This Article is the third installment of a series of discussing important legal issues to consider when buying a business. The first installment discussed the role of the Exclusivity Agreement, and the second...
This post completes a three-part primer which teaches founders about legal aspects of seed financings with a focus on a handful of tricky issues which arise in this context when using convertible notes. The issues so discussed in the article...
When selling your business, why would you, as the seller, want to expressly promise not to compete with the business you just sold for some time after the sale? As this article points out, courts operating under New York law have, absent an...
This article highlights several prominent news stories with some kind of nexus to legal topics relevant to startups. News stories profiled in this article include the SEC's forthcoming rulemakings under the JOBS Act, Viacom's victory on appeal...
This article continues a series about maximizing the value of your company when preparing for an exit. This particular article focuses on maximizing the value received in a sale of your business by understanding the buyer's primary motivation...
Building a startup into a valuable business is rewarding in and of itself, but absent an exit strategy, a high percentage of your wealth is tied to the business which you built. This article details some common ways for an entrepreneur to exit...
There is no question that it is essential for a buyer of a business to conduct due diligence of the target's legal, financial and business operations as a condition of proceeding with the transaction. However, if you are the seller of...
This article kicks off a series providing advice to potential sellers of companies aiming to make their companies as attractive as possible for acquirers. This particular article focuses on increasing value realized by understanding the...
This article concerns a recent wave of medical mergers and acquisitions and the role reputation plays in these transactions. As the article highlights, the easy availability of reviews by patients of their health care providers (whether...
This article highlights several prominent news stories with some kind of nexus to legal topics relevant to startups. News stories profiled in this article include developments in a major M&A transaction, executive compensation at Microsoft,...