Buzz of the Week Archive
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| Summary of Israeli High-Tech Company Capital Raising Efrat Zakai of the IVC Research Center |
4/17/2008 |
| Restricted stock: The Tax Impact On Employers and Employees - Part 4 of 4 G. Edgar Adkins, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Martin of Grant Thornton LLP |
4/15/2008 |
| Restricted stock: The Tax Impact On Employers and Employees - Part 3 of 4 G. Edgar Adkins, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Martin of Grant Thornton LLP |
4/10/2008 |
| Restricted stock: The Tax Impact On Employers and Employees - Part 2 of 4 G. Edgar Adkins, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Martin of Grant Thornton LLP |
4/8/2008 |
| Restricted stock: The Tax Impact On Employers and Employees - Part 1 of 4 G. Edgar Adkins, Jr., and Jeffrey A. Martin of Grant Thornton LLP |
4/3/2008 |
| Israel Venture Update - Current Summary of M&As and IPOs 2007 Efrat Zakai, IVC Research Center |
4/1/2008 |
| Fenwick & West: Life Science Venture Capital Valuation Survey San Francisco Bay Area 2007 Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick of Fenwick & West |
3/27/2008 |
| Pluris FAS 157 Handbook for Private Equity (March 2007) Espen Robak, CFA, President, Pluris Valuation Advisors LLC |
3/25/2008 |
| Private Equity in the Age of Globalization: China and India - Part 2 of 2 Arjun Sethi, Senior Strategy Officer| Saset, LTD. |
3/20/2008 |
| Private Equity in the Age of Globalization: China and India - Part 1 of 2 Arjun Sethi, Senior Strategy Officer| Saset, LTD |
3/18/2008 |
| Potential Draconian Penalties Imposed Under Massachusetts Law on Start Ups Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
3/13/2008 |
| Trends in Terms of Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Fourth Quarter 2007) Barry J. Kramer and Michael J. Patrick of Fenwick & West LLP |
3/11/2008 |
| FAS 157 - Fair Value Measurements Adopted by the FASB - Part 2 of 2 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
3/6/2008 |
| FAS 157 - Fair Value Measurements Adopted by the FASB - Part 1 of 2 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
3/4/2008 |
| Shariah Compliance: Opportunities for Private Equity Simon Witney, Partner, SJ Berwin LLP |
2/28/2008 |
| Venture Funds Take on Buyouts--Déjà Vu All Over Again Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
2/26/2008 |
| Is Microsoft Fixing Or Breaking The U.S. Patent System? Jeff Hunt, Raymond Ibon and Dennis Fernandez |
2/21/2008 |
| Editorial In Response To - Patent Reform Act Best Way to Protect, Foster Innovation Brian Bensch & Dennis Fernandez of Fernandez & Associates, LLP |
2/20/2008 |
| Five Reasons You Should No Longer Bother Getting U.S. Patents Dennis S. Fernandez of Fernandez & Associates LLP |
2/14/2008 |
| Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code - Part 3 of 3 Millicent Lundburg, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C. |
2/12/2008 |
| Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code - Part 2 of 3 Millicent Lundburg, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C. |
2/7/2008 |
| Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code - Part 1 of 3 Millicent Lundburg, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C. |
2/5/2008 |
| Family Offices: A Growing Source of Investment Simon Witney, Partner, SJ Berwin LLP |
1/31/2008 |
| Legal Updates: The PAUSE Program and FASB Interpretation No. 48 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
1/29/2008 |
| Private Equity Limited Partnership Agreements: Common Trigger Events and Limited Partner Remedies Cameron Koziskie and Sam Ault, Torys LLP |
1/24/2008 |
| Reopening the IPO Window Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
1/22/2008 |
| Torys' Top Ten M&A Trends for 2008 Sharon Geraghty, Richard Willoughby and Philip Brown of Torys LLP |
1/17/2008 |
| FAS 157 - The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Audit Brad Feld |
1/15/2008 |
| Trends in Terms of Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Q3 2007) Michael J. Patrick and Barry J. Kramer of Fenwick & West LLP |
1/10/2008 |
| SEC Adopts New Anti-Fraud Rule for Private Funds as Proposed Goodwin Procter |
1/8/2008 |
| U.S. Private Equity Funds Making Cross-Border Investments - Primary Tax Considerations Arturo Requenez II and Timothy S. Shuman |
1/3/2008 |
| Listed Funds: Will 2008 Be Their Year? Simon Witney, Partner, SJ Berwin LLP |
12/20/2007 |
| Private Company Financings Update - Q2 2007 Report Cooley Godward Kronish LLP |
12/18/2007 |
| Private Equity in the United States: Frequently Asked Questions - Part II Amy Johnson-Spina and Joseph Romagnoli, Torys LLP |
12/13/2007 |
| Private Equity in the United States: Frequently Asked Questions - Part I Amy Johnson-Spina and Joseph Romagnoli, Torys LLP |
12/11/2007 |
| Supporting Venture Innovation: Venture Capital Drives U.S. Competitiveness Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
12/6/2007 |
| Transparency for UK PE: A Model for the Globe? SJ Berwin's Summary of the Sir David Walker Report Simon Witney, Partner, SJ Berwin LLP |
12/4/2007 |
| New Plumbing for PIPEs John Hempill, Morrison & Foerster |
11/29/2007 |
| Is The Name Of The Game Still The Claim? The Post-Phillips Revolution In Patent Law Gerson S Panitch, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP |
11/27/2007 |
| Private Equity Investment in India's Healthcare Industry Arjun Sethi, Senior Strategy Officer, Saset Healthcare |
11/20/2007 |
| Making Legal Investments Simon Witney, Partner, SJ Berwin LLP |
11/19/2007 |
| Pledge Funds: Commentary and Model Term Sheet Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/15/2007 |
| Summary of Israeli High-Tech Company Capital Raising Q2 / H1 2007 IVC Research Center |
11/13/2007 |
| The Patent Reform Act of 2007: Is Congress Throwing Out the Patent With the Troll? Dennis Fernandez & Christopher Fasel |
11/8/2007 |
| From Private To Public: The Evolution of an Asset Class SJ Berwin |
11/7/2007 |
| Speech by SEC Staff: The Future of Securities Regulation Brian G. Cartwright, General Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
11/6/2007 |
| Reverse Mergers: After Market/Closing Share Price Performance Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/1/2007 |
