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Business Blog: Transformation of Commercial Construction and Manufacturing Industries Through Technology
on March 10, 2022
Businesses have been and continue to navigate issues stemming from or exasperated by the pandemic such as shutdowns, labor shortages, and supply chain issues. Additionally, businesses also have had to contend with natural disasters, strikes, cyber security breaches, politics, and most recently war. Instead of being discouraged by these challenges, some industries have met these challenges head-on and embraced the opportunity to become more efficient and effective by evaluating how things have been done in the past and how they can be improved going forward, specifically regarding the use of technology....
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Business Blog Featuring Cascade Partners: Liquidity Events Dialogue - Part 1
By Molly Z. Brown & Arjun Murthy, Cascade Partners on January 12, 2022
In this Business Blog mini-series, we will explore liquidity event options outside of an outright sale of the company. Over the last several years, legal changes have facilitated a robust growth in the private capital market as investors shifted more capital towards private companies causing private placement offerings for debt, equity, and hybrid securities to be more common. This trend has followed the enactment by the U.S. Congress of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act In 2012. The JOBS Act eased the shareholder requirement for registration as an SEC periodic reporter by increasing it from 500 to 2000 shareholders and implemented exemptions from registration for securities offerings to facilitate capital raising by small businesses....
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Business Blog: The Corporate Transparency Act: Reporting Requirements for Business Entities; Burdens for Small Businesses
on December 30, 2021
The new federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) imposes significant new reporting requirements for foreign and domestic business entities in the United States. The CTA represents an effort by the federal government to update and strengthen the country's anti-money laundering laws. However, these new requirements will impose a considerable burden upon small businesses in the form of additional administrative work, compulsory disclosure and loss of anonymity, and compliance costs....
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Business Blog: Four Sugarplums Business Owners Should Dance in Their Heads This Holiday Season When Considering Whether to Sell Their Businesses
on December 6, 2021
It is often hard for business owners who have dedicated their lives to their companies to shift their mindset to letting go. However, an exit at some point in time is unavoidable, so why not prepare early and ensure your departure is on your own terms?...
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Business Blog: Securities Law Implications for M&A - Private Companies
By Molly Z. Brown on November 18, 2021
Capital markets for private companies continue to present diverse opportunities for financing growth or recapitalizations. Often times we see clients pursuing a liquidity event through a merger or acquisition transaction. When designing deal structures, it is important to keep in mind relevant securities law concepts....
