BOSTON – Feb. 27, 2026 – Emily Ladd-Kravitz, co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Group of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and a shareholder in the firm’s Boston office, will present at the Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s 2026 Private Placements and Hybrid Securities Offerings event March 5. Ladd-Kravitz will present the session, “Undertaking a Late-Stage (or Pre-IPO) Private Placement,” which will address how to:
- Analyze the late-stage private placement market
- Conduct diligence and prepare offering disclosures
- Understand documentation issues, typical terms, and frequent negotiating issues
- Distinguish placements to strategic investors
- Distinguish placements involving secondary shares
- Recognize information asymmetries and proximity to IPOs, and SEC concerns
Ladd-Kravitz focuses her legal practice on complex corporate transactions and representation of institutional investors across a variety of industries and private companies in all stages of their life cycles. She represents venture capital funds, private equity firms, other institutional investors, and companies in connection with a wide variety of corporate and transactional matters, including venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, and corporate governance matters. Ladd-Kravitz also advises startup and growth-stage companies in all industries, including technology, edtech, medical device, clean energy, sustainable solutions, and life sciences.