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WHAT ARE SUPER PRO RATA RIGHTS?

Scott Edward Walker

For example, if an investor owns 20% of the equity of a startup on a fully-diluted basis following the closing of a Series A round, it will have the right to purchase 20% of the shares of the preferred stock issued in the subsequent Series B round. The post WHAT ARE SUPER PRO RATA RIGHTS?

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No Mess (Too Much Liquidation Preference)

ithacaVC

As most of you probably know, LP is one of the fundamental economic attributes of preferred stock that preferred shareholders enjoy. Yes, it is possible to issue preferred stock without liquidation preference, but that is rarely done. Is the $13mm of aggregate LP a problem? It might be.

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

Startup Company Lawyer

I was speaking at an event last month to a group of CEOs and was surprised by the number of CEOs that were worried about the value of their common stock in a M&A transaction. Due to aggregate liquidation preferences that may exceed the acquisition price in an M&A deal, common stock may be rendered worthless.