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Linden Capital Partners on why healthcare CVs are gaining traction

Healthcare’s growth potential and breadth of underlying sub-sectors are driving secondaries activity in the industry, says Linden Capital Partners’ Tony Davis.

Chime and the next chapter for fintech innovation

Chime’s success is a model for how tech-led innovation, exceptional founders and insight into overlooked segments can reshape financial services, write Emmalyn Shaw and Sarah Morgenstern of Flourish Ventures.

How to structure investments in PPM platforms to avoid regulatory pitfalls

Healthcare services deals come with unique regulatory challenges that can materially influence valuation, deal structure and exit prospects, write Davis Mello and Marc Rigsby, attorneys with Bass, Berry & Sims.

Why venture capital needs a coaching-first model

Coaching entrepreneurs translates into stronger leadership, better execution and companies that endure, writes Lenore Champagne Beirne of Bright Ventures.

Why sovereign resilience is such a compelling investing theme

Investments in sovereign resilience blur the lines between defense, civil tech and public safety, writes Nick Kingsbury, a partner at Amadeus Capital Partners.

Leading the charge: key alignment considerations for investors in continuation funds

Apogem Capital, an investor in more than 60 GP-led secondaries, and law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher team up to explain how lead investors and legal counsel can help investors in continuation funds feel comfortable that the sponsor is aligned with their interests.

Jersey Finance on navigating a virtual asset landscape

Tokenization of real assets is opening up alternatives to a vast new investor universe and jurisdictions are having to respond, say Elliot Refson and Philip Pirecki of Jersey Finance.

Venture debt: Convertible note valuation using a decision tree

In part 23 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence concludes a three-part deep dive on convertible notes, and walks through an example of a convertible note decision tree, complete with scenario probabilities, financial outcomes and expected value modeling.

How to deal with upside-down cap tables

Here’s how VCs should think about diagnosing, managing and resolving challenges of upside-down cap tables, which undermine stakeholder alignment and threaten the viability of portfolio companies, writes attorney Davis Mello of Bass, Berry & Sims.

Venture debt: How to structure convertible notes to protect against downside risk

In part 22 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence identifies how investors can structure convertible notes to mitigate downside risk, avoid liquidity traps and better align incentives.