| Bankruptcy and D & O Claims Settlements Kevin LaCroix, OakBridge Insurance Services |
10/30/2007 |
| 2007 Fund Formation Terms and Trends - Part 2 of 2 VC Experts.com, Inc. |
10/25/2007 |
| 2007 Fund Formation Terms and Trends - Part 1 of 2 VC Experts.com, Inc. |
10/23/2007 |
| EU Private Equity: Corporate Governance SJ Berwin |
10/16/2007 |
| NAPF: Corporate Governance Policy For AIM Companies Simon Fielder and Caroline Grange of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman LLP |
10/11/2007 |
| The 21st Century Term Sheet - Part 2 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/9/2007 |
| The 21st Century Term Sheet - Part 1 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/4/2007 |
| The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and the Exercise of Contract Rights Glen Banks, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. |
10/2/2007 |
| US AIM Information and Liquidity Points Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
9/27/2007 |
| Private Equity: Issues Under the Radar--Chairman Cox and the SEC Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
9/25/2007 |
| Trends in Terms of Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Q2 2007) Barry Kramer and Michael J. Patrick of Fenwick & West LLP |
9/20/2007 |
| Private Equity Taxation in the UK SJ Berwin |
9/18/2007 |
| SEC Votes to Adopt Antifraud Rule Pertaining to Pooled Investment Vehicles Goodwin Procter |
9/13/2007 |
| Venture-Debt Financing is not Anti-Entrepreneur John E. Richards of Brigham Young University |
9/11/2007 |
| Response to SEC's Hallmark Capital no-action letter Samuel M. Shafner, Burns & Levinson LLP |
9/6/2007 |
| SEC Staff Issues Denial Of No-Action Request Regarding Broker-Dealer Registration Sean O'Malley, Goodwin Procter LLP |
8/30/2007 |
| A Follow Up on Compulsory Arbitration of Securities Actions: European Activity Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/28/2007 |
| PE Buzz: A PE-rfect union Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/23/2007 |
| Terms and Conditions of Private Equity Funds (SJ Berwin) SJ Berwin |
8/21/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Corporate Governance and the U.K. SJ Berwin |
8/16/2007 |
| Seven Deadly Sins of Middle Market IT Due Diligence Joanne Wortman, Edgewater Technology, Inc. |
8/14/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Interest on Private Equity Debt: Deductible (Conditionally) in UK SJ Berwin |
8/9/2007 |
| The New Private Market for Funds: An Alternative to Going Public Sam Roseme, O'Melveny & Myers LLP |
8/7/2007 |
| Tax Considerations in Choice of Entity, and Working with LLCs, Part 2 George R. Goodman of Foley & Lardner LLP |
8/2/2007 |
| Tax Considerations in Choice of Entity, and Working with LLCs, Part 1 George R. Goodman of Foley & Lardner LLP |
7/31/2007 |
| MedImmune v. Genentech: A Dilemma Removed For Patent Licensees Eric M. Reifschneider and Robin J. Lee of Cooley Godward Kronish |
7/24/2007 |
| The Liquidation Preference of Non-participating Preferred Jonathan D. Gworek of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC |
7/17/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Another 'Road Map' Direction from Delaware Chancery to Management Buyout Sponsors Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
7/12/2007 |
| Introduction of New AIM Rules for Companies Simon Fielder, Caroline Grange and Gary L. Benton of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP |
7/10/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Debt vs. Equity: The Debt Piece Retains its Character as Debt in Chapter 11 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/28/2007 |
| PIPEs, Small Caps and Rule 415 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/26/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Dividend Recaps and The Carried Interest Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/21/2007 |
| The SEC's recent no-action letter to Country Business, Inc. (2006 SEC No-Act LEXIS 669) Kenneth B. Abel |
6/19/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Private Equity Acquisitions and Hart-Scott-Rodino Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/14/2007 |
| Financial Services Authority Examines the Private Equity Industry SJ Berwin |
6/12/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Reverse Mergers: After Market Performance Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/7/2007 |
| Trends in Terms of Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (First Quarter 2007) Barry J. Kramer and Michael J. Patrick of Fenwick & West |
6/5/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Section 11 Damages May Not Be 'Losses' Covered By The D&O policy--CNL Hotel and Resorts Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/31/2007 |
| Issues Facing Nanotech Companies Going Public: A Recap of an Executive Roundtable Andrew S. Baluch, Leon Radomsky, and Gabor Garai |
5/29/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Expanded Definition of Fraud For Private Equity - U.S. and U.K. Developments Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/24/2007 |
| More Private Equity Transparency in Europe -- a Precursor for the US? SJ Berwin |
5/22/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Pension Protection Act of 2006 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/17/2007 |
| Outsourcing R&D to India: Pitfalls to Avoid Anand Sharma and Venk Krishnamoorthy of Finnegan Henderson Farabow |
5/15/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Compelling Arbitration of Stockholder Class Actions Joseph Bartlett and Cathy Reese, Principal, Fish and Richardson |
5/11/2007 |
| SOX Section 404 Postponed for Some U.S. Registrants Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/8/2007 |
| PE Buzz: Private Equity From Two Sides Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/3/2007 |
| New Definition of Accredited Investor: VC Funds Not Included Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/1/2007 |
| East Coast vs. West Coast - Seed and Early Stage Investing Supremacy: Has the West Won? Paul J. Marino |
4/24/2007 |
| Lightening SOX Burden on Smaller Companies: Advisory Committee Report Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
4/17/2007 |
