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Startups once showered with cash now have to work for it

Edit The Times of India 23 May 2016
SAN FRANCISCO. When Jeremy Hitchcock raised money for his technology startup in 2012, he barely had to break a sweat. Two months after meeting an investor over cocktails at a technology conference, he scored $38 million ... The balance of power is shifting across tech startup land ... Such terms are still relatively rare, but tend to become more common after the number and size of deals decline, said Barry Kramer, a Fenwick & West partner....

Shifting balance of power in Silicon Valley

Edit Deccan Herald 23 May 2016
When Jeremy Hitchcock raised money for his technology startup in 2012, he barely had to break a sweat. He was flooded with emails from venture capitalists who wanted in. Two months after meeting an investor over cocktails at a technology conference, he scored $38 million ... Such terms are still relatively rare, but tend to become more common after the number and size of deals decline, said Barry Kramer, a Fenwick & West partner ... ....

Keynote Address at the SEC-Rock Center for Corporate Governance- "Protecting Investors in an Innovative Financial Marketplace” (SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Apr 2016
(Source. SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission). SEC Chair Mary Jo White. March 31, 2016. Introduction. Thank you Jina [Choi] for that kind introduction and for your leadership of the San Francisco Regional Office ... As technology has evolved, so too have the financial markets that support it ... Robo-Advisors ... [9]See Barry J. Kramer, Khang Tran and Nicole Harper, The Terms Behind Unicorn Valuations, Fenwick & West LLP (Dec....

Fenwick Releases Second Survey of Terms of Unicorn Financings Fourth Quarter of 2015 Shows Increase in Investor Favorable Terms

Edit PR Newswire 10 Feb 2016
... to the terms in our prior survey, which covered the 12 month period ended March 31, 2015, there was a noticeable move to more investor friendly terms, such as IPO protections and senior liquidation preference, in the fourth quarter of 2015," said Barry Kramer, co-author of the survey and a partner in the corporate group of Fenwick & West....

Fenwick & West's Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey Shows Strong Valuation Increases in the Third Quarter of 2015, But Not Quite as Strong as the Second Quarter of 2015

Edit PR Newswire 17 Nov 2015
The 82 point difference between up and down rounds was the largest since we began the survey in 2002," said Barry Kramer, partner in the Corporate Group of Fenwick & West and author of the survey ... "At the big picture level, the third quarter of 2015 was a very strong quarter, but a little less strong overall than the second quarter of 2015," Kramer added....

Woman steals cop car, drives 10 miles while handcuffed

Edit Dayton Daily News 10 Nov 2015
Thank God, no one else was hurt,” said Center Township police Chief Barry Kramer ... According to Kramer, Rimer drove at 100 mph for nearly 10 miles with her hands behind her back. Kramer said the cruiser’s light and sirens were on the entire ride, ......

Handcuffed woman who stole cop car agrees to 4-8 years

Edit WPXI 10 Nov 2015
Thank God, no one else was hurt,” Center Township Police Chief Barry Kramer ... According to Kramer, Rimer drove down Route 51 at 100 mph for nearly 10 miles with her hands behind her back. Kramer said the cruiser’s light and sirens were on the entire ride, which he believes likely saved ......

Flipboard's Fanfare Fades as Executives Exit, Sale Talks Stall

Edit Bloomberg 28 Oct 2015
Flipboard Inc. debuted in 2010 with the kind of fanfare any startup would envy. The news-reading app piggybacked perfectly on the debut of Apple’s iPad tablet and Steve Jobs’s promise of a new era for digital media ... Almost five years later, Flipboard is struggling to live up to the praise ... Startup Challenges ... and Morgan Stanley ... Flat Valuation ... Said Barry Kramer, a partner at law firm Fenwick & West who works with many startups ... ....

Police using 911 call to find person behind threat against Beaver Co. school

Edit WPXI 28 Sep 2015
Hopefully someone will hear this (and) might recognize that person or persons who talked about it and made reference to it,” Center Township Police Chief Barry Kramer said. Kramer said someone called a 911 dispatcher and said two bombs were at Center Grange Primary School during an open house last Thursday ... event,” Kramer said....

Venture capital cash surfers may see waves recede in market turmoil

Edit Dawn 01 Sep 2015
SAN FRANCISCO ... To gauge investor faith in late-stage companies, Barry Kramer, a lawyer at Fenwick & West specialising in venture capital, keeps an eye on whether more deals come with strict protections for investors. MONEY BACK ... At the end of last year, about 26pc of late-stage Silicon Valley venture deals came with that protection, but today, it’s about 40pc, Kramer said ... Published in Dawn, September 1st, 2015 ... Apple Store ... ....

Hollywood's Top Doctors 2015: Best Psychiatrists in Los Angeles

Edit Yahoo Daily News 27 Aug 2015
This story first appeared in the Sept. 4 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Health and drama go together like air and water for Hollywood — the industry needs both to sustain itself. Just ask Seth MacFarlane, whose 2013 Oscar hosting gig was rescued by ear, nose and throat surgeon Dr ... Raj (yes, that’s his name — this is Hollywood, after all) ... doctors each year ... Dr ... Barry A. Kramer ... VA W....

Creem magazine honored with commemorative sign

Edit Detroit news 26 Jun 2015
Melody Baetens, The Detroit News 10.48 p.m. EDT June 25, 2015. Larry Kaplan, left, Tom Weschler, a cardboard image of senior editor Lester Bangs, Susan Whitall, and Omar Newman celebrate Thursday outside the former offices of Creem in Birmingham.(Photo. David Guralnick / The Detroit News) ... Old Woodward ... “Mitch Ryder was there a lot; our publisher, Barry Kramer, managed him.” ... mbaetens@detroitnews.com ... ....

Fenwick & West Releases First Survey of Terms of Unicorn Financings Investors Receive Reasonably Strong Downside Protections but Few Upside TermsHighest Value Unicorns Implementing Super Common Stock Voting Structures

Edit PR Newswire 07 May 2015
However, as investors in these financings generally receive preferred stock for their investment, which can have very different and preferable terms than the common stock issued to public shareholders in an IPO, we have analyzed these preferred stock terms to provide a better understanding of their nature," said Barry Kramer, co-author of the survey and a partner in the corporate group of Fenwick & West ... Barry Kramer ....
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