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04.15.2024Valeska Pederson Hintz Moderates 'Show Her the Money' Documentary Panel on Female FoundersValeska Pederson Hintz moderated a panel discussion with female founders following a screening of the "Show Her the Money" documentary in Austin. The documentary highlights the challenges faced by female founders and entrepreneurs to raise venture capital funding for their startups.
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04.04.2014Valeska Pederson Hintz and Jesse Kanach Interviewed by Private Equity Law Report - Final SPAC Rules: Notable Omissions, SEC Commissioner Responses and Industry InsightsValeska Pederson Hintz and Jesse Kanach were interviewed for a Private Equity Law Report article - Final SPAC Rules: Notable Omissions, SEC Commissioner Responses and Industry Insights (Part Two of Two) - regarding finalized rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to IPOs by special purpose acquisition companies and the market impact of the agency's rulemaking.
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01.29.2024Perkins Coie’s ECVC Practice Advises weavix in $23.6M Series B Funding RoundPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have advised weavix in a $26.3 million Series B funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners. Four More Capital, The Friedkin Group, and Perkins Coie also participated in the funding round.
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06.16.2023Perkins Coie’s ECVC Practice Advises Amboss Technologies in $4M Seed FundingPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have advised Amboss Technologies, a data analytics company for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, in a $4 million seed funding round. The funding round was led by Stillmark, a leading Bitcoin-native VC, with participation from other venture capital firms.
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05.19.2023Perkins Coie’s ECVC Practice Advises Adcentrx in $38M Series A+ Funding RoundPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have advised Adcentrx Therapeutics in a $38M Series A+ financing led by Eight Roads Ventures.
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01.20.2023Perkins Coie’s ECVC Practice Advises weavix in $10M Series A Funding RoundPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have advised weavix in a $10M Series A funding round from Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the growth and venture arm of Koch Industries, Inc.
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12.22.2022Perkins Coie Represents PURO Lighting and LED Supply Co. in Acquisition by Applied UV, Inc.Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have represented PURO Lighting, LLC and LED Supply Co. LLC in their acquisition by Applied UV, Inc., a disinfection technology solutions leader.
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05.17.2022Valeska Pederson Hintz Quoted in Private Equity Law Report—Relevant Context, Potential Impact and Likelihood of Adoption of the SEC’s Proposed SPAC RulesGeneral NewsPartner Valeska Pederson Hintz was quoted in “Relevant Context, Potential Impact and Likelihood of Adoption of the SEC’s Proposed SPAC Rules,” an article in Private Equity Law Report, regarding the boom and cooling of the SPAC market over the last several years, and the potential impact of the Proposal on the SPAC industry.
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04.01.2022Jose Villarreal and Valeska Pederson Hintz Quoted in ABA Journal—Keep Austin Wired: Driven by a Tech Boom, Lawyers are Flocking to Austin, TexasGeneral News
Jose Villarreal and Valeska Pederson Hintz quoted in, "Keep Austin Wired: Driven by a Tech Boom, Lawyers are Flocking to Austin, Texas", an ABA Journal regarding how Austin has become a vibrant and mature tech hub as well as a place for startups, medium-size companies and large global corporation.
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11.09.2021Valeska Pederson Hintz Mentioned in Multiple Publications Regarding Her Joining Perkins CoieGeneral NewsPartner Valeska Pederson Hintz was mentioned in multiple publications regarding her joining Perkins Coie’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Law practice in the Austin office.
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11.01.2021Perkins Coie Adds Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Partner Valeska Pederson Hintz to Growing Austin OfficePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Valeska Pederson Hintz has joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice as a partner in its growing Austin office. Valeska has spent most of her legal career in Silicon Valley, advising emerging growth companies, investment banks, and venture capital and private equity firms. Her addition also expands the firm’s thriving ECVC practice in Austin.
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08.26.2021Valeska Pederson Hintz Quoted in Bloomberg Law—Ackman’s SPAC Twist Faces Slow Going With Risk-Wary RegulatorsGeneral NewsValeska Pederson Hintz was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article "Ackman’s SPAC Twist Faces Slow Going With Risk-Wary Regulators," regarding Bill Ackman’s new “SPARC” vehicle, or special purpose acquisition rights company.
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08.10.2021Valeska Pederson Hintz Quoted in Multiple PublicationsGeneral NewsValeska Pederson Hintz was quoted in multiple publications regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to approve rule changes proposed by Nasdaq that require Nasdaq-listed companies to disclose information about their board’s diversity.
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06.10.2021Valeska Pederson Hintz Quoted in The Information—SPAC Boom Helps Tech Founders Cement ControlGeneral NewsValeska Pederson Hintz was quoted in The Information article "SPAC Boom Helps Tech Founders Cement Control," regarding how an increasing number of tech founders are maintaining control of their companies through supervoting rights.
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07.17.2019Valeska Pederson Hintz Quoted in Bloomberg Law—Slack Listing to Draw $20.8 Billion Valuation, MKM Partners SaysGeneral News
Bloomberg Law
Valeska Pederson Hintz was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article "Slack Listing to Draw $20.8 Billion Valuation, MKM Partners Says" regarding the $20.8 million valuation of Slack, a work-messaging tech unicorn, prior to its direct listing. -
01.14.2019Valeska Pederson Hintz Quoted in Forbes—A Slack Direct Listing Could Tempt Other Tech Unicorns—But It’s Unlikely To Challenge The Traditional IPOGeneral News
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Valeska Pederson Hintz was quoted in the Forbes* article "A Slack Direct Listing Could Tempt Other Tech Unicorns—But It’s Unlikely To Challenge The Traditional IPO," regarding Slack, a work-messaging tech unicorn, and the company’s plan to forego a traditional initial public offering (IPO) in favor of a direct listing this year.
