Not long ago, the SEC hosted the Annual Small Business Forum. The Forum provides an opportunity to consider a broad array of issues affecting private companies as well as smaller public companies seeking to raise capital and allows the public an opportunity to comment and suggest policy recommendations. In the last few years, the SEC
House to Consider Capital Formation Bills
On March 5, 2024, the House will consider capital formation related legislation, H.R. 2799. This was originally introduced in April 2023 and reported out in July 2023. It is comprised of 19 separate bills. The House Financial Services Committee heard testimony on these bills in 2023, access my testimony on several of these bills.
SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently an announced an upcoming meeting to be held on September 19, 2023. The agenda includes a discussion with the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance relating to its role in capital formation. There have not been any recent SEC proposed rulemakings related to this area recently. However, the agenda does
Introducing Springboard from Mayer Brown
Springboard is Mayer Brown’s new resource where you’ll find insights and tools tailored for emerging companies and their investors—from initial structuring, capital-raising alternatives and employee benefits information to IP and cyber updates.
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Silicon Valley Bank Emerging Company Resource Center
As part of our continued support for emerging companies and investors impacted by the SVB receivership, we launched a legal resource center with additional Q&As and specific legal form documents that are freely available.
SVB’s Collapse: Legal and Market Implications in the US and Israel
March 13, 2023 Webinar
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. IL
Join Mayer Brown Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement partners, Jeffrey Taft and Matthew Bisanz, and Banking & Finance partner, Meir Dominitz, together with ERM Finance and Banking partner, Amnon Epstein, for an interactive discussion on
Silicon Valley Bank Developments – Q&A for Startups and VCs
The receivership of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10th has raised questions and concerns. A number of Mayer Brown partners have prepared this Q&A to provide some insight.
Changing Trends in Private Capital
According to data aggregated by Carta, an ownership and equity management platform, private capital raising trends noticeably shifted in 2022. Companies in Carta’s database raised $107 billion in 6,123 deals in 2022. Overall, deal count declined by 29% and capital raised dropped by 50% in 2022 compared to 2021. While venture deals in 2021 broke
Global Insurtech Trends in 2022
CB Insights’ State of Insurtech 2022 provides a perspective on trends in the sector. In 2022, global insurtech funding fell over 50% to $8.4 billion, following 2021’s record-breaking total funding of $17.8 billion. With about $1 billion in funding, the fourth quarter of 2022 marked the lowest amount raised since the second quarter 2018.
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SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting
Today, February 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will host a meeting to discuss several matters. The Committee will discuss alternatives to traditional bank and venture capital funding for small and mid-size private companies. Next, the Committee will discuss rules and amendments first proposed in February 2022 pertaining