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Extending for Success: The Rising Trend of Extension Rounds and the Importance of Due Diligence
In light of a slowing market, companies that have already secured venture capital funding are increasingly resorting to extension rounds as a means of obtaining additional capital in an attempt to avoid a down round financing and extend their runway until the fundraising environment improves. Extension rounds can provide several strategic benefits for startups.
Venture Debt 101: A Discussion Of The Basics And Key Considerations
In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, Will Perkins speaks with Phil Gager of Stifel about venture debt. Will and Phil begin their discussion with an exploration of the background and basic terms of venture debt. They also dive deeply into the use cases — when a technology-driven emerging business should think about taking on venture debt and when it should not.
How To Get Started: Dividing Equity, Getting Incorporated and Other Details When Beginning Your Business!
By Dinesh Melwani and Will Perkins
Just about every emerging business/start-up lawyer could write a book (and many have!) on the topics of equity division, incorporation and the innumerable ‘other details’ founders need to keep in mind when starting a business!
Liability Considerations for Delaware Public Benefit Corporations
By Will Perkins and Christina Bailey
A public benefit corporation (PBC) is a statutorily designated type of corporation in Delaware that melds two concepts that are often seen as opposites: maximizing profit and providing public benefit. This choice of entity presents a compromise for those companies who are committed to operating in a responsible and sustainable manner, while acting as a for-profit entity.
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