The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010.
Prior to enactment of this legislation, much rumbling surfaced within the private equity community over the ultimate extent and potential impact of the proposed regulations on angel and venture capital investment. The concern was that anything that [...]
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association recently released their 2Q 2010 summary of venture capital investment in U.S. private emerging companies, which indicates that venture capital investment for the first half of 2010 totaled $11.4 billion, representing a 49% increase in dollars from the first half of 2009, when $7.7 billion was invested.
Notable highlights: Investment in [...]
Last week, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association released the MoneyTree Report, a summary of venture capital investment in U.S. private emerging companies, which indicates that 2009 VC investment was down to its lowest levels in more than a decade.
“First-time financings fell to the lowest dollar level and deal level since the MoneyTree began reporting [...]
My neighbor is a good guy. Very smart and ambitious. We discuss things. Recently, as he described his new venture to me, he mentioned that he had been using a Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA or Confidentiality Agreement) that he found on the web. I knew that it was time to add a blog entry on this [...]