Selling Your Business: Top 8 Areas To Address BEFORE Trying to Sell the Business
Corporate Matters Are the company’s organizational documents (articles/certificate of incorporation and bylaws) up to date and reflective of the current organizational structure? Are the number and more...

Mergers & Acquisition: Getting your "House" in order before pursuing a transaction
Preparing for a major transaction such as a sale of your company is like preparing to sell a house: youll attract more buyers and obtain a better return if you engage in some house cleaning and maintenance prior to the transaction. In particular, companies that have been engaged ... more...

What to Expect in Negotiations of a Venture Capital Term Sheet
Be Pragmatic Negotiating a term sheet with a venture capital firm may seem like a challenge. And, there will be some challenging aspects to the negotiations. However, remember that the venture capi more...

Venture Capital Term Sheet: Liquidation Preference (PART 3: Participating Preferred Stock)
Recap: What is a Liquidation Preference? The vast majority of term sheets will include a liquidation preference for the Preferred Stock – basically ensuring that the investors are paid out first if t more...

Venture Capital Term Sheet: Liquidation Preference (PART 2: Preference Multiples)
Recap: What is a Liquidation Preference? The vast majority of term sheets will include a liquidation preference for the Preferred Stock – basically ensuring that the investors are paid out first if t more...