MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — February 2016
By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron
Letter from the Editors
As the Northeast begins (hopefully) to thaw out and we head into an early spring (so said the Groundhog), we are excited to deliver our new issue of TechConnect — our bimonthly newsletter on “all things technology” in the legal and business world, from our perspective, of course.
A few thoughts first. There has been significant “chatter” lately about what 2016 will bring from a deal flow perspective. And while no one has a crystal ball, the consensus is that there will be a bit more caution from investors as we witness the choppiness of our public capital markets, the decline in oil prices, the uncertainty in the Chinese economy, and the reality TV show masquerading as an election process here at home. As a result, deals may take longer to close and valuations may see a downward shift from the past 2+ years. However, here at Mintz Levin we have not seen any slowdown in the deal pace thus far, although we have noticed some investors asking for “harsher” terms and a new discipline in terms of valuations. But all of this may very well create significant opportunities for investors with funds to deploy and companies looking for acquisition targets. We have seen it before. As the year unfolds and we head toward the end of Q1, it will be interesting to see how things play out.
This issue contains some key industry news, a profile on an amazing tech company (Conduce), an article about what’s flying over our heads (drones and UAS), some key insights from our tax gurus, and, of course, a list of events taking place in key start-up hubs around the country.
As always, feel free to reach out to the team with inquiries or suggestions and please pass this along to your friends and colleagues.
More to come in 2016 – stay tuned!
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