A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
This post is the first in a series giving practical advice to startups on understanding and negotiating a venture capital term sheet. One of the most significant events in a startup company’s life cycle is raising its first round of…
This is the final part of our series discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. We’ve covered commencement of a potential deal through the closing and discussed certain post-closing items (primarily indemnification). To wrap up, we’ll recap…
This is part 12 of our series discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. Previously, we covered the commencement of a potential deal through the closing and post-closing indemnification terms. In this post, I will discuss some…
This post was jointly written by Casey W. Riggs and Jennifer Wilson. This is part 11 of our series discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. We’ve covered commencement of a potential deal through the closing and are…
This post was jointly written by Casey W. Riggs and Jennifer Wilson. This is part 10 of our series discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. We’ve covered commencement of a potential deal through the closing and now…
Like it or not, most business owners will require legal counsel from time to time. In most circumstances, using legal counsel will be in the context of a transaction, like raising capital, buying a competitor, or bringing in a key…
This is part nine of our series discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. We’ve covered deal structure issues, seller financing, earn-outs, letters of intent, due diligence, and the first three sections of the purchase agreement dealing with…
This is part eight of our series discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. We’ve covered deal structure issues, seller financing, earn-outs, letters of intent, due diligence, and the first two sections of the purchase agreement dealing with…
This is part seven of our series discussing the sale of a business from the seller’s perspective. We’ve covered deal structure issues, seller financing, earn-outs, letters of intent, due diligence, and the first section of the purchase agreement dealing with…