Private equity chases plumbers and lumber yards. Have you received an offer? Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner and director of corporate transactions, provides pointers

By Bloomberg News | The Middle Market Local plumbers and lumber-yard owners across the U.S. are feeling a bit like tech entrepreneurs of late — juggling multiple offers from private equity-backed firms that increasingly are targeting mom-and-pop businesses. Wall Street has been buying into fragmented Main Street industries for years, with dental and veterinary practices among the favorite targets. It’s …

Newest Rose Law Group attorney Trista Snyder gets shoutout in AZBEX

People on the Move – Industry Professionals By AZBEX Giving Back 1. Facings of America announced it exceeded its $60K fundraising goal for its 2023 Design for Dogs event supporting the Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA. In addition to other activities, the event featured a doghouse design + build competition made up of 16 teams from several leading firms. In total, this year’s event raised $86.2K. 2. Lōkahi Traffic …

Pinal Partnership Breakfast: County supervisors talk Lucid, mining, roads and more during discussion moderated by Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose

Photo via Lucid Motors By Mark Cowling | Pinal Central Electric cars are facing skepticism similar to the kind that Henry Ford argued against 100 years ago, Pinal Partnership members and guests heard Friday morning. Mike Cruz, who is beginning a new role as head of government relations for Lucid Motors, commented on the Lucid job cuts announced days previously. “Obviously they’re going through …

WATCH: Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner and director of corporate transactions, featured as panelist at Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium event

The event in Phoenix, Arizona kicked off with a fireside chat between Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Sally Morton, Executive Vice President & Professor, ASU Knowledge Enterprise, and was followed by a panel of experts sharing stories and tips on how to secure options …

Former start-up founder charged by prosecutors for defrauding JPMorgan Chase; ‘diligence crucial,’ says Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner, director of corporate transactions

By Ron Lieber | New York Times Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old start-up founder who JPMorgan Chase accused in a December lawsuit of lying to the bank as it prepared to acquire her company, is now facing criminal charges as well. On Tuesday, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York charged her with wire, bank and securities fraud. It said that …

Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner and director of corporate transactions, comments on: Arizona lawmakers approve measure to exempt startup businesses from taxes

By Howard Fischer | YourValley Arizona lawmakers apparently want to help you succeed. On a party-line vote, the Senate on Tuesday voted to exempt new businesses from having to pay any state income taxes at all in their first year of operation. That tax break would taper off to 50% in the second year and 25% in the third, by …

WATCH: Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner and director of corporate transactions, featured as panelist at Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium event

Shruti Gurudanti, partner at Rose Law Group and the co-founder of virtual community center televëda, was a featured speaker last week at the #WeWednesday event presented by the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Empowering Women’s Entrepreneurship: In the discussion moderated by Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Shruti joined a panel of other rockstar …

Business Journal’s Mentoring Monday: Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner and director of corporate transactions, has tip for mentees

By Erin Edgemon | Phoenix Business Journal More than 125 Phoenix-area women spent the morning receiving career advice from nearly three dozen local women leaders during the Business Journal’s 10th annual Mentoring Monday event. Hundreds of women participated in the national speed mentoring event that’s held in 40 cities affiliated with the Phoenix Business Journal’s parent company, American City Business …

Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner and director of corporate transactions, comments on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse

By Hanna Ziady | CNN London (CNN) — Silicon Valley Bank collapsed with astounding speed on Friday. Investors are now on edge about whether its demise could spark a broader banking meltdown. The US federal government has stepped in to guarantee customer deposits, but SVB’s downfall continues to reverberate across global financial markets. The government has also shut down Signature Bank, a regional bank that was teetering on the brink of collapse, and guaranteed its deposits. In a sign of how seriously officials are taking the SVB failure, …