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WHAT ARE SUPER PRO RATA RIGHTS?

Scott Edward Walker

Over the past few weeks, two of my clients have received financing term sheets in which the investors requested super pro rata rights. Simply put, pro rata rights permit the investor to maintain its percentage ownership in subsequent financing rounds. Introduction. Pro Rata Rights. The post WHAT ARE SUPER PRO RATA RIGHTS?

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No Mess (Too Much Liquidation Preference)

ithacaVC

Sometimes, after getting back the LP, the preferred holder then converts to common and gets its prorata share of proceeds left after all LP has been paid (this is called participating preferred). The “no mess” LP issue relates to investors in later rounds of financing (typically Series C and beyond).

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What is an employee retention or M&A carveout plan?

Startup Company Lawyer

Due to aggregate liquidation preferences that may exceed the acquisition price in an M&A deal, common stock may be rendered worthless. This was particularly common from 2001 to 2003, after the dot-com crash when companies had raised a large amount of venture financing at high valuations.