Topic Archives: Financing

March 18, 2019 - Asia, Biotech, Corporate + Venture Capital, Financing, United States

An Easier Road to a Hong Kong Listing for Biotech Companies

By: Venantius Tan, Vivian Yiu, Janet Xiao, and Jie Zhou

In June 2017, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (“HKEx”) initiated a holistic review of the Hong Kong listing regime to enhance its overall competitiveness against other major global listing venues, in particular to attract companies from emerging and innovative sectors. During this review, the …›

December 7, 2017 - Corporate + Venture Capital, Financing, Intellectual Property, Startup, United States

Startup diligence is more than ‘basic IP diligence’

By: Desmond P. O'Sullivan

In technology-based startup companies, the strength and integrity of a company’s IP portfolio is a key indicator of its enterprise value. Wise investors closely scrutinize the IP of their targets by doing basic IP diligence. But doing only basic diligence can leave investors blind …›