| Compelling Arbitration of Stockholder Class Actions Based on Federal Securities Law Joseph W. Bartlett And Cathy Reese, Fish & Richardson |
4/10/2007 |
| Papering the Deal: Analysis of Term Sheets Jannat C. Thompson, Andrews Kurth LLP |
4/5/2007 |
| Note on the Plan Asset Regulation and VCOCs Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
4/3/2007 |
| United States: An Introduction to the World of Intellectual Property and Antitrust Craig Waldman and Francis M. Fryscak, Cooley Godward LLP |
3/27/2007 |
| Patentability of Software in India Manisha Singh Nair |
3/20/2007 |
| ERISA Update: Good News For Fund Managers SJ Berwin |
3/13/2007 |
| Summary of Israeli High-Tech Company Capital in 2006 IVC Research Center |
3/6/2007 |
| Fenwick & West: Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Q4 2006) Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick, Fenwick and West |
2/27/2007 |
| European Private Equity More Information - Or More Understanding? SJ Berwin LLP |
2/20/2007 |
| Fees, Fees and More Fees--PE and VC Fee & Expense Data Comparison from 2004 to 2007 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
2/13/2007 |
| The Economic Impact of Private Equity in Europe SJ Berwin |
2/6/2007 |
| SEC Issues New Soft Dollar Guidance Edward L. Pittman of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP |
1/30/2007 |
| Survey on Private Equity Valuation Methods (Part 2) Vivian Fu (MBA II), Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University |
1/25/2007 |
| Survey on Private Equity Valuation Methods (Part 1) Vivian Fu (MBA II), Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University |
1/23/2007 |
| Mandatory Registration of Finders as Private Placement Brokers: SEC Action On The Way (Part 2) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
1/16/2007 |
| Mandatory Registration of Finders as Private Placement Brokers: SEC Action On The Way (Part 1) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
1/11/2007 |
| It's Only Money...Or Is It? David Jaffe, Fox Rothschild LLP |
1/9/2007 |
| Canadian-American Cooperation in Cross-Border Insolvencies The Hon. James M. Farley, Q.C. Senior Counsel, McCarthy Tétrault LLP |
1/4/2007 |
| Unsolicited Takeover Bids: Defensive Strategies for Canadian Companies Bill Gula and Richard Fridman |
12/28/2006 |
| The SEC's Final Rules on Executive Compensation - What to Do Now Thelen Reid & Priest LLP |
12/19/2006 |
| Five Tips for a Successful License Agreement Susan Foster, Fish & Richardson, PC |
12/14/2006 |
| New Executive Compensation Regulations--Disclosing Corporate Governance Information Michael J. Connolly and Ira H. Jolles of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP |
12/13/2006 |
| New Executive Compensation Regulations--Disclosing Related Party Transactions Michael J. Connolly, Ira H. Jolles of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP |
12/12/2006 |
| The AIM Campaign to Enlist IPO Candidates from the US: What It May Mean For Global Venture Capital Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
12/5/2006 |
| Fenwick & West: Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Q3 2006) Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick, Fenwick and West |
11/30/2006 |
| Derivative Liability for Copyright Infringement: Napster, Grokster, Hummer Winblad and Bertelsmann Deborah A. Marshall, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin |
11/28/2006 |
| How to Organize a Pledge Fund Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/21/2006 |
| Plain Talk About Stock Options: An Outline Of A New Model (Part II) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/16/2006 |
| Plain Talk About Stock Options: An Outline Of A New Model (Part I) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/14/2006 |
| Benchmark Capital v. CIBC-Parent Subsidiary Merger Enables a 'Cram Down' Despite An Ostensible Veto Deborah A. Marshall, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin |
11/7/2006 |
| Tort Reform In The Securities Sector Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/31/2006 |
| Venture Capital Economies in the EU Professor Irene Lynch Fannon |
10/26/2006 |
| Canada: Material Adverse Effect Conditions - Treat Them as Boilerplate at Your Peril Krista Hill |
10/24/2006 |
| EU Private Equity Highlights - from SJ Berwin SJ Berwin |
10/19/2006 |
| Canada: Personal Liability of Directors Barry Reiter and Aaron Emes |
10/17/2006 |
| Update on Disney: Decision on the Merits John Olson, Amy Goodman, and Ronald O. Mueller, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher |
10/10/2006 |
| Model NDA that a Reluctant VC Fund May Sign (Before the Term Sheet is Finalized) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/3/2006 |
| Piercing the Corporate Veil - Asking the Right Questions (Part II) Kurt A. Strasser |
9/26/2006 |
| Piercing the Corporate Veil (Part I) Kurt A. Strasser |
9/19/2006 |
| Twists and Turns in U.S. - Source Rules Gregg D. Lemein, John D. McDonald and Stewart R. Lipeles |
9/12/2006 |
| Executive Session Minutes - Minute Or Not: Minute Or Substantial? Carl E. Kaplan, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. |
9/6/2006 |
| Distinction between Representations versus Warranties, Special Meeting of the Board and More Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/29/2006 |
| Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Q2 2006) Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick, Fenwick and West LLP |
8/22/2006 |
| Italian Private Equity, In The Middle Of Change Paolo Guida, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business |
8/15/2006 |
| Exposed to the J-Curve: Understanding and Managing Private Equity Fund Investments Ulrich Grabenwarter and Tom Weidig, European Investment Fund |
8/8/2006 |
| IP Protection in Off-Shore Companies Steven J. Frank, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP |
8/1/2006 |
| Should a Venture Capital Fund Act More Like a Hedge Fund? Maximizing Private Equity Returns. Bill Hilliard and Charles Baden-Fuller |
7/25/2006 |
| Misconceptions Regarding Golden Parachutes in an M&A Setting: Who Really Gets The Soft Landing? Lisa K. Kunkle and Robert A. Profusek, Jones Day |
7/18/2006 |
| Director's Guide to Corporate Risk Management: Implementing a Comprehensive Strategy Barry Reiter |
