Lifecycle of a Technology Company
Step-by-Step Legal Background and Practical Guide from Startup to Sale
Published on 16. June 2008
320 pages
978-0-470-24548-4 (ISBN)
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"Lifecycle of a Technology Company is a comprehensive business andlegal handbook for all but the most experienced technologyentrepreneurs. I shared my copy with a few colleagues at MIT whohave either started or are contemplating launching their owncompanies, and I had a real problem retrieving it. The datasupports my opinion that this book will attain 'handbook' status onthe desks of technology entrepreneurs."
-Dr. George B. Kenney, Associate Director Materials Processing& Microphotonics Centers at MIT
"This book will help entrepreneurs avoid the pitfalls on the longroad to success for venture-backed technology companies. Itdistills a lifetime of experience in advising technology companiesin a concise and understandable way."
-Howard Berke, Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist
"Lifecycle of a Technology Company provides a valuable resource forlawyers at a variety of experience levels. The junior lawyer willuse this resource for the basics. More experienced lawyers with abroad practice will use this for a 'sanity check' relative tomarket terms and business rationale. In the trenches, it willassist lawyers by providing practical, plain speaking explanationsfor why things operate as they do in the finance, intellectualproperty, and merger & acquisition segments of the technologyworld. If you expect to represent technology clients, keep thisbook nearby."
-James O'Hare, Partner Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston GatesEllis, Boston
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Step-by-Step Legal Background and Practical Guide from Startup to Sale
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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.
Content
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
About the Website .
Chapter 1. Startup Phase.
Founders' Contractual Arrangements and Mechanics of theIncorporation Process.
Choice of Entity.
Stock Option Plans and Other Equity CompensationArrangements.
Employment Agreements.
Appendices.
Chapter 2. Financing The Venture.
Venture Capital Financings.
Basics of Debt Financing.
A Brief Introduction to the Structure and Operation of VentureCapital and Buyout Funds.
Appendices.
Chapter 3. Intellectual Property Protection.
Basics of Intellectual Property Protection.
License Agreements.
Technology Licensing: Advanced Topics.
Appendices.
Chapter 4. Private Placements, Initial Public Offerings, AndPublic Company Regulation.
Basics of Securities Regulation for Private Companies.
Initial Public Offerings.
Public Company Regulation.
Appendices.
Chapter 5. Acquisitions.
Mergers and Acquisitions: Structuring Considerations.
Overview of an Acquisition Agreement.
Advanced Topics.
Appendices.
Index.
