Dealmaker Insights

Private Equity Spotlight: A conversation with Chris Baddon of Pacific Avenue Capital

In the first of our Private Equity Spotlight series, Brian Murchie, senior client development advisor at Reed Smith, welcomes Chris Baddon, a principal and the head of business development at Pacific Avenue Capital, to discuss trends in the private equity industry in 2023 and what to look forward to this year.

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Tips and tricks for startups before a financing

Partner LiLing Poh and associate Aimee Khuong discuss best practices for early-stage companies in maintaining legal housekeeping to better prepare them for future rounds of financings; the overall diligence process and what companies and investors should expect; issues that typically arise during the diligence process based on our experience representing both company-side and investor-side; and next steps to keep in mind once a term sheet is finalized.

FDI in 2023: Three countries, three regimes

Natasha Tardif, Michaela Westrup, Marjorie Holmes, and Lucile Chneiweiss discuss some of the key similarities and differences between foreign direct investment regimes in France, Germany, and the UK.

Talking tax: More questions than answers in crypto space

Considering investing or participating in cryptocurrency transactions? These transactions may be subject to tax! Associates Justin Hunter and Rishi Jain discuss recent tax developments in the cryptocurrency space and how the absence of guidance leads to more questions than answers.

Roadmap to setting up business in the UAE

Partner Adela Mues and associate Marie Borye, both from our Dubai office, discuss setting up business in UAE and practical terms and issues that should be considered.

Seven tips to close the deal and leave competition issues behind

Considering a merger, an acquisition, a takeover, or a joint venture? If so, be mindful of antitrust and merger control pitfalls. EU competition attorneys Natasha Tardif and Lucile Chneiweiss are here to help you close the deal and leave the competition issues behind.

Guide to early-stage investment terms

Adela Mues and Tufayel Hussain discuss the meanings and implications of some of the main terms used in early-stage investment documentation. 

IP diligence considerations for emerging growth companies

LiLing Poh and Nina Habib Borders discuss the important intellectual property matters that need to be considered when dealing with emerging growth companies, including key IP rights; best practices and prioritization of invention assignment agreements; IP diligence with respect to employees, independent contractors and founders; and protection of data access, among other IP diligence pitfalls.

Protections for when contracts go wrong

Ravi Pattani and James Hatchard explain a consideration of steps that can be taken and provisions that can be included to protect a party when things go wrong in a contract.

Frustration and force majeure

In light of the recent pandemic, associates Ravi Pattani and James Hatchard discuss the concepts of force majeure and frustration – i.e., how can a party unable to perform a contract be excused from that contract?