7/11/2006 |
| Of Angel Investors, NPV and IRR Peter Economy and Joseph Bartlett |
7/6/2006 |
| The AIM - Global Effects for Private Equity, Hedge Fund and Venture Investing Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/26/2006 |
| Private Equity: Issues Under the Radar - June 2006 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/23/2006 |
| Canadian Private Equity: It Pays to Make Sure Your Investors are Accredited Guy David, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP |
6/20/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Royalty Financing and Micro-Cap Public Entities Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
6/13/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Government Agencies (SBA) Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
6/6/2006 |
| Unregistered Finder; Can Issuer's Counsel Participate in the Deal? Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/1/2006 |
| Fenwick & West: Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Q1 2006) Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick, Fenwick & West |
5/30/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Incubators and Community Development Government Programs Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
5/23/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Strategic Or Industry Investors - Corporate Venture Capital and Merchant Banks Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
5/16/2006 |
| European Venture Capital in 2005: Investment Trends, Exits, Performance and Fund Raising Ulrich Geilinger, Ph.D. |
5/11/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Mezzanine Funds Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
5/9/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Buyout Funds Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
5/2/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
4/25/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Leasing Companies Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
4/19/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Asset-based Lenders Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
4/11/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Commercial Banks and Commercial Finance Companies Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
4/4/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: Individual Investors (Private Placements from Angel Investors) Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
3/28/2006 |
| Note on Material Adverse Change B. Seth Bryant of Adorno & Yoss and Priscilla C. Hughes of Thomson Financial |
3/23/2006 |
| Sources of Capital: What to Expect - Bootstrapping Sources And Other Techniques Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
3/21/2006 |
| The Handbook of Financing Growth: Compliance With Securities Laws Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
3/14/2006 |
| The Handbook of Financing Growth: The Stock Purchase Agreement Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al |
3/7/2006 |
| EU Private Equity: Taxing Management Equity And Carried Interest SJ Berwin LLP |
3/2/2006 |
| The Handbook of Financing Growth: Preferred Stock and Certificate of Incorporation Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al. |
2/28/2006 |
| The Handbook of Financing Growth: Equity Instruments and Term Sheet Provisions by Kenneth H. Marks, Larry E. Robbins, Gonzalo Fernandez, John P. Funkhouser et al. |
2/21/2006 |
| Renouncing Corporate Opportunities in Spin-offs, Carve-out IPOs and Private Equity Investments Christopher E. Austin and David I. Gottlieb, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (New York) |
2/14/2006 |
| European Solutions to Secondary Portfolio Sales and the IPO's SJ Berwin |
2/7/2006 |
| Protecting the Outside Director: The David S. Hammer |
1/31/2006 |
| A New Weapon Against Piracy: Legal Strategies For Protecting Digital Media Rights Matthew Chivvis, Mengfei Huang and Dennis Fernandez |
1/24/2006 |
| Reverse FOIA: Shifting the Burden Under Exemption 4 Kurt D. Ferstl, Reed Smith LLP |
1/17/2006 |
| Is It a Material Adverse Effect? Sandy K. Feldman, Torys LLP |
1/10/2006 |
| Once Upon an M&A Suellen W. Bergman, Powell Goldstein LLP |
1/3/2006 |
| Making It Trips Way - India's New Patent Regime Rajkumar Dubey, Dubey & Partners |
12/27/2005 |
| General Solicitation and General Advertising in Regulation D Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
12/20/2005 |
| New Disclosures About Option Expensing Howard E. Berkenblit of Sullivan & Worcester LLP |
12/13/2005 |
| Fenwick & West: Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Q3 2005) Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick, Fenwick & West |
12/3/2005 |
| A Look Back: Trends in Venture Capital Funding in the 1990s Nicole R. Onorato, SBA's Office of Advocacy |
11/29/2005 |
| Growing Through Rants and Raves Barry Moltz |
11/22/2005 |
| Inside the Term-Sheet Mindset of a Life Sciences VC Arthur Klausner, AM Pappas & Associates |
11/15/2005 |
| Use Of Term Definitions In Patent Applications Toby H. Kusmer and Michael E. Fogarty, Partners of McDermott Will & Emery, LLP |
11/8/2005 |
| The Interplay Between Patents and Trade Secrets in Litigation Stephen M. Lobbin, Foley & Lardner LLP |
11/1/2005 |
| Patent Law: Top Ten Practical Tips for Strategic Portfolio Management Dennis Fernandez, Fernandez & Associates LLP |
10/25/2005 |
| Venture Capital and God: Commentary on Kingdom-Based Investing Kenneth Eldred, Parakletos Ventures |
10/18/2005 |
| Liabilities of General Partners of PE/Venture Capital Funds: Old Legal Theories New Business Reality James E. Topinka of Coudert Brothers LLP and Carol Kerr of Folger Levin & Kahn LLP |
10/13/2005 |
| Board of Directors: 6 Rules for VC Backed Directors of Portfolio Companies Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/4/2005 |
| Side Letters and Special Treatment of LP's: Problems and Commentary Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
9/27/2005 |
| Rethinking Discounts For Lack Of Marketability? Arthur H. Rosenbloom, Managing Director, CFC Capital, LLC |
9/20/2005 |
| The Relationship between Angels and Venture Capitalists in the Venture Industry Tony Stanco, Uto Akah of George Washington University |
