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The Weirdest “Risk Factors” In 2019’s IPO Filings 16 Sep 2019 Exit, Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - One of the requirement for S-1 filings are "Risk Factors". It is a chance for a company to acknowledge its weaknesses and publicly declare what could get in the way of its success.
Drag-Along Clause In Term Sheets: What Does It Mean? 2 Sep 2019 Fundraising, Investment - Drag-along rights enable majority shareholders to force minority shareholders into a sale, provided that minority shareholders are offered the same exact terms as the majority ones.
Equity Crowdfunding Report For The First Half Of 2019 19 Aug 2019 Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - Equity crowdfunding platforms enable companies to raise finance directly from the public, democratising the venture capital environment. But how are they performing in the first half of 2019?
The Timing Of Your Dividend Payment Could Help You Save Tax 5 Aug 2019 Investment, Tax - Timing the date of a dividend payment from a company can determine both the amount and the due date of the tax payable. This may be a particularly useful strategy in a close- or family-owned company.
Money Out – Exits in Q2 ’19: M&A, IPO, Secondary Sale 22 Jul 2019 Investment, Tech, Trends - Transportation giant Uber Technologies finally reached its highly anticipated IPO in May, along with other notable companies that were welcomed with mixed reactions by the public.
Money In – Investment in Q2 2019 22 Jul 2019 Investment - The past quarter saw shifts across geographical regions, development stages and key players in terms of start-up investment.
Capital Efficiency: Do Larger Investments Make Better Businesses? 22 Jul 2019 Investment, Strategy - Funding rounds have been growing at unprecedented pace while capital efficiency decreases: do larger investments lead to superior returns and exits?
Dividends Complexities – What Do The Cuts Change? 22 Jul 2019 Investment, Tax - Many family-owned companies allocate dividends towards the end of their financial year and/or the tax year, so it was not until March/April 2019 that the impact of the reduction first started to hit home.
The investment funnel: What are a start-up’s chances to succeed? 28 Jun 2019 Investment, Strategy - Out of the original sample, only 12 companies went through the whole funnel to reach a valuation over $1bn, achieving "unicorn" status.
CleanTech Report: Are UK VCs investing to fight climate change? 28 Jun 2019 Investment, Strategy - The CleanTech sector require huge investments in order to become profitable and efficient at scale. Are VCs investing in British CleanTech start-ups?
What a VC learnt from the 600 start-ups he said “NO!” to 13 May 2019 Investment, Strategy - VC portfolios are often too small to make accurate links between metrics and performance. What if they used companies they rejected as a dataset instead? This VC studied 600 start-ups he said "no" to and found some interesting connections.
Should we trust all the fuss about Chinese Start-ups? 13 May 2019 Investment, Trends - There has been a lot of buzz around Chinese start-ups raising huge amounts of capital. However, not only numerous reports dating suggest that the hype around the Chinese VC scene is exaggerated: some argue that Western media is playing its part in overstating its size and momentum.