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Wilson Sonsini | The Entrepreneurs Report – Private Company Financing Trends: Q1 2024

Key Features and Developments in This Report Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month In a compelling interview, Wilson Sonsini partner Salil Gandhi talks with Notable’s Robin Li. They delve into the influence of Li's identity and personal experiences on her career trajectory and explore the changing landscape of Asian American & Pacific Islander representation in the tech and venture capital sectors.   Valuations Show Mixed Signs of Recovery Early 2024 saw mixed signals in early-stage valuations, following notable highs in the previous...

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Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar – Top Shipping News

In this week’s Roar: Container shortages in China, a soft U.S. truck market, the new tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the EU is embracing nearshoring, and key logistics trends for 2024. Strong market demand and reduced vessel capacity due to the Red Sea crisis are resulting in container shortages at many Chinese ports. Forwarders are reporting an ongoing scramble for containers, with many carriers facing delays and equipment shortages. Waiting times at ports have gone up to 3...

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ECB | Tracking euro area wages in exceptional times

Blog post by Sarah Holton and Gerrit Koester | The ECB wage tracker – an important tool used to assess wage developments across the euro area – is signalling that overall wage pressures have moderated since 2023. At the same time wage growth is expected to remain elevated in 2024, and to show a bumpy profile. These developments reflect the staggered nature of the wage adjustment process as workers continue to recoup real wage losses from past price shocks,...

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Absolics to Support Development of Glass Substrate Technology for Semiconductor Advanced Packaging

Proposed CHIPS Investment Would Support Construction of New Manufacturing Facility and Over 1,200 Jobs in Covington, Georgia Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Absolics, an affiliate of the Korea-based SKC, have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $75 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to help advance U.S. technology leadership. The proposed CHIPS investment would support the construction of a 120,000 square-foot facility in...

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Wilson Sonsini | SEC, California, and CSRD Climate Disclosure Requirements Comparison Tool

Following an order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implementing a stay of its final climate disclosure rules pending review of legal challenges to such rules in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, many companies are reassessing their climate disclosure timelines and the underlying processes and systems that will be required to comply with the mandatory sustainability reporting frameworks applicable to them, particularly if litigation related to the SEC’s climate disclosure rules extends over...

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Quebec Government Prioritizes Health & Education in its Budget

In the Québec Budget Plan published in late March 2024, the government is prioritizing funding for health and education services. It is strengthening its support for Quebecers and communities, and acting on economic priorities while taking steps to optimize government action. It is presenting a fair and transparent portrait of the state of public finances and reiterating its firm commitment to restoring fiscal balance after deposits in the Generations Fund. A plan will be tabled when Budget 2025-2026 is released,...

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Wilson Sonsini | EU Court of Justice Landmark Ruling on Digital Advertising and GDPR Compliance

On March 7, 2024, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued a landmark ruling on digital advertising and the concepts of personal data and joint controllership under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The CJEU held that i) character strings used to express users’ preferences collected via the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) of Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB) constitute personal data under the GDPR and ii) IAB acts as a joint controller with TCF participants for the processing of users’ preferences....

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IMF | Chart of the Week: International Trade Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Global Trade

In the first two months of 2024, Suez Canal trade dropped by 50 percent from a year earlier while trade through the Panama Canal fell by 32 percent, disrupting supply chains and distorting key macroeconomic indicators. In the past few months, global trade has been held back by disruptions at two critical shipping routes. Attacks on vessels in the Red Sea area reduced traffic through the Suez Canal, the shortest maritime route between Asia and Europe, through which about 15...

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Troutman Pepper | FTC Workshop Argues That Private Equity Incentives Are Not Aligned With Quality Health Care

On March 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a public workshop titled “Private Capital, Public Impact: An FTC Workshop on Private Equity in Health Care.” The event is part of the agency’s effort to publicize and encourage enforcement targeting private equity investments in health care. The speakers from five federal and state agencies included all three sitting FTC commissioners, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human...

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Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar

In this week’s Roar: shrinking ocean capacity, concerns over the ETS, a potential rail strike, a lack of capacity in air cargo (too), and a new biggest exporter. Ocean carriers are facing challenges when it comes to maintaining weekly sailings from Asia to Europe. It’s well-known that the closure of the Suez Canal has caused carriers to reroute ships around the Cape of Good Hope, adding to voyage times. In order to meet schedules, some carriers are adding extra ships and...

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