9/13/2005 |
| Fenwick & West: Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Q2 2005) Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick, Fenwick & West |
9/6/2005 |
| U.S. Private Equity Funds: Selected Regulatory and Tax Issues Filippo M. Cinotti, Esq., Partner, Cinotti & Buck LLP |
8/30/2005 |
| Reporting Results and the Drawdown Slowdown Tom Darling, Private Equity Analytics |
8/23/2005 |
| After the Term Sheet (Part 2 of 2) Dennis T. Jaffe, Ph.D. and Pascal N. Levensohn |
8/16/2005 |
| After the Term Sheet (Part 1 of 2) Dennis T. Jaffe, Ph.D. and Pascal N. Levensohn |
8/9/2005 |
| Canadian Private Equity: Director Liability in the New Era of Corporate Governance Gowlings |
8/4/2005 |
| Private Equity in Canada: Recent Developments and Selected Issues Patrick G. Barry, Sarbjit S. Basra and Claire M.C. Kennedy, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP |
8/2/2005 |
| Copyright Infringement: Grokster Case Summary Cole Wiley, Foley & Lardner LLP |
7/26/2005 |
| To Participate or Not (Participating Preferences) Bradley Feld, Managing Director and Jason Mendelson, Of Counsel, Mobius Venture Capital |
7/19/2005 |
| VC Term Sheet: Protective Provisions and a Note on Liquidation Preferences Bradley Feld, Managing Director and Jason Mendelson, Of Counsel, Mobius Venture Capital |
7/12/2005 |
| Private Equity Bulletin: Recent Legal Updates Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
7/5/2005 |
| SEC Issues Guidance on Implementation of New Accounting Rules for Stock Options William D. Sherman, Patrick McCabe, and Timothy G. Verrall, Morrison & Foerster |
6/28/2005 |
| Multimarket Venture Capital Survey Data: Q1 2005 (Fish & Richardson) Chip Korn, Fish & Richardson, PC |
6/21/2005 |
| Government Regulation: Potential Requirement the GP Register Under the Investment Advisers Act Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/14/2005 |
| United States: Considering Intellectual Property Securitisation Keith W. Medansky and Alan S. Dalinka, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary |
6/7/2005 |
| One Adult in Eleven is an Entrepreneur: 2004 GEM Report London Business School and Babson College |
5/31/2005 |
| Nordic Private Equity is Going Global Advokaten Carl Nisser, Consultant to SJ Berwin, London |
5/24/2005 |
| Private Equity in Central & Eastern Europe Richard Seewald, ALPHA ASSOCIATES |
5/17/2005 |
| The Pensions Trap: Issues for Private Equity Investors John Papadakis, Rosalind Connor, Adam Greaves, and James Goold of Jones Day |
5/10/2005 |
| Recent Developments in French Private Equity (SJ Berwin) Benjamin Aller and Pierre-Louis Périn, SJ Berwin |
5/3/2005 |
| Summary of Israeli Company and Fund Capital Raising - 2004 Efrat Zakai, IVC Research Center |
4/27/2005 |
| Major Points About Venture Capital in Israel Matty Karp, Concord Ventures |
4/19/2005 |
| Israel and Global Venture Capital: A Worldwide Desk Reference Dr. Shlomo Kalish & Micah Avni, Jerusalem Global Ventures |
4/12/2005 |
| An Insight on Copyright, Geographical Indications and Confidential Information Laws in India Rajkumar Dubey, Dubey & Partners |
4/5/2005 |
| The Venture Capital Process in India Vishnu Varshney, GVFL |
3/29/2005 |
| Multimarket Venture Capital Survey Data: Q4 2004 (Fish & Richardson) Peter Korn, Fish & Richardson, P.C. |
3/22/2005 |
| Major Points About Venture Capital in Singapore Jimmy Hsu, TIF Ventures |
3/15/2005 |
| The Venture Capital Process in China Andrew Y. Yan & Brandon Ho-Ping Lin, SAIF Advisors Limited |
3/8/2005 |
| The Venture Capital Process in Korea Ryan Kangjoon Lee, Greg Moon & Daniel Kang, SOFTBANK Korea |
3/2/2005 |
| The Venture Capital Process in Switzerland Patrick Frei, Venture Valuation AG |
2/23/2005 |
| Denmark: A Biotech Venture Investment Arena Thomas Tscherning & Jesper Zeuthen, BankInvest Bio Venture |
2/15/2005 |
| Success in Venture Capital in Germany Rolf Christof Dienst & Miro Morczinek, Wellington Partners |
2/8/2005 |
| VC Investment in Germany: A People Business Dirk Kanngiesser & Martin Heinisch, PolyTechnos |
2/1/2005 |
| American Jobs Creation Act Changes Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules David Mittelstadt, Fish & Richardson P.C. |
1/25/2005 |
| How to go Private... and Why Patrick Daugherty, Timothy P. Hanley, Christopher C. McMahon and Peter C. Underwood |
1/18/2005 |
| Internal Rate of Return: A Simple, Non-Mathematical Explanation Thomas C. Klein, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
1/11/2005 |
| Executive Compensation: Director And Officer Liability Becomes Increasingly Complex Mark A. Collins and Steven S. Scholes, (McDermott, Will & Emery) |
1/4/2005 |
| Use an ESOP to Finance Your Next Deal Jay Trien, CPA, Esq., CM&A --Senior Partner, Trien Rosenberg |
12/29/2004 |
| The Google IPO: What happened and why? Jason Draho, IPOadvisory |
12/22/2004 |
| Multimarket Venture Capital Survey Data: Q3 2004 (Fish & Richardson PC) David Dutil, Jonathan M. Aberman of Fish & Richardson P.C. |
12/15/2004 |
| Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Fenwick & West) Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick, (Fenwick & West) |
12/7/2004 |
| Report from Angel Summit Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation |
11/30/2004 |
| Performance of Venture-backed Companies During Economic Downturn 2000-2004 Emily Mendell and John Taylor, NVCA and Channa Luma, The Weiser Group |
11/22/2004 |
| IP Strategies in Today's Wireless Technology Revolution Mark Punzalan and Dennis Fernandez |
11/16/2004 |
| Some Thoughts on Venture Capital Documentation Lea B. Pendleton, Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C. |
11/10/2004 |
| Tax Incentives and Angel Capital: Federal & State Incentive Review and Commentary Daniel Sandler, Faculty of Law, The University of Western Ontario |
11/2/2004 |
| Private Equity Firm: Succession Issues: As Seniors Retire Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/26/2004 |
| Commentary: Getting Creative with Executive Compensation Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/19/2004 |
| What is the Market on Terms? A New Look at an Age-Old Question (Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault) Robin A. Painter (Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault) |
10/12/2004 |
