Investment Opportunities in Italy's Tech Market
Inside the UK Legal Startup Scene, with Henry Humphreys
The Legal Side of Raising Money: Startup Funding Questions Answered, with Anna Tharrington
View of Venture Capital and Emerging Companies From New England Venture Summit
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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
Food Venture Financing Trends - PepsiCo announced that it plans to acquire Sabra and Obela dip brands from Strauss Group for approximately $244 million. Oishii, an indoor vertical farming startup, raised $16 million in...more
Duckhorn Portfolio, a luxury wine company, announced that it was being acquired by Butterfly Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, for $1.95 billion in a cash transaction. Moët Hennessy, the luxury wine and...more
3 reasons for continuously high fintech M&A activity levels: Banks target indirect digital access: Through credit lines, investments in venture capital funds, collaborations with innovators and establishment of next...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Formo, a fermentation startup that develops alternative cheeses, announced that it raised $61 million in its Series B round....more
Everyone is watching to see when venture fundraising will rebound. There has been much speculation surrounding when it will bounce back, and PitchBook is is now predicting it could be 2028 before we see a real recovery in...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Coca-Cola announced that it signed a $1.1 billion five-year contract with Microsoft to use Microsoft’s cloud and AI services, confirming its commitment to build AI capabilities across the...more
In navigating the complex world of private company mergers and acquisitions (M&A), understanding recent legal decisions is paramount. This white paper serves as a guide, distilling intricate court rulings into digestible...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - - Ferrara Candy announced that it plans to buy Jelly Belly Candy, the prominent jelly bean business, for an undisclosed amount. - Tyson Foods announced that it plans to make a strategic...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Post Holdings announced that it has agreed to acquire the assets of Perfection Pet Foods for $235 million. Wanda Fish Technologies, a cultivated seafood tech company, announced that it...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Campbell Soup announced that it plans to acquire Sovos Brands for $2.7 billion. The deal is Campbell's largest acquisition since 2018. Livekindly Collective, a New York-based plant-based...more
Astor Group, a consumer-based advisory firm and merchant bank, announced that Taguchi & Co. Ltd., a prominent Japanese bakery, has acquired Astor Group’s portfolio company, Brooklyn Brands, a dessert manufacturer that...more
Learn the basics for structuring and financing your cannabis business and managing supply chain issues as you grow. Topics include: - M&A, equity raising - Hot topics when selling or seeking equity financing for a...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic drove e-commerce to levels never seen before—payment rail, service and solution providers responded with an...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020. British thoroughbreds dominate the downs—London has overtaken New York as the world's #1 hub for fintech investments. Unicorns are not...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 - H1 2019 has seen European fintech M&A hit new heights. Fintechs have enjoyed funding support from established financial institutions,...more
Stories detailing investors’ renewed interest in travel technology feature prominently in this week’s stories....more
Coming off a year that saw a record number of new drug approvals, significant scientific breakthroughs and a year-end tax reform package that both significantly lowers corporate taxes and provides the long-awaited tax...more
Because they can…. This was the conclusion of the discussion at the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies earlier in the week. The Committee discussed statistics relating to the number of companies that are...more
This survey analyzes the financings of 31 US-based, venture-backed unicorns that raised money in 2016. It also includes comparative data from our prior surveys covering unicorn financings in 2014 and 2015. Our prior surveys...more
The extended due date to file 2015 San Francisco Gross Receipt Tax (“GRT”) returns is April 29, 2016. In anticipation of preparing these returns, below are frequently asked questions (“FAQ”) posed by commercial real estate...more
We analyzed the terms of 156 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2014 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. Overview of Fenwick & West Results - Valuation results in 1Q14 were very strong. ...more
In This Issue: -Market Trends -Venture Capital -Private Equity -Initial Public Offerings -Mergers & Acquisitions -Legal Updates -Jobs Act & Capital Markets -Mergers & Acquisitions ...more