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May 5, 2026

IPO

Can My Employees Sell Shares Before the IPO? What I Need to Know About Tender Offers. 

Can My Employees Sell Shares Before the IPO? What I Need to Know About Tender Offers.  Your employees have been waiting years for liquidity. The equity looks great on paper. But equity on paper does not provide immediate liquidity. Now the company is talking about a tender offer, and nobody is quite sure what it actually means or what they […]

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startup

Does My Company Own My Code? Startup IP Assignment Explained. 

Does My Company Own My Code? Startup IP Assignment Explained.  You built the product. You wrote the code. But does your company actually own it? Most early-stage founders never stop to ask this question. By the time an investor’s attorney asks this during due diligence, the deal may already be at risk.  This is a legal question with a clear

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startup

Does My US Startup Still Have to File a Beneficial Ownership Report in 2026? 

Does My US Startup Still Have to File a Beneficial Ownership Report in 2026?  I filed. I missed the deadline. I heard parts of the rule were challenged or delayed. Now I do not know what is actually required.  If that sounds familiar, you are not alone.  On March 26, 2025, FinCEN issued an interim final rule

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