Conversation Series

How M&A Deal Terms Evolved in Response to the Pandemic

Seward & Kissel LLP — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:44:00 +0000

The pandemic has put pressure on a number of sectors and industries throughout the world over the past 14 months. Today’s discussion will touch on how deal terms have evolved during the pandemic and what is the outlook for the remainder of 2021.

Conversation Series with Sean O’Dowd, Managing Director and Family Business Advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management Group

Seward & Kissel LLP — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 04:15:00 +0000

Family businesses are often a family’s largest asset, as well as one of the most important contributors to their wealth creation. Today we are speaking with Sean O’Dowd, Managing Director and Family Business Advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management Group about a number of topics related to family business advisory including:

Succession planning
Valuation of their business
Preparing for a Sale
Trust & Estate considerations prior to a sale
Creating a family office post-transaction
Governance

FalconX: An interview with the most advanced digital asset trading platform in the world

Seward & Kissel LLP — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:38:00 +0000

We interviewed Danny Cohen, Head of Sales & Capital Introduction at FalconX in San Francisco. We discussed a wide range of topics that included:

Institutional Capital Flows into Crypto Hedge Funds
Financing of Cryptocurrencies for Arbitrage Strategies
Trading Technology
Transaction Cost Analysis for Best Execution of Cryptocurrencies
Digital Custody of Cryptocurrencies

2020 Annual Seward & Kissel Seed Transaction Deal Point Study

Seward & Kissel LLP — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 06:40:00 +0000

In the first several months of 2020, Seed Deal activity was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but finished out strong to remain consistent with 2019 data. In our latest Conversations Series podcast with Gary Anderson, a partner in the Business Transactions Group at Seward & Kissel LLP, we discussed the following topics from the 2020 Seed Transaction Deal Points Study:

Which investment strategies were the most (and least) popular in receiving seed capital?
Seed Deal economic terms related to:
- Seeder bearing some of the start-up costs of the new business;
- Seeder liquidity that aligns with other investors in the Fund;
Working Capital Support – how is it structured and what percentage of deals include it?
Deal Structure - Equity versus Revenue Share?
Lockup of Seed Capital
Length of the Seed Deal and Cost of Exiting the Deal?

Questions about the Tax Aspects of President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda?

Seward & Kissel LLP — Thu, 06 May 2021 06:42:00 +0000

The Jobs Plan is $2.25T in spending concentrated over next 8 years plus another $400B in tax credits while the Families Plan is about $1.8T in total costs. In our latest Conversation Series podcast, partner Jon Brose, discusses how the plan is addressing:

US Corporate Taxes
International Business Taxes
U.S. Individual Taxes
Estate Taxes
Real Estate
What the IRS is proposing to ensure compliance