| Fund Formation: What is the Market on Terms and Conditions? Ross Barrett, VC Experts, Inc. |
10/8/2004 |
| Fair Credit Reporting Act: Background Checks--Proceed With Caution (Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault) Adam P. Forman and Robert L. Kilroy, Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault |
10/4/2004 |
| How Tax-Exempt Investors Can Avoid UBTI: Structuring Private Equity Investments in LLCs Joseph A. Hugg, Partner, Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault |
9/28/2004 |
| Software Outsourcing Offshore - Business and Legal Issues Checklist Rajiv P. Patel and Ralph M. Pais, Partners, Intellectual Property Group, Fenwick & West LLP |
9/21/2004 |
| Sarbanes-Oxley: SEC Adopts Amendments to Form 8-K Michael Grundei, Partner, Business Practice Department, Wiggin and Dana |
9/14/2004 |
| Vicarious Liability: Napster, Hummer Winblad and New-World Risks for VCs John A. Dragseth, Principal, Fish & Richardson |
9/8/2004 |
| A Patent Portfolio Development Strategy for Start-Up Companies Rajiv P. Patel, Partner, Intellectual Property Group, Fenwick & West LLP |
8/31/2004 |
| Developing a Patent Strategy - A Checklist for Getting Started Rajiv P. Patel, Partner, Intellectual Property Group, Fenwick & West LLP |
8/24/2004 |
| Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Fenwick & West) Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick (Fenwick & West) |
8/16/2004 |
| Toward A Global Model Of Venture Capital? William L. Megginson, University of Oklahoma |
8/10/2004 |
| Director and Advisory Board Member Compensation - The Hidden Costs of Added Value (Part 2/2) Alex Wilmerding, Boston Capital Ventures |
8/3/2004 |
| Stock Options and Their Effect on Capital Structure (Part 1 of 2) Alex Wilmerding, Boston Capital Ventures |
7/27/2004 |
| Pledge or Synthetic Funds: A Structural Overview Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
7/20/2004 |
| Structure for LP Control: An Alternative to Divorce Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
7/13/2004 |
| Coping With Clawbacks and Defaulting LP's (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
7/7/2004 |
| Federal Statutes: Management and Investor Liability (Legal Updates) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/29/2004 |
| Top-10 Most Common Intellectual Property Rights Mistakes During Venture Capital Due Diligence Dennis Fernandez, Managing Partner, Fernandez & Associates LLP, Menlo Park, CA |
6/22/2004 |
| Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Venture Transactions Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/15/2004 |
| The IPO Process: Views from the CFOs Jason Draho, IPOAdvisory |
6/8/2004 |
| Global Research Analyst Settlement Proving Unsettling for Issuers Mark L. Johnson and Gregory M. Woods, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Boston office) |
6/1/2004 |
| Best Practice Corporate Governance: Who Runs the Company? Paul P. Brountas, senior counsel at Hale and Dorr LLP (Boston) |
5/25/2004 |
| The Returns to Private Equity: An Update Jason Draho, IPOAdvisory |
5/18/2004 |
| Private Equity Legal Briefs: Recent Legal Updates Spring 2004 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/11/2004 |
| Valuation: Confidentiality, Fair Market Value and the Use of Comparables (Part 3/3) Alex Wilmerding, Boston Capital Ventures |
5/4/2004 |
| Case Study: The Common and Non-convertible Preferred Structure (Part 2/3) Alex Wilmerding, Boston Capital Ventures |
4/27/2004 |
| Common and Preferred Stock and Effects on Valuation (Part 1/3) Alex Wilmerding, Boston Capital Ventures |
4/20/2004 |
| The General Partner's Commitment: A Potential Increase From 1% to 5%. Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
4/13/2004 |
| Cram Down's: Anatomy of a Round 'Cramming' Down the Prior Series of Preferred Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
4/6/2004 |
| The Secondary Market and The Structured Partnership Transaction William Sanford, Colombia Strategy LLC |
3/30/2004 |
| Multimarket Venture Capital Terms Survey: Q4 2003 (Fish & Richardson PC) Jonathan Aberman and David Dutil, Fish & Richardson PC |
3/23/2004 |
| State Tax and Fee Traps Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
3/16/2004 |
| Enterprise Capital Funds - The UK's SBIC Simon Whitney (SJ Berwin) |
3/9/2004 |
| Restricted Stock or Options? Rethinking Equity Incentive Plans Dodd S. Griffith (Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PA) |
3/2/2004 |
| After a Down Round: Alternatives for Employee Incentive Plans Patrick J. A. McClain and Philip P. Rossetti, Hale and Dorr LLP (Boston) |
2/24/2004 |
| Duty of Care: Delaware Directors Be Careful Carl Kaplan and Beth Mazzagetti (Fulbright Jaworski) |
2/17/2004 |
| Preferred Stock Positions in Distressed Companies: The Secured Debt Alternative Con Chapman, Burns & Levinson LLP |
2/10/2004 |
| Doing the Delaware Flip: The Basics of Re-incorporating in the U.S. (Hale & Dorr London) Timothy Corbett (Hale & Dorr London) |
2/3/2004 |
| Are the terms of US and European private equity funds converging? Michael P Harrell and Marwan Al-Turki (Debevoise & Plimpton) |
1/27/2004 |
| Best Practices: Federal & State Tax Incentives for Venture Capital Investors Kelly Williams, CDVCA |
1/20/2004 |
| The New Market Tax Credit: Opportunity for Risk Capital, Proposal for Modest Change Ross Barrett and Dan Mahoney |
1/13/2004 |
| Community Development Venture Capital: Best Practices & Case Studies Kelly Williams, CDVCA |
1/6/2004 |
| Country Legal Structure's Effect on Venture Finance (SJ Berwin) SJ Berwin |
12/22/2003 |
| Trends in Deal Terms (3Q, East Coast) Jonathan Aberman and David Dutil, Fish & Richardson, PC |
12/15/2003 |
| Board Protection: Individual Liability Insurance for Independent Directors Carl Kaplan and Manny Rivera of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP |
12/8/2003 |
| Recent Liability Issues Associated with Down Rounds Michael Halloran and Tom Gump, Pillsbury Winthrop |
12/3/2003 |
| Trends in Legal Terms in Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (Fenwick & West) Barry Kramer and Michael Patrick (Fenwick & West) |
11/24/2003 |
| Non-disclosure Agreements In Venture Capital Transactions Thomas C. Klein, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C |
