Health care M&A
You’re in the thick of week two of negotiations on a term sheet with a potential investor and you can’t help but wonder why you’re spending so much time on a document that has “nonbinding” written all over it. While it is...more
Join our upcoming breakfast and learn panel: Negotiating Venture Deals in a Down Market. The panel will include some of London’s leading venture capital investors and topics will include: - Latest trends in VC term...more
One common problem of early-stage ventures is the difficulty in determining a company valuation when recruiting capital from investors. This problem derives from the tension between entrepreneurs’ desire for a high valuation...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: 5 Biggest Term Sheet Mistakes Founders Make - Receiving a term sheet for a financing is an exciting opportunity for founders. In this DreamIt Dose video,...more
For any founder, whether a first-timer or a serial entrepreneur, it’s an exciting moment when you receive a term sheet from a venture capital fund for your company’s first preferred stock financing round. Excitement aside,...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Come to Terms: Why Every Founder Should Embrace the Term Sheet - Negotiations over financing documents can be a painstaking process when doing so without a term...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Who the Hell is Running My Startup? - Entrepreneurs are known for their passion and drive. They believe in their idea and will do whatever they can to turn that...more
Term Sheet Template: What Entrepreneurs Should Include - Term Sheets are where the real action happens in most VC financings. Knowing the mechanics backwards-and-forwards can make all the difference....more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Don’t Neglect Your Customers During a Merger - A merger can be a time-consuming endeavor, but it’s important not to lose sight of the customer base during the...more
Novelists stare at the blinking cursor on their blank screens. Anguished artists confront the empty canvas. Starting from scratch can be agonizing for creatives, but entrepreneurs who want to draft a term sheet or a...more
Hollywood’s exclusive parties include only the hottest A-listers. Exclusive sales are advertised only to a boutique’s biggest spenders. The startup world has its own take on exclusivity: Investors and buyers routinely insert...more
After years of increasing acceptance of and reliance on convertible note financings as a mechanism for funding early-stage companies, we have noted a clear emerging trend away from such transactions (and others like them,...more
A key milestone in the lifecycle of many successful companies (and, admittedly, many unsuccessful companies) is obtaining financing from angel or venture capital investors, but in negotiating with experienced investors...more