Since dating can be stressful, there is the possibility of humor to try to reduce tensions. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rosenfeld found that heterosexual couples are more likely to meet a romantic partner online than through personal contacts and connections. Since 1940, traditional ways of meeting partners – through family, in church and in the neighborhood – have all been in decline, Rosenfeld said. The company has said that this app is single, progressive and specially designed for the Gen Z market. So it’s taken that pressure off, this h ..read more

Looking out for everyone sometimes means going the extra mile. By Louis Lehot, business lawyer and partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Silicon Valley, and formerly the founder of L2 Counsel, P.C. These days, most entrepreneurs bring their companies to market for sale for one of three main reasons: It was a goal from the start to launch a business and sell it eventually; The venture has not been making any significant progress since its inception or; It is time to leave the business industry and enjoy retirement with the profits acquired. More about the eight key stages of M&A transactio ..read more

Over the past year, we have witnessed a boom in special purpose acquisition companies, with the SPAC method of going public seeing a meteoric rise in popularity as an alternative to the traditional initial public offering. Read more ..read more

An initial public offering (IPO) is a crucial time in the life of a company and its stakeholders. Initial investors, employees, and executives can profit from the public listing, and the company can raise additional capital. Read more ..read more

One of the hottest investment trends in the past year is the rise of special-purpose acquisition companies, commonly called SPACs. Read more ..read more

You formed and financed an emerging growth company or startup, you hold unregistered shares of a private company not listed on a national securities exchange—but you need cash now. Read more ..read more

Amidst historic highs for startup investment in 2021, and new records broken every month, one wonders whether we can expect the venture capital boom to continue. Read more ..read more

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Law360 (March 25, 2021, 8:58 PM EDT) — Reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is inquiring deeper into the explosion in blank-check offerings could be a prelude to further investigation to assure that investor protection concerns are being met, attorneys said Thursday. The SEC’s focus reportedly centers on the practices of investment banks that underwrite initial public offerings by blank-check vehicles, also known as special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, which lay the groundwork for an eventual merger. Once a subset of the IPO market, these so-called blank-check o ..read more

A new social media platform based on voice messaging launched Monday. Called Swell, free apps for the platform can be found in Apple’s App Store and in Google Play. Read more ..read more