Startups & Investment

This Service May Apply in Situations Such As

• You are a founding team and need equity, roles, vesting and key decision rights structured.
• The company works with developers or contractors and needs ownership of product or code rights documented.
• You are preparing for a funding round or investor due diligence.
• You received a term sheet or investment documents and need them explained and negotiated.
• You are considering a structure involving a company or investors in another legal system and need the local side coordinated with external counsel.

Stages of Our Engagement

1. 1
   A founder-structuring session covering ownership, roles, vesting, reserved matters and the consequences of a founder leaving.
2. 2
   Drafting or reviewing founders’ agreements, NDAs, IP assignments and relevant employee or contractor agreements.
3. 3
   Organising legal documents and preparing for due diligence within the agreed scope.
4. 4
   Reviewing and negotiating term sheets, investment agreements and shareholder rights.
5. 5
   Coordinating with counsel in other legal systems where there is a foreign element, without purporting to advise on law we do not practise.