M&A Quarterly ViewPoint July 19th, 2013M & A New report covers industry highlights, valuation metrics and recent M&A activity. Read More
FAQ: SEC Lifts Ban on General Solicitation July 18th, 2013Entrepreneurial Info by Chris Maxwell and Romeen Sheth 1. What are the two new rules the SEC adopted last week? On July 10, 2013 the SEC (1) eliminated the prohibition on general solicitation and advertisement for securities offerings in which an issuer may privately raise an unlimited amount of capital from an unlimited number of accredited investors and up to 35 non-accredited investors and (2) adopted a rule to disqualify felons and other “bad actors” from participating in such securities offerings. The elimination of the general ban on solicitation and advertisement fundamentally changes the way private offerings have been conducted Read More
Rise of the High-Tech South July 18th, 2013Venture Capital Recent investment activity suggests continued growth for technology companies in the South. Read More
VC Funding for Health IT in 2013 Almost Equal to 2012 July 18th, 2013Health IT Venture capital funding in the healthcare IT sector continued to grow rapidly this quarter, with $623 million raised. Read More
SEC Lifts Longtime Ad Ban for Private Offerings, Fund Raising July 11th, 2013Venture Capital The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday voted to lift a longtime advertising ban for hedge funds, venture capital funds and buyout firms. Read More
PE and VC Funds Outpaced Public Equities in Q4 July 10th, 2013Venture Capital U.S. private equity and venture capital funds bested public equities in the fourth quarter of last year, returning 3.5% and 1.2%, respectively. Read More
M&A Media Market Survey July 8th, 2013M & A Survey finds 2013 a level-setting year for an evolving digital media environment. Read More
VC-Backed IPOs Show Improvement in Q2 July 2nd, 2013Venture Capital Twenty-one venture-backed IPOs raised $2.2 billion during the second quarter, more than double the volume and dollars compared to the first quarter of this year. Read More
MMM Ranked Nationally in VC, IPO and M&A Deals July 2nd, 2013MMM Tech Law Video Channel Press Releases Atlanta (June 2013) – Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP is again highly ranked in venture capital (VC), initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Information from filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission and Dow Jones VentureSource ranks the firm in the top 10 nationally in two categories and the top 20 in a third. • MMM ranks seventh as legal counsel for sales of venture capital-backed companies in the Eastern U.S. from 1996 to 2012. The firm handled 57 transactions over the 16-year period. • The firm was also in Read More
How to Be Startup CEO July 1st, 2013Entrepreneurial Info Practical pointers from a successful CEO. Read More