Lighter Capital

MAY 13, 2024

VCs unfamiliar with revenue loans are often curious how they fit into the funding life cycles of tech startups that also raise equity. Is it a replacement for venture capital funding or something different? Some of the companies we fund may never seek venture capital funding. Who gets RBF?

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Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Ho, Mike Delikat, and Bobby Bee, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, on Sunday, August 27, 2023 Tags: dei , EEOC , Supreme Court , Wal-Mart Special Committee Report Posted by Gregory Gooding, Maeve O’Connor, and Caitlin Gibson, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, on Monday, August 28, 2023 Tags: corporate transactions , Delaware articles , Delaware cases (..)

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Mckinsey and Company

JUNE 12, 2023

The founding partner of a Southeast Asian venture capital fund explains his company’s global ambitions to create economic opportunity, promote sustainability, and reduce carbon emissions.

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Fox Corporate Finance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The FCF Life Sciences team continuously analyses the current sentiments in the European life sciences venture capital funding sector. For August ’22, venture capital funding continues to decline. All life sciences subsectors (i.e. Biotech, HealthTech, Read more.

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Fox Corporate Finance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The FCF Life Sciences team continuously analyses the current sentiments in the European life sciences venture capital funding sector. For August ’22, venture capital funding continues to decline. All life sciences subsectors (i.e. Biotech, HealthTech, Read more.

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Fox Corporate Finance

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In 2022, the venture capital funding for life sciences in Europe continues to weaken, further widening the gap to 2021 (EUR 9.4bn vs. EUR 6.5bn). The post European VC life sciences funding continues to decline appeared first on FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH. The cumulative financing volume in August 2022 falls by more.

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Fox Corporate Finance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

After an exceptional year 2021 for venture capital funding in the US Biotech-sector, aggregated financing volumes in 2022 are for the first time lower than in 2021. During the last months funding volumes have declined.

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Fox Corporate Finance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

After an exceptional year 2021 for venture capital funding in the US Biotech-sector, aggregated financing volumes in 2022 are for the first time lower than in 2021. During the last months funding volumes have declined.

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John Jenkins

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Family offices have become increasingly important players in the space traditionally occupied by private equity and venture capital funds.

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Viking Mergers

MAY 11, 2022

Myth 1: Private equity is the same as venture capital. Private equity is not the same as venture capital. Venture capital funds typically invest in newer and smaller businesses, such as start-ups or tech companies. 6 Common Myths about Private Equity Buyers.

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Benzinga

MARCH 5, 2024

Citing sources familiar with the discussions, the FT said Temasek, which has an asset portfolio worth $287 billion, was initially interested in investing in Hydrazine Capital , Altman’s venture capital fund, but recent talks included the possibility of investing in OpenAI.

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Law 360 M&A

AUGUST 18, 2023

Attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler explain why hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds should develop risk-based anti-money laundering compliance programs despite not being subject to the Bank Secrecy Act, and offer tips on setting up a program similar to those implemented by financial institutions.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 28, 2023

The past week in London has seen London law firm Rosenblatt sued by a venture capital fund after profits plunged by almost half, Renault and Vauxhaull start their engines in competition claims over component makers' price-fixing, and Netflix and British TV studio Fremantle take legal action against production company Showem Entertainment.

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Lighter Capital

AUGUST 25, 2023

We’ve all read the headlines: SaaS Startup Raises $100M in Venture Capital to Disrupt Market with Its Innovative Solution It seems so common, but is it really? Venture capital funding is to tech startups what the Wizard of Oz was to Dorothy. Founders often wonder: Is venture capital worth it?

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 30, 2022

The effect is much stronger if the backing CF’s investment strategy resembles that of a venture capital fund, rather than a hedge fund. In fact, the average tokenized firm’s valuation roughly doubles if the firm is backed by a CF.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Before that, though, the Commission will benefit from hearing the discussions on all of the matters on today’s agenda: alternatives to traditional bank and venture capital funding for smaller companies, our proposal relating to private fund advisers, and the role of equity research for smaller companies.

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Sun Acquisitions

AUGUST 19, 2024

Companies can explore options like private equity investments, venture capital funding, mezzanine financing, and strategic partnerships. These alternative sources of capital can offer innovative structures tailored to specific deal requirements, helping companies secure funding even when traditional lenders are conservative.

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Equidam

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

10| Understand clauses and how they affect your valuation Consider the terms and clauses of the deal for your funding round as they could affect the valuation. For instance, venture capital funds often include liquidation preferences in their investment contracts.

