YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2019
by Adam Coffey, author of “ The Private Equity Playbook ” . You speak to trusted friends and personal advisors about how you should go about doing this (perhaps your lawyer or accountant), and before you know it, you stumble upon an important player in the private equity game: the investment banker.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
From there, it’s time to inquire what the value of the company currently is and if their investment is going towards equity or loans. Typically, when a financial investment plan appears to be legally sound and beneficially appealing, the deal accounts for a total of 50% of the predicted return on investment.
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David Teten
JANUARY 21, 2021
V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Typical questions: What do you think of management? Convertible or equity? We discuss deal structures. How well do you know them? Have you reference them? Have you looked at competition? How well financed is the competition? What is their market traction? How much are they raising? How much is soft-circled (committed)?
YoungUpstarts
MAY 17, 2019
They manage all the customer relationships. The opportunity: Use this as a negotiating point when bargaining for the deal. If the business IS the business owner, then that person needs to be part of the deal. Structure the buy-out to include an employment contract or consulting agreement, as well as an earn-out.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 14, 2018
Marks, founder and managing partner of High Rock Partners and author of “ Middle Market M & A: Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting “ Conventional wisdom says that a company grows by reaching new customers, increasing its workforce, expanding marketing or launching new products or services. by Kenneth H.
David Teten
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Not surprisingly, the list above also is ranked from least to most equity stake in an investment for the investor, relative to the cash they invest. How would one set up such a startup to eventually raise capital from outside VCs, who will be wary of ‘dead equity’ (i.e., equity that belongs to departed cofounders)? The cliffs?
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