11/18/2003 |
| Collateral Damage: The Venture Capital Outlook and Potential Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/11/2003 |
| Term Sheet For Convertible Promissory Notes Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Books Staff |
11/4/2003 |
| Hurdle Rates for PE/VC Funds: An Overview Craig Hart, Contributing Editor to VC Experts, Inc. |
10/28/2003 |
| Choosing Between The Delaware LLC Act and Other LLC Acts For Use in Private Equity Deals John Cunningham, Senior Contributing Editor |
10/21/2003 |
| What to Look Out For in a Term Sheet: An Attorney's View Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Books Staff |
10/14/2003 |
| Trouble in the Tranches, An Update on the German VC Market Dr. Johannes Maidl, Hale and Dorr (Munich) |
10/7/2003 |
| Shadow Directors and Controlling Shareholders: Duties and Liability Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
9/30/2003 |
| Homeland Security Technology: An Investor's Perspective Mark Levine, Managing Director Core Capital Partners |
9/23/2003 |
| Rough Justice or Fair Cop? The Reality of Anti-dilution Provisions Struan Penwarden, Hale and Dorr (London) |
9/16/2003 |
| So You Think You Own Preferred Stock? Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
9/9/2003 |
| The Essential Guide to Liquidation Preferences Christopher A. Grew, Hale and Dorr (London) |
9/3/2003 |
| Letter from the Chair: Legal Updates for PE and VC Funds Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/26/2003 |
| Shareholders' Agreement: Enforceability Issues in India H. Jayesh, Juris Corp Advocates & Solicitors |
8/19/2003 |
| Special Report: The Application of the USA Patriot Act to Private Equity Funds Steve Block, Fish & Richardson |
8/12/2003 |
| Private Equity Valuation, a Significant Decision Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/5/2003 |
| SBIC Capital for Small Businesses Bruce A. Kinn, David R. Pierson and Earl W. Mellott |
7/29/2003 |
| The Returns to Private Equity Jason Draho |
7/22/2003 |
| Executive Compensation: Is Split Dollar Dead? Jeffrey R. Shearman |
7/15/2003 |
| Flight to Quality: Why Business Plans Don't Get Funded Akira Hirai |
7/8/2003 |
| The US Patent and Trademark Office: When is a Small Business not a Small Entity? James Goepel, Greenberg Traurig LLP |
7/1/2003 |
| The Ashley Albright Case - A Mixed Message About LLC Business Asset Protection John Cunningham |
6/24/2003 |
| Key Issues for a Venture Capitalist to Consider When Selling a Portfolio Company Patrick Roundeau and David Westenberg, Hale & Dorr, LLP |
6/17/2003 |
| How can an Investment Invalidate a Patent? James Goepel, Greenberg Traurig LLP |
6/10/2003 |
| Venturing into India: A Legal and Structural Overview of Indian Private Equity Siddharth Shah, Nishith Desai Associates |
6/3/2003 |
| Private Equity in Canada: Disadvantages Tom Houston and Andrea Johnson, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP |
5/28/2003 |
| Private Equity in Canada: Advantages Tom Houston and Andrea Johnson, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP |
5/20/2003 |
| Can You 'Find' Capital: NASD Action vs. John Hancock VC Experts Staff |
5/13/2003 |
| Down Rounds: What you Don't Know Can Cost You in Equity (or in court) Michael Halloran and Tom Gump, Pillsbury Winthrop |
5/6/2003 |
| Impact of Corporate Governance Reforms on Private Companies Patrick J. Rondeau and David A. Westenberg , Hale and Dorr LLP |
4/29/2003 |
| Secondary Private Equity Funds: The Perfect Storm, An Opportunity in Adversity Hope Vaughn, Columbia Strategy and Ross Barrett, VC Experts |
4/22/2003 |
| Beyond IRR Private Equity International |
4/15/2003 |
| What's New in Private Equity Fund Deal Terms Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
4/8/2003 |
| Equity Compensation Structures for Venture-Backed Companies Post-Enron, Post-Market Bust (Part 2) Edwin Miller (Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton) and Christopher Lindop (Ernst & Young) |
4/1/2003 |
| Equity Compensation Structures for Venture-Backed Companies Post-Enron, Post-Market Bust Edwin Miller (Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton) and Christopher Lindop (Ernst & Young) |
3/25/2003 |
| LP versus GP: Buy-in's to the GP Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
3/18/2003 |
| Practical Suggestions For Intractable Problems Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
3/11/2003 |
| Coping with Poor Corporate Hygiene in the Early Stage (Part II) Dan M. Mahoney, Snell & Wilmer, LLP and Jim Thornton, Managing Director, Guide Ventures |
3/5/2003 |
| Coping with Poor Corporate Hygiene in the Early Stage Company (Part I) Dan M. Mahoney, Snell & Wilmer, LLP and Jim Thornton, Managing Director, Guide Ventures |
2/25/2003 |
| Its the GP Not the LP (Part 2) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
2/19/2003 |
| It's the GP Not the LP (Part 1) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
2/11/2003 |
| A Benchmark Case Corey A. Levens |
1/28/2003 |
| IPO Share Allocations: Is the System in Need of Repair? Jason Draho, IPOadvisory |
1/21/2003 |
| Analysts' Conflict of Interest: How Are IPOs Affected? Jason Draho, IPOadvisory |
1/14/2003 |
| Structuring a Result-Oriented Corporate Venture Program Marc R. Paul (Washington, D.C.), Bruce Zivian and Michael Fieweger (Chicago) |
1/7/2003 |
| SBICs: Deja Vu All Over Again Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
12/17/2002 |
| Sarbanes-Oxley: Too Much Disclosure? Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
12/10/2002 |
| Sarbanes-Oxley and Private Equity: Implications and Unintended Consequences Mark Director, Kirkland & Ellis |
12/3/2002 |
| Sarbanes-Oxley For Start-Up's: Does it Matter? Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/26/2002 |
| Global Venture Capital: You Say Potato, I Say Pomme De Terre... Kanwar Singh with Marc R. Paul, Marwan Al-Turki, KK Wong of Baker & McKenzie |
11/19/2002 |
| Placement Agents, Investment Banks and Full Ratchet Protection Ross Pryor Barrett |
11/12/2002 |
| Do the Math Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/5/2002 |
| The New Deal for Angels Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/22/2002 |
| Revising Expectations: The Future of Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship William M. Reichert, Garage Technology Ventures |
