Venture capital
Whether you’re a founder, startup or investor, we help you maximise potential.
We act for founders, startups and investors at every stage of a company’s development - from early-round financings, venture and private equity investments, to exits. Based on the path your business has taken to date, we can help you anticipate and plan for the challenges that lie ahead.
Our services
Investment rounds
From seed rounds to venture, growth and private equity investments, we can help you navigate investment rounds of any type and size. Our expertise covers every aspect of fundraising, from the term sheet stage through to diligence, transaction documents and closing.
With extensive experience across every growth stage, we’re able to support with much more than the drafting of agreements. We can also advise you on how terms might impact you in the future, and how they might be seen in the next investment round.Convertibles
If you’re using a convertible security between priced equity rounds, we can help ensure the process is quick and simple.
Our team have extensive experience with UK-style convertible loans and advance subscription agreements, as well as instruments like SAFEs, KISS notes, and FASTs.
By providing straightforward and clear advice, we will help you understand conversion triggers and secure the right terms for your convertible raise, while ensuring that all the necessary steps are followed correctly.
Exits
It’s never too early to start thinking about your exit. From a simple exit-readiness review to an in-depth piece of advisory work around a reorganisation or spinout transaction, our team can assist you with early planning to help get the best outcome.
Our startup specialists have extensive experience of working through the exit provisions of investment documents, and in structuring exits in a way which ensures that all stakeholders are looked after properly.
Founder departures
When it’s time for a founder to move on, even the friendliest departure can become complicated. Equity and vesting arrangements, option documents, board seats – as well as employment law considerations – may all need to be worked through.
In addition, shareholder arrangements may also need to be revised to take account of the changed dynamics within a business. With extensive experience in this area, we can guide you through every aspect of the process, helping you get the best outcome from what is often a complex situation.
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