Equidam

JANUARY 26, 2022

In this article we explore 7 ways to make your projections as solid as possible, maximising your chances of fundraising and improving your decision making. So why do we, as founders, find ourselves extending that excel formula over and over again? Use industry benchmarks. Step 2: Use industry benchmarks.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Protecting the Public for 90 Years For 90 years, the federal securities laws and the SEC’s work to oversee them have played a crucial role for the public both in good times and in times of stress. We engage with more than 40,000 registrants—asset managers, brokers, dealers, exchanges, fund complexes, public companies, and many more.

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Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 19, 2022

But if you read other accounts, FSG runs models, Analysts get hands-on technical work, and the hours could be longer and more stressful because your clients are private equity firms. Portfolio Company Exits – PE firms are better at buying companies than selling them or taking them public. normal, non-wealthy individuals).

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 23, 2023

Securities Laws Walking into the Rayburn building, I couldn’t help but stop by the statue of Sam Rayburn, the longest serving Speaker of the House. He had a historic career of public service, including as Chair of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. We can’t, though, take this leadership for granted.

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Valutico

AUGUST 17, 2022

Valutico’s team has developed an online solution that incorporates data from over 50,000 peer companies, and hopes to help overcome this issue faced by valuation professionals around the world. How does the VC method work? How accurate are the valuation figures? How are the calculations performed?

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Reynolds Holding

JUNE 21, 2022

The proposal would require funds to define the terms used in a fund’s name in a way that is consistent with the term’s ‘plain English’ meaning or established industry use. The proposals are out for public comment, and responses are due 60 days after the publication of the proposal in the US Federal Register. A Global Phenomenon.

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FE International

MARCH 27, 2020

FE International’s 409A Service aims to address these problems with an expert and reliable solution, utilizing hard data and over a decade of industry experience. Below, we will outline our valuation process and provide an overview of our reporting methods. Valuation Scenarios. Key-man risk. The transfer of physical assets.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 18, 2022

We were in the midst of the Great Depression. In other words, in those two key years, one could say we replaced one gold standard with another gold standard: the securities laws. We are blessed with the largest and most innovative capital markets in the world. We can’t take our leadership in capital markets for granted, though.

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FE International

MARCH 23, 2022

This article is part of our Valuation by Business Model series, in which we provide you with information on what makes your particular business model unique when it comes to SaaS business valuation. For more in-depth reading on valuation, see our post How to Value a Website or Internet Business. How To Value a Business.

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

On October 4, 2022, the White House released the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (the “Blueprint”), which provides non-binding “principles” for organizations in both the public and private sectors to use when developing or deploying artificial intelligence (“AI”) or other automated systems. Public consultation.

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Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Which markets should we avoid? How would you analyze a potential investment and make a decision? Deal, Client, and Fundraising Experience Questions – How did you add value to the deals you’ve worked on? Deal, Client, and Fundraising Experience Questions – How did you add value to the deals you’ve worked on?

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 23, 2023

Today, registered investment advisers manage over $110 trillion in assets across more than 50 million clients. Today, nearly 75 years later, the private fund industry has grown to $25 trillion [8] in gross asset value amongst tens of thousands of funds [9] —larger than the entire $23 trillion commercial banking sector. [10]

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 22, 2021

While we continue to absorb and understand the worldwide pandemic shockwaves of 2020, trying to encapsulate the vicissitudes of the past year in an annual recap is daunting. The tech sector demonstrated particular resilience over the course of 2020. 2] Global deal value in the technology sector was up 47.3% A Tale of Two Years.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 24, 2023

I’d like to start by returning to a theme that I’ve touched on before, and that is how public trust in our institutions is faltering. [1] 1] No sector is immune from this trend. If the public doesn’t think the system is fair, at a minimum, they are not going to invest their hard-earned money. We need your help to do so.

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IVSC

OCTOBER 21, 2023

We are in often unpredictable environments and face rapidly changing security risks, political and civil unrest, and evolving climate risks. The ten most difficult countries scored from 40 to 20 – most of them are locations where we work. The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is the real estate section of the U.S.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

1] While this is not a question that offers many easy answers, the following guideposts will help companies navigate this new terrain. A steadier measure of how any decision will be judged is current market practice of the company’s peers and competitors. We do not even decide if they are reasonable in this context.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

As we get deeper into earnings season for the third quarter of 2022, the biggest negative surprises are coming from technology companies, with the tech giants leading the way. The Market Journey Facebook is a young company, at least in chronological time, having been public for just over a decade.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 2, 2023

1] That same 1996 law included an important provision that SEC rulemaking had to consider efficiency and competition as well as capital formation, in addition to investor protection and the public interest. 3] The reported assets surpass the size of the total $23 trillion banking sector. [4] I recognize we may have different clients.

