Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

Chief Vesting Officers)? If the money comes from professional investors it usually has a “liquidation preference” meaning that their money comes out before the founders or common stock. (If That’s why liquidation preferences exist – downside protection. The Aqui-hire Business.

Liquidation Preference 357

Liquidation Preference Early Stage Retention Lock-up Period 357

Startup Company Lawyer

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Due to aggregate liquidation preferences that may exceed the acquisition price in an M&A deal, common stock may be rendered worthless. If you can’t figure this out yourself, you should probably build a liquidation preference spreadsheet to model how liquidation preferences work depending on M&A transaction value.

Retention 31

Retention Liquidation Preference Employee Common Stock 31

dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

from David Dalka - Creating Revenue and Retention - Chicago GSB MBA As discussed in my recent post about a TiE event on Chicago start ups, there are many factors to consider when taking in funding and employees. How often are you seeing immediate/accelerated vesting upon change of control? Id like to ask t.

Equity 40

Equity Employee Dilution Valuation 40