Why you should attend
Understanding current market practice, deal terms and conditions, transaction documents and applicable securities, tax and ethical issues is critical in the venture capital business.
What you will learn
- Secondary funds, investment structures and private company trading markets
- Corporate governance for venture-backed companies
- Corporate investments - M&A rights and other issues
- The hottest industries attracting foreign direct investment in Brazil
- Exiting venture capital investments
Who should attend
This program is designed for attorneys who advise start-up companies and their investors, as well as venture capitalists. It is geared specifically to practitioners seeking a deep understanding of the venture capital field.
Morning Session: 9:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.
9:00 Introduction and Market Update
- Venture capital fundraising and effects on new investments
- Current “hot” investment spaces
- Paths to liquidity
- Performance data and benchmarks
Speakers: Kathleen Borie, Jay A. Hershey, Katie G. Taormino, Jack Wills
10:00 Key Investment Trends
- Early stage investments - convertible notes, series seed, and other structures
- Series FF Preferred Stock, Dual Class Common Stock and other founder stock structures
- Crowdsourcing
- Current market terms for investments
- Secondary transactions
Speakers: Danielle Naftulin, Donna M. Petkanics, Kathi A. Rawnsley
11:00 Networking Break
11:15 Hot Deal Sector: Brazil
- Brazilian foreign direct investment
- Key information about the hottest industries
- Special tax and IP issues
Speakers: Brian C. Hutchings
12:15 Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION: 1:15 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
1:15 Corporate Investments
- Increased role of corporate investment funds
- M&A rights
- Other special rights
Speakers: Collin G. Smyser, Edward F. Vermeer
2:15 Corporate Governance and Venture-Backed Companies
- Board structures and conflicts
- Managing board observers
- Down rounds, cramdown and washout financings, and affiliate transaction issues
- Ethical dilemmas faced by counsel
- Delaware law changes
Speakers: Thomas W. Kellerman, Yusuf Sadfari, Jeffrey R. Wolters
3:15 Networking Brea
3:30 Advanced Exits - M&A, IPO, Secondary Sales
- M&A deal terms, including indemnity and waivers of claims
- Investor issues and protections
- Deal protective measures
- IPO developments
- JOBS Act and other regulatory considerations
- Secondary markets and liquidity programs
Speakers: Paul Koenig, Christie Branson Ma, Curtis Mo, Steven J. Tonsfeldt
5:30 Adjourn
Co-Chair(s)
Jason Doren ~ General Counsel, SVB Capital; Assistant General Counsel, SVB Financial
Speaker(s)
Kathleen Borie ~ Director, Emerging Company Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jay A. Hershey ~ Managing Director, Corporate & Venture Services, Piper Jaffray & Co.
Paul Koenig ~ Managing Director, Shareholder Representative Services LLC
Program Attorney(s)
San Francisco Seminar Location
PLI California Center, 685 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105. (415) 498-2800
San Francisco Hotel Accommodations
The Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94105. Call (800) 917-7456 seven days a week from 6:00 am to 12:00 am (PDT) and mention you are attending this program at Practising Law Institute to receive the preferred rate. For online reservations, go to www.sfpalace.com/pli to receive the preferred rate.
Due to high demand we recommend reserving hotel rooms as early as possible.
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