Lifecycle of a Technology Company Step-by-Step Legal Background and Practical Guide from Startup to Sale

by Miller, Edwin L.

• ISBN13: 9780470223925
• ISBN10: 0470223928
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-09
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book helps to create a solid foundation for those who are in the technology sector. It allows the entrepreneur to understand more deeply the legal milieu in which they operate and provides venture capitalists with a better understanding of the rationale behind their deals with portfolio companies.

Author Biography

Edwin L. Miller Jr. is a partner with the law firm of Sullivan & Worcester LLP. He has practiced corporate and securities law for over thirty-five years. He has extensive experience in both the public and private markets representing emerging and established technology companies in their financing, technology transfer, and acquisition activities. He has been featured in The Best Lawyers in America and is the author of Mergers and Acquisitions: A Step-by-Step Legal and Practical Guide, also published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the Web Site	p. xiii
Start-Up Phase	p. 1
Founders' Contractual Arrangements and Mechanics of the Incorporation Process	p. 1
Choice of Entity	p. 31
Stock Option Plans and Other Equity Compensation Arrangements	p. 37
Employment Agreements	p. 49
Appendices	p. 55
Financing the Venture	p. 57
Venture Capital Financings	p. 57
Basics of Debt Financing	p. 90
Brief Introduction to the Structure and Operation of Venture Capital and Buyout Funds	p. 98
Appendices	p. 103
Intellectual Property Protection	p. 105
Basics of Intellectual Property Protection	p. 105
License Agreements	p. 121
Technology Licensing: Advanced Topics	p. 140
Appendices	p. 179
Private Placements, Initial Public Offerings, and Public Company Regulation	p. 181
Basics of Securities Regulation for Private Companies	p. 181
Initial Public Offerings	p. 195
Public Company Regulation	p. 206
Appendices	p. 247
Acquisitions	p. 249
Mergers and Acquisitions: Structuring Considerations	p. 249
Overview of an Acquisition Agreement	p. 260
Advanced Topics	p. 270
Appendices	p. 292
Index	p. 293
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