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Hometeam Partners With Medicaid in NYC

MobiHealthNews covered Manatt@s representation of Hometeam, a mobile-based, senior-focused home care company, in a deal with Medicaid Long Term Managed Care that allows enrollees in New York City to use Medicaid funds to pay for Hometeam@s services. Manatt@s Randi Seigel, counsel with Manatt Health, negotiated the contract for Hometeam.According to the publication, the new partnership will...

Health, Medicaid, New York, startup, Home Healthcare

Unicorns Edge Out Average Joes in Slow IPO Market

The New York Business Journal featured Manatt@s Katherine Blair, a partner in the firm@s capital markets practice, in a Q@A-style article about the initial public offering (IPO) of Line, a messaging app for mobile devices. When asked about the direction of the market considering the rarity of IPOs, Blair responded:@But it@s been one of the slowest IPO markets. It@s tough for the average joe...

Capital Markets, Corporate And Finance, Corporate Governance, Finance, Mobile App

Crowdfunding Isn’t for Everyone

CFO interviewed Manatt@s Brian Korn, chair of the firm@s Digital Finance and Marketplace Lending practice, for an article about the crowdfunding exemption, Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, that went into effect on May 16. However, industry insiders told CFO that they do not expect a rush of small businesses to tap non-accredited investors for seed funding and other kinds of...

Manatt Partner Offers Suggestions for Venture Capitalists During an IPO

Private Equity Hub turned to Manatt@s@Craig D. Miller, co-chair of the firm@s Financial Services @ Banking Practice, for insight into determining the appropriate time for a venture capitalist board member to give up a board seat during a company@s initial public offering (IPO).Private Equity Hub reports that Facebook had three venture investors on its seven-member board at the time of its IPO...