One of the most challenging aspects of capital raising for new entrepreneurs is finding a compromise between the need to quickly access fresh financing and the limits placed by the securities law to protect unsophisticated investors. In this context, the crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS ACT of 2012 (Regulation Crowdfunding “CF”) represent an attractive option in that they allow a…
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The Relationships Between Majority and Minority Shareholders in Closely Held Corporations
At the outset of any new venture, communications and sharing of ideas and goals between majority shareholders (often the founders) and the minority shareholders (often the silent investors) are idyllic. During the corporation life and its activities, personal issues – or anyway business disagreements – arise frequently, and the relationships go sour. Minority shareholders are in a particularly risky and…
Real Estate, Business Opportunities, and Legal Challenges in the Metaverse
In “simple” terms, the metaverse is a new environment characterized by the interconnection of the digital and the physical worlds. The results of this union are multiple and fascinating thanks to the blockchain technology that allows users to connect and transact in decentralized environments – which, as a whole, are now known as “Web 3”. For instance, pioneer investors and…