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Equidam

JULY 14, 2022

On the buy-side, the companies that invest in VC funds generally have their shares traded on an exchange or are a pension or mutual fund, which see the value of their holdings diminish significantly due to lower share prices. However, it will take months (probably up to a year) to see the impact of this on the startup market.

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IT Valuations

JULY 29, 2024

C-Corp Example A tech startup seeking venture capital funding to scale rapidly. Here are two examples: S-Corp Example A small IT consulting firm with a single owner who wants to maximize tax efficiency. By electing S-Corp status, the owner can save on self-employment taxes and benefit from pass-through taxation.

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IT Valuations

JULY 29, 2024

C-Corp Example: A tech startup seeking venture capital funding to scale rapidly. Here are two examples: S-Corp Example: A small IT consulting firm with a single owner who wants to maximize tax efficiency. By electing S-Corp status, the owner can save on self-employment taxes and benefit from pass-through taxation.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

mid-sized private fund advisers and venture capital fund advisers 3 ), the vast majority of which have adopted some form of AML/CFT procedures under a patchwork of historical regulatory requirements, counterparty certification obligations and investor due diligence requests.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 24, 2024

It’s important to understand from the outset that the crypto industry, which relies on blockchain technology, didn’t just evolve organically, but was intentionally built by venture capital funds to maximize profits in a low-interest rate environment.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 24, 2023

Moreover, in future-proofing clients against the long-term consequences of ordinary course transactions, the exit engineering startup lawyer plays a critical role in preserving the vitality of the venture capital network.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Nonetheless, ERAs must still report basic information on Form ADV. [2] 2] Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 28, 2024

For example, would FinCEN (or the SEC) expect RIAs that advise private funds to file suspicious activity reports in respect of regulatory violations committed by current or prospective portfolio companies, even in situations that do not involve transactions attempted by, at, or through the RIA?

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Andrew Stolz

JULY 19, 2021

He asked me to help his team write a business plan and value their company to raise capital from angel investors and eventually from venture capital funds. This client came to me in 2004 as we were just recovering from the dot-com bust. He even had big dreams of someday listing his startup on the stock market.

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Lighter Capital

APRIL 17, 2024

Because warrants give a lender the right to purchase shares of the business, venture debt is not truly non-dilutive. How much non-dilutive capital can a startup get? Non-dilutive funding amounts, though typically smaller than dilutive venture capital funding deals, can reach tens of millions of dollars.

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Here we previews the parties’ arguments on appeal, as well as the arguments of three separate amicus curiae in support of plaintiffs: a group of current law professors ; a former professor, who is also a current and former public company director (Charles Elson); and a venture capital fund.

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Valutico

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

vi) Venture Capital (VC) Method The venture capital method is commonly used to value early-stage startups or companies seeking venture capital funding.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 18, 2022

16] Interest in these financial innovations is driven largely by retail investors and their advisers, so each of those fund filings is reviewed by the Division’s disclosure review team. 17] From 2016 to 2021, the number of private funds managed by registered investment advisers has increased 40 percent, to 50,000. [18]. trillion. [16]

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 29, 2022

11] See, for example, JP Morgan’s commercial banking division focused on early-stage tech startups, which is described at [link] BlackRock and Temasek recently announced a joint effort to raise one of the largest venture-capital funds dedicated to carbon-cutting technologies. 33-11042 (Mar. 21, 2022) [“Climate Rules Release”].

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 9, 2023

He specializes in technology and healthcare M&A banking and financial valuations for private equity and venture capital funds. He has advised on over 150 transactions in his 23-year career. He is a frequent technology earnings and M&A commentator for Fox Business Network, Yahoo!

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 25, 2023

private equity funds and venture capital funds and their high-tech and life sciences portfolio companies—and its high interest rate risk arising from its concentration of investments in long-dated, fixed-rate debt securities.

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Equidam

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Southeast Asia has never seen such a surge in venture capital funding. The six ASEAN countries’ macroeconomics display great tailwinds for venture capital investments. VCs now have more money than ever and investing in North America is becoming increasingly expensive.

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Brian DeChesare

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Key differences include: Growth Equity / Venture Capital Focus – Many of these firms operate more like growth equity firms or VCs due to the high growth rates in many Asian countries. China Focus – Most private equity and venture capital funds in Asia are in China, with HK at a distant #2.

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

person acquires a limited partnership interest in a venture capital fund, private equity fund, fund of funds, or other pooled investment fund and that fund then acquires an equity interest or contingent equity interest in a covered foreign person.

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