10/15/2002 |
| The Public / Private Question Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/8/2002 |
| Sleeper Clauses Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/1/2002 |
| The Return of 'Pay or Play' Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
9/24/2002 |
| Sarbanes-Oxley: Some Practical Hints on Ways to Comply Effectively Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
9/17/2002 |
| The Uncertain Future of Venture Capital Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
9/10/2002 |
| Nothing Will Come of Nothing David Hawkins, Private Equity International |
9/3/2002 |
| Joint Ventures Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/27/2002 |
| Why Your Marketing Isn't As Effective As It Could Be Laurence K. Hayward, Vcapital |
8/20/2002 |
| Private Equity Funds and Fiduciary Duties Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/13/2002 |
| The Key to Fund Raising: An Original Idea Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/6/2002 |
| Clawbacks Ahead David Snow, PrivateEquityCentral.net |
7/30/2002 |
| Read the Policy - VCs and D&O Insurance Lloyd Harmetz, Morrison & Foerster LLP |
7/23/2002 |
| IPO Reform: Some Immodest Proposals (Part 3) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
7/16/2002 |
| Investing in Nanotechnology (Part 3) Michael Butler, NYU School of Law |
7/9/2002 |
| Investing in Nanotechnology (Part 2) Michael Butler, NYU School of Law |
7/2/2002 |
| Investing in Nanotechnology (Part 1) Michael Butler, NYU School of Law |
6/25/2002 |
| IPO Reform: Some Immodest Proposals (Part 2) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/18/2002 |
| IPO Reform: Some Immodest Proposals (Part 1) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/11/2002 |
| Symbiosis Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/4/2002 |
| Aftermath of the Bubble: The Defaulting Investor Daniel P. Finkelman, Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP |
5/28/2002 |
| Beware the NDA Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/21/2002 |
| The Secondary Market In Limited Partnership Interests Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/14/2002 |
| Why Seed? Why Now? (Part 2) Henry Wong, Artemis Ventures |
5/7/2002 |
| Why Seed? Why Now? (Part 1) Henry Wong, Artemis Ventures |
4/30/2002 |
| New Financial Technology Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
4/23/2002 |
| A Modest Proposal to Deal with the Defiant Limited Partner Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
4/16/2002 |
| Private Equity - There's No Comparison David Snow, PrivateEquityCentral.net |
4/9/2002 |
| Up-The-Ladder Warrants Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
4/2/2002 |
| The 'Next Round Pricing' Strategy Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
3/26/2002 |
| Unintended Consequences: Enron Fallout Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
3/19/2002 |
| Twenty Questions You'll Be Asked By VCs ... If You Get That Far Laurence Hayward, Vcapital.com |
3/12/2002 |
| Accounting for Options Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
3/5/2002 |
| VC Accounting Accused of Fraud David Snow, PrivateEquityCentral.net |
2/22/2002 |
| New Deal Terms in a Down Market Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
2/19/2002 |
| Second Opinions Joseph Bartlett and Jack Auspitz |
2/12/2002 |
| Dry Powder? Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
1/29/2002 |
| Hitting The Wall Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
1/22/2002 |
| Why Bother With ISO's? Joseph Bartlett and Colleen M. McIntosh |
1/15/2002 |
| A Missing Piece of the Valuation Puzzle Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
1/7/2002 |
| Burnouts & Cramdowns Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
12/18/2001 |
| Happiness is an Inefficient Market Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
12/11/2001 |
| Corporate Venturers Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
12/4/2001 |
| Fear and Greed Ross P. Barrett |
11/29/2001 |
| Policing Companies in the Vicinity of Insolvency Martin P. Desmery & Richard C. Demerle |
11/20/2001 |
| A Pig Through a Python Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/13/2001 |
| The Overhang Problem Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
11/7/2001 |
| Buzz Words Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/29/2001 |
| LLC versus S Corp Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/22/2001 |
| Bet the Jockey Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/16/2001 |
| The Old Shell Game Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/8/2001 |
| September 11, 2001 Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
10/1/2001 |
| Down Rounds Syndrome: Roundtable David J. Blumberg, Blumberg Capital |
9/24/2001 |
| Down Rounds Syndrome David J. Blumberg, Blumberg Capital |
9/14/2001 |
| The Line is Busy, Please Hold Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
9/4/2001 |
| Dilution, Dilution, Dilution Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/28/2001 |
| Cover Me, I'm Going In! Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/21/2001 |
| Karl Marx on Internet Time Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/14/2001 |
| Minimizing-Post IPO Litigation Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
8/7/2001 |
| Back To Basics Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
7/17/2001 |
| Tips for Attracting Financing Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
7/10/2001 |
| Setting the Market Standards (Part 4) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
7/3/2001 |
| Setting the Market Standards (Part 3) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/26/2001 |
| Setting the Market Standards (Part 2) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/19/2001 |
| Setting the Market Standards (Part 1) Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/12/2001 |
| Two Viewpoints on Corporate Venturing Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
6/5/2001 |
| Swinging For The Fences Joseph W. Bartlett, Of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
5/22/2001 |
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