2021 IPO, Venture Capital and M&A Reports
- 4.26.2021
WilmerHale’s annual IPO, Venture Capital and M&A Reports insights into market conditions and provide comprehensive statistics and analysis that are hard to find elsewhere.
The 2021 IPO Report a detailed IPO market review and outlook, plus useful market metrics and articles on topics of interest for pre-IPO companies, including:
- The resilience of the IPO market in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
- The impact of the on capital formation almost ten years on
- Direct listing as an IPO alternative gaining traction among high-profile private companies
- The SPAC IPO phenomenon
- Trends in
- A fresh look at
- Right-sizing incentive and employee purchase plans
The 2021 Venture Capital Report an in-depth US venture capital market review and outlook, including industry and regional breakdowns, as well as insights on the following topics:
- Management carve-out plans as incentives in private company sales
- Recent SEC rule amendments expanding the financing toolkit for pre-IPO companies
- The importance of transfer pricing compliance for early-stage companies
- Deal term trends in VC-backed company M&A transactions and convertible note, SAFE and venture capital financings
The 2021 M&A Report provides a global M&A market review and outlook, as well as insights on the following topics:
- Takeover defenses for public companies
- The impact of buy-side representation and warranty insurance on deal terms in private company sales
- Recent SEC amendments providing financial statement disclosure relief for business acquisitions and dispositions
- Steps boards can take to limit the impact of Delaware courts’ increasing openness to shareholder books and records demands
- A comparison of deal terms in public and private company acquisitions
- The challenges and potential benefits of pre-IPO acquisitions
- Special considerations for parties doing M&A deals in California
- Deal term trends in VC-backed company acquisitions
Each report also includes a center showcasing prominent recent transactions in each area and company counsel rankings from independent sources showing WilmerHale’s preeminence as counsel in IPOs, VC financings and sales of VC-backed companies.
