Ownership can be hard to figure at closing
It’s typically impractical and unprofitable to obsess over ownership while operating a young business, and each layer of this onion is typically some added work for the dealmaker at the time of closing.
Terms of the deal must face a lot of the past
Prior agreements with investors, employees and other stakeholders will guiding and constrain how the deal term sheet will apply
Distributions of stock or cash with various strings
Sale proceeds are in various forms, with unique terms for when and how they’ll manifest for each stakeholder
See
- Visualize the terms of the deal clearly
- Models choices along legal requirements
- Analyze impact on all stakeholders
Decide
- Manage decisions and hypotheticals together
- Structure elections with clear rationale
- Align stakeholders at speed
Do
- Document all decisions automatically
- Report and onboard stakeholders
- Close deal without skipping a beat
