Practice area
Venture Capital & Fundraising
Supporting businesses and investors through every stage of the fundraising journey.
We advise founders, companies and investors from early-stage fundraising through to subsequent investment rounds.
We help clients structure the investment, navigate negotiations, understand the commercial implications of key investment terms and manage the entire lifecycle of the transaction from term sheet, legal due diligence, to signing and completion.
Whether you are raising capital for the first time or undertaking a subsequent funding round, we provide practical guidance throughout the process.
What we do
Raising the Round
- Term sheets and heads of terms
- Share subscription agreements
- Convertible instruments
- Simple agreements for future equity
- Bridge and pre-emptive rounds
Investor Rights
- Shareholders’ agreements
- Board composition and observer rights
- Reserved matters and consent thresholds
- Information and reporting rights
- Anti-dilution and pre-emption
Founders & Team
- Founder share vesting
- Employee incentive schemes (ESOP/ESAS)
- Intellectual property assignment
- Restrictive covenants
Liquidity & Exit
- Liquidation preferences
- Drag-along and tag-along
- Secondary sales
- Exit readiness reviews
