Q2 2018 Quarterly VC Update: Stephen Kraus on the State of Venture Capital Investing
In conjunction with our Q2 Venture Financing Report, Stephen Kraus from Bessemer Venture Partners discusses his take on the state of venture capital investing. A few highlights On deal terms: Generally, the terms have been company and entrepreneur favorable for a long time now, and they continue to remain that way. On the […]
Q1 2018 Quarterly VC Update: Matthew Howard on the State of Venture Capital Investing
In conjunction with our Q1 Venture Financing Report, Matthew Howard from Norwest Venture Partners discusses his take on the state of venture capital investing. A few highlights On his market outlook: Overall, I am extremely bullish as technology continues to be a major contributor to the US economy, and I do think disruptive […]
Q4 2017 Venture Financing Report and Commentary From Michael Ronen of SoftBank Investment Advisers
Michael Ronen from SoftBank Investment Advisers discusses his take on the state of venture capital investing. On market fluctuations: Investing is a cyclical business, but we continue to feel good about our outlook because we generally take a long-term view, backing seasoned management teams and differentiated technologies with significant capital […]
S Corporation “Dodge” Won’t Work to Skirt the Carried Interest Rules
On February 14, Bloomberg News published an article that quickly made its way around among private investment funds and their lawyers – I received about 10 emails before 9 am from clients. The article discussed a potential structure for general partners of funds (in the article hedge funds, mostly) to […]
Non-US Seller of a Fund Interest? You May Get Taxed!
The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) includes a new withholding tax imposed on buyers of partnership interests (including interests in private funds) from non-U.S. sellers where gain on the sale would be taxed to the seller under a separate provision of the TCJA. Under new Section 864(c)(8) […]