Welcome to our blog’s new SPAC Corner, as we kick-off an ongoing series of posts dedicated to this bourgeoning field of investor litigation.
A natural starting point for our focus on SPACs is to highlight the upcoming September 9 meeting
Welcome to our blog’s new SPAC Corner, as we kick-off an ongoing series of posts dedicated to this bourgeoning field of investor litigation.
A natural starting point for our focus on SPACs is to highlight the upcoming September 9 meeting…
A data-rich thought piece by New Cannabis Ventures makes an interesting case for using a sum-of-the-parts analysis in valuing cannabis companies with diverse operating segments, as that helps filter out any boosted value that might be otherwise be included by…
Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) recently hosted a webinar discussing the recent uptick of merger and acquisition activity over the last six months, and the trends that will impact the future of the market.
Two reasons for the uptick in…
Attorneys for the investors in Tesla Inc. will argue that they have the right to use testimony from Elon Musk’s recent deposition in another case involving Musk’s control over Tesla and board conflicts in their action slated to go to…
This newest piece from Law.com [$$] analyzes the most recent appraisal decision from the Delaware Chancery Court, Regal Entertainment Group, in which the court awarded stockholders a 2.6% premium to merger price. The valuation determination followed from the court’s pegging…
Global X, an ETF provider, provided this thorough but succinct survey highlighting the progress toward cannabis legalization in U.S. states.; this is part 1 of a 3-part series, so more to come. As we’ve noted before, cannabis…
This recent piece from Forbes provides an interesting look into how Michael Dell scored a huge windfall by opportunistically taking Dell private while the stock was undervalued. Although the Delaware trial court had acknowledged a valuation much higher than the…
Cannalaw Conference Wrap-up: What’s Next for Marijuana?
The conference closed with a look ahead to the future of the cannabis industry, patent issues, and emerging psychedelic market. What will we see with regards to patent enforcement? Only two cannabis…
The M&A panel at yesterday’s Cannalaw conference addressed what valuation techniques are being used to determine the purchase price of a marijuana company. While in recent years the traditional valuation metrics would normally be utilized – whether multiples of sales,…
Financial Inclusion: Banking in the Legal Cannabis Industry
The panel focused on the challenges of cannabis banking, including availability, compliance issues and whether the proposed Safe Banking Act will pass. The major problem that large banks face is not…