2024 IPO, Venture Capital and M&A Reports
- 3.21.2024
WilmerHale’s annual IPO, Venture Capital and M&A reports offer detailed insights into market conditions and provide comprehensive statistics and thoughtful analysis.
The 2024 IPO Report offers a detailed IPO market review and outlook, plus useful market metrics and need-to-know information for pre-IPO companies on the following topics:
- A review of EGC election practices and how they continue to evolve;
- How the duty of oversight applies to directors and officers, too;
- Reverse mergers as an alternative to an IPO;
- How recent SEC enforcement actions highlight the importance of D&O questionnaires;
- The pros and cons of an Employee Purchase Plan (ESPP);
- Preparing for beneficial ownership reporting and an overview of new SEC rules for ; and
- A preview of recently expanded and auditing standards.
The 2024 Venture Capital Report offers an in-depth US venture capital market analysis and outlook, including industry and regional breakdowns, and insights on the following topics:
- The rise and fall of large financing over recent years;
- A discussion of the changing landscape for noncompetes and issues employers should consider;
- Key considerations and the process for private company ;
- Financing considerations for and enhanced regulatory scrutiny regarding defense tech ; and
- Trends in venture capital financing deal terms, including a summary of data in convertible note, SAFE, and transactions and in M&A transactions involving venture-backed companies.
The 2024 M&A Report offers a global M&A market review and outlook, as well as insights on the following topics:
- Usage of common takeover defenses;
- Key developments in a rapidly evolving US antitrust enforcement environment;
- A recently announced DOJ M&A Policy;
- A comparison of deal terms in public and private company acquisitions; and
- Trends in VC-backed company M&A deal terms.
The relevant reports also showcase prominent recent capital markets, venture capital and M&A transactions.
