2017 Corporate Reports

2017 Corporate Reports

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WilmerHale’s corporate lawyers have a long history of experience with cross-border deals involving mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and capital markets, venture capital, joint ventures and other transactions.
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WilmerHale's annual IPO, Venture Capital and M&A Reports offer insights into market conditions and provide comprehensive statistics and analysis that are hard to find elsewhere.

Our 2017 IPO Report offers a detailed IPO market review and outlook, plus useful market metrics and articles on topics of interest, including:

  • Rates of adoption of JOBS Act relief by emerging growth companies
  • The potential impact of the new presidential administration on policy and direction at the US Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Changes in the IPO process over the past two decades
  • The growing divide between the governance practices of IPO companies and established public companies
  • The profusion of recommended corporate governance best practices public companies are under pressure to adopt in the current environment
  • Multi-class capital structures
  • Tips for living with the IPO “quiet period”
  • New Securities Act exemptions that have expanded the pre-IPO financing toolkit
  • Post-IPO financing alternatives
  • The challenges and benefits of pursuing a dual track to liquidity

The 2017 Venture Capital Report offers an in-depth US venture capital market review and outlook, including industry and regional breakdowns, as well as a look at the following issues:

  • Steps startups should take now if they plan to secure a Series A round in 2017
  • Common structures for management carve-out plans
  • Best practices for private companies setting option exercise prices
  • The benefits of investing in qualified small business stock
  • Trends in venture capital financing terms, convertible debt terms and VC-backed company M&A deal terms

Our 2017 M&A Report provides a detailed global M&A market review and outlook, as well as insights on the following topics:

  • Takeover defenses for public companies
  • Key lessons for buyers and sellers considering earnouts
  • Recent developments in merger control regulation
  • Common interest privilege protection among deal parties
  • Special considerations in California M&A deals
  • Acquisition financial statement requirements for IPO companies
  • A comparison of deal terms in public and private acquisitions
  • Key terms and issues in sales of VC-backed companies

Each report also includes a center spread showcasing prominent recent transactions in each area and company counsel rankings from independent sources showing WilmerHale's preeminence as counsel in IPOs, VC financings and sales of VC-backed companies.

To request copies, contact the WilmerHale Client Development Department at [email protected] or call +1 617 526 5600.

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