Act - August 13th,...

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Please join Williams Mullen attorneys Jenny Connors and Anna Derewenda as they break down two of the most powerful tax strategies available today - Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ) and Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) ...more

WilmerHale

Alternative Structures for Life Sciences Companies: The LLC Holding Company

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Life sciences companies (particularly early stage companies) may be attracted to an LLC holding company structure as an alternative to a typical C corporation structure to maximize both the purchase price paid by a future...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Private Company Report: Q2 2025

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This edition of the Private Company Report highlights critical updates and regulatory changes affecting private companies, including the expansion of Qualified Small Business Stock tax benefits under the One Big Beautiful...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Three Big Beautiful M&A Takeaways

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It hasn’t taken long for the business world to start unpacking the implications of the newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). While media coverage has mostly centered on its impact on individual taxpayers and the...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways 2025 SALT Summer Update

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Kilpatrick’s David Hughes and Jordan Goodman recently presented a “2025 SALT Summer Update” in association with AGN International - a worldwide association of separate and independent accounting and advisory businesses who...more

Frost Brown Todd

Integrating Sale-Leaseback Transactions with Mergers and Acquisitions: A Value-Maximization Strategy

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When business owners contemplate transitioning to their next venture or life phase, strategically combining a sale-leaseback transaction with a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal can unlock substantial value and optimize...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Earnout structures: Bridging valuation gaps in M&A – beware the tax complexity

With an observable increase in the use of earnout and contingent consideration structures in M&A, it is timely to consider the related tax complexity. In brief Our recent Private M&A Report highlights a rise in the use of...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

ESOPs for Cannabis Companies

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Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) have been used as a business succession strategy by employers across many industries. In the cannabis industry, ESOPs have come and gone and come again as a trendy topic promising to fix...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Senate Bill Unexpectedly Proposes Significant Expansion of QSBS Benefits

On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee introduced a bill that would significantly expand the benefits available for qualified small business stock (QSBS). The expanded QSBS benefits apply to stock acquired after the...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Biotech Spin-Off Transactions

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As we previously discussed (here and here), the biotech mergers and acquisitions market currently faces significant headwinds. These challenges include frozen capital markets, regulatory uncertainty at the Food and Drug...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Family Office Symposium 2025 | Key Takeaways

McDermott’s Family Office Symposium 2025 brought together more than 400 single-family office executives and industry leaders to uncover new opportunities, exchange best practices, and strengthen relationships. Focused on the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Section 280G Unpacked: Pitfalls and Planning for Tech Startups

In this episode of Just Compensation, Megan Monson and Jessica I. Kriegsfeld talk to Anthony O. Pergola, Vice Chair of Lowenstein’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice group, about the complexities and challenges of...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Should Your Company Use an IP Holding Company? Here’s What You Need to Know

When it comes to intellectual property (IP), where your company holds its assets can be just as important as what you own. Many companies default to keeping IP within their operating entities… but is that the smartest move?...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Remediation of M&A REIT Targets (UPDATED)

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The past is prologue: Do REIT qualification issues close with tax years, do they persist for ten (10) years (being the sum of five (5) years on account of the Section 856(g)(3) “lock out” plus another five (5) years of...more

Goodwin

Crafting a Competitive LOI in Lower Middle Market M&A

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In the lower middle market — typically deals between $10 million and $100 million — the letter of intent (LOI) serves as a pivotal document that sets the tone for the transaction, shapes the seller’s expectations, and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Independent Sponsors: Section 1202 Qualified Small Business Stock

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The tax benefits conveyed by Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code to owners of qualified small business stock (QSBS) have been available to small business owners in some form since Section 1202 was first enacted in 1993....more

Hinckley Allen

Qualified Small Business Stock: Pre-Acquisition Planning for Tax Savings Upon Exit

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Issuing qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) is a valuable tool that can provide significant tax savings to searchers and independent sponsors alike upon the eventual sale of one or more of their portfolio companies....more

Ankura

Navigating Change: How 2025 Tax Changes Could Affect M&A Dynamics

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In the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape, it is crucial to consider factors beyond the transaction itself, as the 2025 calendar year is already underway. Evaluating how potential 2025 tax changes and any changes beyond...more

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