Title III crowdfunding may be an attractive capital raising alternative during the current Coronavirus
pandemic because it allows companies to use the internet to solicit potential investors and not be restricted to accredited investors. But some of the requirements under Regulation Crowdfunding may diminish its utility for issuers with urgent capital needs as a result
May 2020
Restoring Incentives of Underwater Stock Options
By Alon Y. Kapen on
COVID-19 induced declines in private and public company valuations have left many employee stock
options “underwater” or “out-of-the-money”, i.e., exercise prices exceeding fair market value. This is a problem for employees and companies alike. Underwater options no longer serve their retention and incentivization objective, but nevertheless use up finite authorized shares and count against authorized…