Insider trading violations can bring highly negative publicity to a company. As an in-house lawyer, you need to ensure appropriate risk management protocols are in place in order to prevent insider trading from occurring. Suspicious trading activities by company […]
In-house legal departments often work closely with outside law firms on transactions. This is especially the case when companies undertake complex transactions such as securities offerings. In connection with the securities offering, an outside law firm will issue a […]
The sale of a company is a time-consuming and intensive process. The sale process often takes many months to complete. There are many key constituents involved including the company’s owners, management, employees, customers, financial advisors, and legal counsel.
The selling […]
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Tracy Britt Cool is a former Berkshire Hathaway executive who trained under Warren Buffet. Ms. Britt Cool has garnered success building her own mini-Berkshire empire. Her investment firm has […]
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Public company merger activity has been on the rise in recent years. Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volume hit a record in 2021. Fueled by the availability of low-cost financing, 2021 M&A activity exceeded $5 […]
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The enforcement of federal securities laws in the United States is the responsibility of several federal government agencies and industry regulators. The main regulators include the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory […]
United States antitrust laws regulate the conduct of businesses to prevent mergers that could result in substantial competitive harm. Antitrust regulations promote healthy competition and protect consumers from monopolies. Among these regulations is the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act […]
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The preeminent visual effects and animation company DNEG has decided to go pub lic. DNEG worked it magic in Inception (2010), Tenet (2020), Dune (2021) and The Matrix Resurrections (2021). London-based DNEG intends to merge with […]
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In many ways, a New Year means new beginnings. For the U.S. capital markets, initial public offering (IPO) activity may continue to hold strong. Several well-capitalized startups would like a public exit. […]
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Mergers and acquisitions can develop in different ways. Many M&A deals involve two amicable parties mutually interested in a merger. In other scenarios, merger attempts can be hostile. Such hostile takeovers often arise unexpectedly and catch […]
The Chinese government’s crackdown on large technology firms has led to increased scrutiny of variable interest entities (VIEs). U.S.-listed Chinese companies commonly use these corporate structures. For example, Alibaba Group Holdings, Didi Global Inc., Baidu, Inc., and virtually every […]
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As the hype surrounding bitcoin has increased, bitcoin mining businesses have grown. Bitcoin mining is the process of generating and putting new bitcoin into circulation. It is an energy-intensive process. Cipher Mining Technologies, a U.S.-based […]
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Circle Internet Financial is one of the largest companies in the cryptocurrency sector. It disclosed that it will be setting aside $10.4 million to settle a case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]
BuzzFeed, the digital media company known for tracking viral content, announced in late June that it would be going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The combined company would be worth around […]
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Tiger Global Management has started off the year on a tech dealmaking spree, closing one of the largest venture funds ever at $6.7 billion. The New York-based firm is now seeking to raise $10 billion for […]
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Thrive Capital, the venture capital firm owned by Joshua Kushner, has raised $2 billion for a pair of new funds. About $500 million will go toward early stage investments. An additional $1.5 billion is earmarked […]
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On a few short years, podcasts have evolved from a niche form of media. They have become a mainstream activity that occupies valuable time and the attention of consumers. A study from
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This might be hard to imagine. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently commented that his company has acquired nearly 100 companies over the last six years. That comes out to about one acquisition every three to four […]
