Topic
Venture Capital
807 published works
Foley & Lardner LLP
The Growth Equity Docket Vol. 1 No. 5 – Cash, Growth and the New Deal Terms
By Holly Kane
Friends, Limited partners want cash, not marks. Private equity holds roughly 13,500 American companies, a third of them for more than five years, and 2021 buyout funds have returned about…
Foley & Lardner LLP
Q3 2026: Billion-Dollar Rounds Steal the Show, but Mask a Narrowing Market
By Holly Kane
In a recent blog post we examined a surge in billion-dollar-plus funding rounds in 2026, driven largely by investment in artificial intelligence (AI). Now that venture capital (VC) data for…
India Corporate Law
IFSCA Enables Differential Distributions: Venture Capital Schemes And Restricted Schemes May Issue Senior And Junior Unit Classes
By Vivaik Sharma, Anoushka Anand
Summary: The IFSCA has introduced a new framework allowing Venture Capital Schemes and Restricted Schemes in GIFT IFSC to issue senior and junior (or subordinate) unit classes with differential distribution rights, facilitating blended finance structures that combine concessional and commercial capital. The framework…
LawDroid Manifesto
The Inevitability Machine: Why the Most Persuasive Feature of Legal AI Is the Last Funding Round
By Tom Martin
Two restaurants open on the same block. Same menu, same suppliers, chefs trained in the same kitchen. One has a line around the corner. The other has empty tables and…
Louis Lehot Medium Blog
The Thin Line: A Conversation with Venky Ganesan at Sidebar Summit
By Louis Lehot
By Louis Lehot, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLPVishal Verma (left), Louis Lehot (center), Venky Ganesan (right)On the opening day of SF Tech Week, I asked a room full of founders and investors…
Louis Lehot Medium Blog
Business & Legal Developments | October 2026
By Louis Lehot
Friends,In last month’s newsletter, we highlighted continued investment momentum across AI, life sciences, energy, defense, and advanced manufacturing, despite a more selective financing and transaction environment. We also explored accelerating…
Founders Legal Blog
Can a Venture-Backed Company Sign a Bankable Infrastructure Contract?
Can a Venture-Backed Company Sign a Bankable Infrastructure Contract? by Matthew Teismann Can a Venture-Backed Company Sign a Bankable Infrastructure Contract? How founders, investors, contractors, and customers can bridge the…
Foley & Lardner LLP
Record Startup Shutdowns Reflect a Market That Is Moving Forward
By Holly Kane
This year, more venture-backed companies shut down than at any point on record, according to data published last week by Andreessen Horowitz. The largest share of those closures comes from…
New York Venture Hub
Most Favored, Least Understood: The Hidden Costs of MFN Clauses in SAFEs
If you've raised a pre-seed or seed round in the past few years, you likely did it through a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity). And if the early investor…
Foley & Lardner LLP
Control capital for growth. Where venture ends and buyouts begin.
By Holly Kane
Growth to buyout, garage to global. Vol. I, No. 2 Friends, It’s Wednesday and another edition of The Growth Docket. What does “growth equity” mean for me: it’s where venture…