Following in the footsteps of many Hollywood celebrities, Jennifer Garner has helped launch a company. Once Upon a Farm, an organic kids' nutrition company, became a publicly traded company in February 2026. The company sells cold-pressed pouches and other snacks made from fresh ingredients that can likely be found at your local grocery store.
Interest in prediction markets platforms has been soaring among everyday users. Prediction markets enable people to bet on the outcomes of real-world events. More significantly, trading activity on prediction market platforms has spiked amongst Wall Street institutions. Kalshi, a leading prediction markets platform, recently hit a $22 billion as a result of this rising interest. Prediction markets have also been navigating complex legal challenges from regulators about issues such as insider trading and sports gambling.
Merger transactions involving a SPAC vehicle and a private target company have a mixed track record. Many of the post-merger companies have performed poorly. However, certain post-merger companies have experienced spectacular success. Oklo, a nuclear power company at the forefront of small modular reactor (SMR) technology, is one such example. While a multitude of factors have led to its post-merger success, one key factor was the strong alignment between Oklo's founders and the SPAC sponsor.
Crypto firms have historically not been granted access to the Federal Reserve core payments system, an interbank payment and settlement system that processes approximately $4.5 trillion of fund transfers on a daily basis. This is now changing with Kraken Financial becoming the first crypto firm to gain access as part of a one-year pilot program. The move could pave the way for greater integration of the worlds of crypto and traditional finance.
Transactions involving special purpose acquisition vehicles, or SPACs, are on the rise again. Once a SPAC entity goes public, it is required to combine with a privately held target company within 18-24 months of the SPAC IPO. Once a target company is identified, the parties enter into a business combination agreement. This article highlights the key provisions in the business combination agreement.
The quality of air in indoor spaces has real-world impacts on productivity, health, and business performance. Madison Air, a company that provides advanced air purification solutions, had the biggest IPO of 2026 so far. Data center facilities, manufacturing plants, schools, and residential complexes are just a few examples of the customers that rely on Madison Air's services.
Serve Robotics, an autonomous sidewalk delivery company, has its sights on expanding to a sidewalk near you. Created from a 2021 spin-off by Uber, Serve Robotics operates a fleet of more than 2,000 robots making deliveries in cities such as Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago. It recently raised $100 million in capital through a registered direct offering to support its growth.
Standstill agreements provide deal protection in public company mergers. Pursuant to the standstill, the potential acquiror will agree not to take actions to gain control over the company. Terms of the standstill, such as duration and early termination provisions, are highly negotiated between the target company and potential acquiror.
Private placement transactions involving convertible preferred stock can be beneficial for investors and public companies alike. Public companies like the speed and flexibility of so called PIPE transactions. The select investors invited to participate in convertible preferred PIPE offerings are granted certain key rights and may benefit from a higher rate of return on their investment.
Mandatory prepayment provisions in credit agreements are intended to protect lenders. The asset sale and excess cash flow sweep provisions encourage borrowers to pay off their loan obligations before using asset sale proceeds or excess cash for other purposes. Drafting these provisions requires careful attention by both corporate borrowers and lenders.
"Most favored nations" clauses protect contracting parties from unequal treatment relative to other parties. MFN clauses are prevalent in business contracts, international trade agreements, and lending arrangements. While intended to prevent discriminatory treatment, in some situations MFN clauses can be the subject of antitrust scrutiny.
Many large companies, such as NVIDIA and Walmart, have done stock splits in order to lower the price per share and thus make their shares more affordable to retails investors. Reverse stock splits have the opposite effect by instead […]
A debt exchange offer involves exchanging existing unregistered debt securities for newly issued debt securities. A company may pursue a debt exchange offer for a variety of reasons, including to lower interest rates on outstanding debt or to extend […]