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The SEC will permit mandatory shareholder arbitration in public company governance starting September 19, 2025, marking a significant shift in federal securities law claims

Extension of Traditional IPO Investor Protections to SPAC Transactions Will Significantly Increase Costs, Complexity and Potential Liability for Market Participants Throughout the SPAC Lifecycle

On December 19, 2023, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the share repurchase disclosure rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May 2023. Learn more here. 

Gunderson Dettmer represented long-time client BillionToOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLLN), a molecular diagnostics company on a mission to make powerful and accessible genetic tests available to all, in its initial public offering of 4.6 million shares of Class A common stock at a price to the public of $60 per share, generating approximately $273.1 billion in aggregate gross proceeds.

Aeva Technologies, a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, announces Apollo’s purchase of $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.375% convertible senior notes due 2032.

Leerink Partners and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as representatives of the underwriters in the common stock offering of Arcus Biosciences (NYSE:RCUS), a clinical-stage, global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating best-in-class therapies.

For the 11th consecutive year, Gunderson Dettmer has been named the most active VC law firm globally by the 2024 PitchBook Global League Tables.

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Extension of Traditional IPO Investor Protections to SPAC Transactions Will Significantly Increase Costs, Complexity and Potential Liability for Market Participants Throughout the SPAC Lifecycle