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Audit Board

JUNE 8, 2023

In this article, we will introduce you to the basics of compliance audits , break down various types, and give some firsthand advice on what to expect and how to successfully navigate a compliance audit. How can the business provide reasonable assurance that the final number that gets reported out to investors is complete and accurate?

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Brian DeChesare

DECEMBER 6, 2023

They do this by setting up entire teams (“pods”) for specific sectors, having each team learn their stocks or other securities in-depth, and then trading frequently based on catalysts and changes in investor sentiment. If we think Company Y will miss earnings by 10%, should we maintain our current short position or allocate more to it?

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“A centerpiece of those efforts is ensuring that we are using every tool in our toolkit, including penalties that have a deterrent effect and are viewed as more than the cost of doing business. While we set a Commission record this past fiscal year for total money ordered at $6.4 We expect compliance.”. investors.”.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We have already seen many notable developments in securities law this year. This increase is driven primarily by SPAC-related actions in the technology and industrial sectors that have offset a potential decline in actions in the consumer space. Gibson, and in the Fifth Circuit on behalf of the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

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FE International

MARCH 14, 2018

How to Value an App. How to Sell an App. Software development is a unique and ever-evolving industry. In recent years, we have noticed an increase in the number of online entrepreneurs entering the app space. Therefore, we have put together this guide to valuing an app business. How much is your app worth?

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 27, 2023

Although the number of securities lawsuits filed this year remained steady compared to 2021, we have seen many notable developments in securities law. We also provide an update on the status of mandatory federal forum provisions in the Ninth and Seventh Circuits and in the State of California.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As we have previously noted, regardless of industry, size, performance or “newness” to the public markets, no company should consider itself immune from activism. Even companies that are respected industry leaders and have outperformed the market and their peers have been, and are being, attacked. 1 last year).

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Brian DeChesare

APRIL 19, 2023

Many people viewed the sector as a short, poorly dressed cousin of oil & gas, but concentrated in places like Canada and Australia. The good news is that if you work in mining IB, and your clients produce the cobalt, copper, or lithium that ends up in EV batteries, you can feel good about saving the world.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 27, 2022

I would like to address three topics: first, I will touch on three areas of particular interest to our Division; second, I’ll mention two specific developments confronting the investment management industry in the coming months; and, third, I’ll focus on one of our largest projects and a topic of recurring interest, money market funds. * * *.

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Musings on Markets

MARCH 28, 2022

I believe that ESG is, at its core, a feel-good scam that is enriching consultants, measurement services and fund managers , while doing close to nothing for the businesses and investors it claims to help, and even less for society. I don't believe that either assumption is realistic.

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Value Scope

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

First, on December 17, 2019, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce went on live television to call for greater oversight of how ESG is used by companies and the investment community. “. The first issue is that we don’t even know what ESG means,” Peirce continued. If they do, how exactly can the valuation impact be measured?

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This SEC was set up in 1934 to protect investors and act in the public interest. They mandated that in all of our rulemaking, the Commission must consider efficiency, competition, and capital formation, in addition to those earlier tenets of investor protection and the public interest. It helps the U.S.

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FE International

JANUARY 3, 2021

Whether you’re selling a Shopify business or any other kind of e-commerce store, this article will teach you how to obtain an accurate business valuation and how to complete an e-commerce business sale. So, how have we ended up here? How to Value an e-Commerce Business. How to Sell an e-Commerce Business.

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As set out in our 28 July 2022 client alert “ H1 2022 — ESG Trends and Expectations ”, although the invasion of the Ukraine highlighted the need to accelerate the green energy transition, the unforeseen event did not slow progress on a number of other key ESG themes. and Europe. and Europe.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 7, 2023

Companies, banks, insurers and asset managers are increasingly working together within their industries on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) initiatives to achieve shared goals on climate change, labor rights and other social issues. Regulators and legislators have recently reinforced this point.

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