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You Say You Want an Evolution? Private Equity Finds Its Franchising Groove
Last fall, conference organizer The Capital Roundtable held its second full-day program on “Private Equity Investing in Franchise Companies” at the University Club in New York City. A roomful of small-market and middle-market private equity companies, investment bankers, lenders and brand executives gathered to explore the latest thinking on investing in franchise concepts. The event underscored private equity's current fascination with the franchising business model. But it also revealed that a mutual education process between private equity and franchising has been taking place.
Just one year earlier, a similar group with many of the same attendees had livened The Capital Roundtable's initial program on franchising. How did the discussion change from one year to the next, and how does it continue to evolve?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.