The Global Baseline: How IOSCO & OECD Standards Are Reshaping Deal Compliance

The age when deal teams could focus solely on domestic regulations is over. By 2025, capital markets are defined by cross-border transactions, global investors, and international principles that set the baseline for due diligence everywhere. What once felt like “soft law” — voluntary frameworks or aspirational guidelines — has hardened into the standards that regulators, … Read more

SEC’s AI & Cyber Proposals: What Capital Markets Teams Need From a VDR in 2025

Over the last several years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has steadily escalated its attention on how technology reshapes risks in financial markets. What once sat on the periphery of oversight — cybersecurity breaches, digital recordkeeping, algorithmic trading — has moved to the center of regulatory scrutiny. As 2025 regulatory deadlines approach, this … Read more

Understanding ‘Pay-to-Play’ Provisions in Future Investment Rounds

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When it comes to venture capital dealings, there are many terms and nomenclature that are unique to this part of the business world. Terms such as “Post-Money Valuation,” “Letter of Intent (LOI),” and “Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)” are typically used and probably make no sense to anybody outside of the industry. Another term that is … Read more

5 Ways To Streamline Your Financial Reporting Process

Is your enterprise dreading the creation and distribution of your corporate annual expense report? Much like paying corporate taxes, financial reports remain a necessary evil in today’s business world. Yet, with the right tools and a streamlined financial reporting process, your corporate annual report can be a useful tool for: Securing funding Gaining public favor … Read more