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5 Things To Consider Before Selling To A Private Equity Firm

YoungUpstarts

Initial conversations (known in the industry as “fireside chats”) may take place to generate interest with a select group of potential buyers. By the same token, using a competent accountant for tax advice can help you maximize the deal structure to limit your tax exposure and maximize the cash potential in the sale.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

I’ve been looking for suggestions for an initial deal structure that is appropriate for the theoretical case of a trusted dev shop putting in $100k in market-value of services over a 6 month period in time. on top of that often results in conversations and incentives that are difficult to overcome, especially early on in a company.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part V

Gust

I have to admit my West Coast bias here, having learned the ropes at a large Silicon Valley firm ; it makes little sense to me to have investor’s counsel drafting documents that are woven into the fabric of a company’s governance and capital structure, with which the company will likely be living for years after the investment is made.

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