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Private Placements in Florida Just Got Easier: Here’s How

JD Supra: Mergers

Florida recently implemented amendments to its Securities and Investor Protection Act (Chapter 517), bringing significant changes to the regulatory framework governing private placements, investment advisors, and exemptions for institutional investors.

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China Revised Rules for Foreign Investors’ Strategic Investment in A-share Listed Companies

JD Supra: Mergers

On November 1, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce of China, together with five other governmental departments, issued the newly revised Measures for the Administration of Strategic Investment in Listed Companies by Foreign Investors (the “New Measures”). The New Measures will take effect on December 2, 2024.

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A Sharper Focus: Exploring VC Side Letters

JD Supra: Mergers

A side letter in the venture capital sector is an agreement between an investor and the company it is investing in that entitles the investor to certain contractual rights, which supplement and are in addition to other rights specifically provided to the investor as a holder of equity securities under the companys governance documents the documents (..)

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Enhanced Scrutiny a Virtual Certainty: Canadian Government to Closely Scrutinize Foreign Investments in Interactive Digital Media

JD Supra: Mergers

Canadian businesses involved in the interactive digital media sector, including video games and augmented reality, should be aware of the implications of the Investment Canada Act and the Canadian government’s recent policy statements on their efforts to attract investment from foreign investors.

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Databricks acquires AI-centric data governance platform Okera

TechCrunch: M&A

Databricks today announced that it has acquired Okera, a data governance platform with a focus on AI. Investors include Felicis, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cyber Mentor Fund, ClearSky and Emergent Ventures. What they need is a modern, AI-centric governance solution. The two companies did not disclose the purchase price.

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The New UK Government, Industrial Strategy and the National Security and Investment Act

JD Supra: Mergers

At a meeting of business leaders and global investors in London in mid-October, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the audience that his government would "rip up" Britain's bureaucracy in a bid to unlock the "shock and awe of investment."

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UK Government Confirms EEA UCITS Equivalent Under Overseas Funds Regime

JD Supra: Mergers

To address the limitations of the current temporary marketing permission regime (“TMPR”), which permits EEA funds marketed in the UK before Brexit to continue to access the UK market, the UK government introduced the overseas funds regime (“OFR”). By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP