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Positioning Your VC-Funded Company for an Exit Strategy in 2009: Top CEOs, VCs and Lawyers on Important Considerations for an Exit Strategy in 2009
ReedLogic is pleased to present "Positioning Your VC-Funded Company for an Exit Strategy (M&A/IPO) in 2009: Top CEOs, VCs and Lawyers on Important Considerations Given the Current Economic Outlook." In the three hours it takes to watch this video seminar, you will be up to speed on the possible ramifications of the current economy on your company's valuation, how it will affect your compensation and equity personally, and be able to evaluate if in fact 2009 is a good time to pursue an exit strategy. Upon your purchase being made, ReedLogic will send you the video seminar on CD to watch on your computer or iPod - perfect for an upcoming flight, train ride or business trip.
The video seminar is led by venture capitalists (Roger Novak, Novak Biddle Venture Partners; Teo Dagi, HLM Ventures), venture capital lawyers (Irwin Kishner, Herrick, Feinstein; Michael Rennock, Foley & Lardner; Todd Peterson, Edwards Angell) and CEOs who have received venture capital funding. The keynote speakers share their experiences on the importance of timing, achieving the best valuation, and how equity compensation and options affect the eventual terms when an exit event occurs (whether in 2009 or beyond). Take advantage of this resource that has been invaluable to executives of other VC-Funded companies and features the most up to date insights and benchmarks unavailable anywhere else. The video seminar features information on:
- A checklist of considerations (including valuation, management compensation, equity) to determine if 2009 is the time to start pursuing an exit strategy
- The impact the current economy has on venture-capital funded companies and what happens if it keeps getting worse
- How deal structures are changing for M&A transactions and what they mean for your personal return on investment once a deal closes
- The impact the current economy has on venture capital funds and making raising future rounds of capital for VC-Funded companies more difficult
- How to position your company for a possible sale - what acquirers and investment banks look for
- Key wording and clauses for executive compensation/employment agreements to make sure your income from a potential sale has the least tax liability possible (for your personal income)
- Insights from leading VCs, Lawyers and CEOs of VC-Backed companies on where they think the economy is heading, and the impact on VC-Funded companies if they don't pursue an exit strategy in 2009
Samples of the types of questions answered in the video seminar include:
- What are the 5-7 key characteristics that make next year the right time to sell a venture capital backed company?
- How important is revenue when deciding to sell for the venture capital backed company? What are the benchmarks and expectations?
- What impact does profitability have on the decision to sell? How are profitability figures interpreted?
- How critical is the competitive landscape when deciding to sell?
- In what way do growth plans and the need for capital impact the decision to sell? Will raising capital now be much harder given the economy?
- What impact does the current economy have on the valuations of venture-capital funded companies? How do you see this changing?
- What is the role of the CEO in pursuing an exit strategy? What factors should motivate the CEO when evaluating the decision to sell the company? What about the CFO, CTO, CMO, Board of Directors and other key executives?
- How does management's motivation different from other's who are involved in the decision to sell? Why?
- What role do the venture capitalists play in the decision to sell? How does the original financing deal impact this decision?
- What is the role of the board members? What motivates the board when determining if it's a good time to sell?
- Can you walk me through the steps that need to happen and a hypothetical timeline if a company decides that 2009 is a good time to begin pursuing an exit strategy?
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"Executives don't have enough time to travel - ReedLogic seminars are the perfect way to get leading intelligence without ever leaving your office." - Alex Wilmerding, Partner, Boston Capital Ventures
"Thorough, informative and interesting - these videos are an efficient, effective means of gaining in depth insight into topics that affect every executive's business decision-making." - Greg Nowak, Partner, Pepper Hamilton
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