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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 250

Food Venture Financing Trends - The Better Meat Co., a plant-based meat company, raised $31 million in its Series A financing....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 249

Food Venture Financing Trends - Daring Foods, a vegan chicken brand, announced that it has been acquired by V2food, a large Australian plant-based meat producers....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Democratization of VC funds

At least once or twice per year, a prospective client will call with the greatest new idea—launch a venture fund for everyone. Open up potential fundraising by appealing to moderate-income people. Why hasn’t anyone thought of...more

Cooley LLP

Key Tax Law Changes for Fund Managers Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, brings important changes for investment funds. The OBBBA also omits several anticipated provisions that would have adversely impacted investment...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

House Committee on Financial Services Advances Capital Formation Legislation

On July 22 and 23, 2025, the House Committee on Financial Services (the “Committee”) held a full committee markup during which it considered certain bills that, if passed, would improve investor access to the capital markets....more

Goodwin

Convergence and Flexibility: LP Clawback Provisions in Private Funds

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A majority of private fund managers set the clawback limit at 25%, but they calculate the clawback differently depending on fund type. Limited partner (LP) clawback provisions enable fund managers to call back previously...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

OCM Guidance Regarding Ownership Transfers Provides Pathway for Funding Social Equity Licensees

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The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) conducted its license lottery for social equity applicants on June 5, 2025. Lottery winners received preliminary approval and must secure a business location and, in many...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Insuring Fund Liability Risks: A Guide to GPL Coverage for Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms - 2025 Edition

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Woodruff Sawyer has been a leader in the fund-level General Partnership Liability (GPL) space since the creation of this insurance product over 30 years ago. In today’s environment, it’s essential that venture capital,...more

A&O Shearman

Rising geopolitical tensions ignite European defense M&A

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As Europe scrambles to build its military-industrial capabilities, sector dealmaking is on the rise. Here we explore how foreign investors are shaping their strategies to navigate sweeping reforms of regulatory frameworks...more

Walkers

Raising platforms optimising Guernsey vehicles for investment platforms and fund structuring

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The use of Guernsey umbrella structures for both regulated and unregulated investment structures has seen a notable rise over the past 18 months. Where these structures have typically been used for larger, master fund/...more

Goodwin

Updated Standard Form 328, “Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests”

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On May 12, 2025, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) released an updated Standard Form 328 (SF-328), “Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests.”...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 242

Food Venture Financing Trends - St. Louis-based agtech firm Saluna raised $1.5 million to advance hemp crop development....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Major OFAC Penalty for US Venture Capital Fund – Key Takeaways

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On June 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a civil penalty of approximately $216 million on GVA Capital Ltd., a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, for...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Private Equity Secondaries: Adapting to Illiquidity and Risk

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Global private secondary market transaction volume hit an all-time high of US$160 billion in financial year (FY)-2024, which is up 41 percent from 2023 and has surpassed projections. Private market secondaries have been...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

U.S. Private Equity Market Recap - June 2025

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Read our latest insights into the U.S. private equity market. We cover monthly deal activity and size, fundraising, exits, leveraged loans, and a look ahead. Deal activity: The U.S. PE deal market has been choppy in 2025 YTD...more

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UK Government announces update on new carried interest tax regime

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On June 5, 2025, the UK Government announced the result of their recent consultation process regarding their plans to bring carried interest within the income tax regime from April 2026, subject to an effective tax rate of...more

Mayer Brown

UK Regulatory Update - Asset Management Sector - Quarterly Newsletter Q1 2025

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Mayer Brown’s UK Regulatory Update is a quarterly newsletter for the asset management sector. In this edition, covering Q1 2025, we look at consultations relating to the UK AIFMD framework, reporting and notification...more

Cooley LLP

Driving Business Growth Through Investment Funds: Analyses and Practical Insights for Chinese Biotechs

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Over the past few years, we have been deeply engaged in – and have closely observed – the rapid growth of Chinese biotech companies. Despite a challenging market environment, these companies have continued to make remarkable...more

Conyers

Conyers Investment Funds Report | Q1 2025

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This inaugural edition of the Conyers Investment Funds Report presents a variety of updates and insights relevant to the investment funds space in the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda. The report provides...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Outbound enforcement has started; Treasury contacting U.S. investors

Even though the Trump administration is reviewing the outbound foreign investment review regime, enforcement has begun. We’ve now heard multiple reports that the Treasury Department is reaching out to U.S. venture capital and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Key Takeaways | Deploying Sponsor Capital: Tactical Financing Moves for Portfolio Companies

During this session, the panelists explored whether portfolio company support should come from the sponsor or lenders when portfolio companies require additional funding. They discussed when to deploy sponsor-backed financing...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 236

Food Venture Financing Trends - Danone plans to acquire a majority stake in Kate Farms, a plant-based nutrition shake brand....more

McGuireWoods LLP

Emerging Manager Spotlight: Josh Koplewicz of Thayer Street Partners

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The interview below is part of a series from the McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Program featuring impressive emerging managers. The McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Program supports emerging managers throughout the most critical...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 235

Food Venture Financing Trends - Conagra plans to sell its Chef Boyardee brand to private equity-based Hometown Food company for $600 million....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCA Report on Private Asset Valuations

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA’s) report, which sets out its findings and feedback from its Private Market Valuation Review (PMVR) includes a number of practical action points for firms regarding their private assets...more

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