Investment processes, VC financing

Venture capital funds, seed capital, business angels

A journey through Sand Hill Road (even the Polish one) is not a quiet ride or a lazy weekend stroll. Neither Scott Kupor, nor we will explain all its secrets and give you ready recipes. We will not fish out the best ideas for you, we will not fill your portfolios with great companies with huge chances for alpha…

Arno Ilgner wrote once that “It all revolves around how you use your attention – whether you waste it or focus it on the task at hand?”. Our team is to help you concentrate your attention on your task.

We may do a lot to make you feel safe during that journey. We have cooperated with the best Polish and international management teams. We understand the logic and mechanisms of the investment process. We feel that special spark between a start-up and an investor. We know that a portfolio support could be challenging and that it takes a long time to achieve success.

We will eagerly help you by preparing required documents, supporting you with tried and tested solutions, or … coming up with the new ones tailored to your needs.

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  • we will be your comprehensive support in the entire investment process;
  • we will prepare term-sheets, investment agreements, management agreements, convertible notes, agreements with the management entity, statutes of the fund and regulations of relevant fund bodies etc.
  • we will support you in negotiations of investment and management agreements;
  • we will help you in relations with portfolio companies and fund’s LPs;
  • we will take care of proper implementation of investment objectives and fulfilment of obligations under the investment agreement;
  • we will provide legal support in obtaining further investment rounds and implementing investment exits;
  • we will provide you with assistance in verifying intellectual property, industrial property and trademarks protection matters;
  • we will assist you with legal and tax due diligence;

    • We will accompany you at every stage of your business in creating growth of your investments’ value and potential.

Public-leveraged funds, funds financed by the EU – alternative investment company, BRIdge Alfa funds, funds with the support of PFR (Polish Development Fund), NCBR (National Centre for Research and Development), BGK etc.

We are aware how programmes stimulating the development of VC industry have become important for the market in recent years. Through those initiatives, funds become more recognizable, and the ecosystem of innovations and start-ups develop. At the same time, new, professional management teams are created. If you are one of such entities, we are willing to work with you. We know that your work, although seems similar to typical VC, has many additional elements which often may be troublesome even for experienced investors.

The entities providing public funding impose many additional requirements and limitations, as well as non-obvious rules of reporting and accounting for investments. We understand these specifics and at the same time know the challenges you face during the investment process.

Every stage – from obtaining financing, through investment, to investment exit involving investment committees composed of representatives from public institutions – these are activities that may require legal support.

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  • we will provide you with comprehensive support during the entire investment process;
  • we will help you prepare application documentation in competitions for management teams;
  • we will organize meetings of investment committees ensuring that your goals are accomplished safely and quietly;
  • we will assist you in drawing up corporate documentation of companies acting as managers of alternative investment companies and of companies that are alternative investment companies formed with the support of the PFR and NCBR;
  • we will support you in communication with the representatives of public institutions providing funding, and when necessary, we will take over communication with them;
  • we will support you on a regular basis in the implementation of and accounting for grants and entrusted funds;
  • we will assist you with public procurement law matters, we will ensure that you apply the rule of competitiveness safely to your funds, and in the event of an audit we will justify the correctness of your decisions and procedures;
  • we will prepare term-sheets, investment agreements, management agreements, agreements with the management entity, statutes of the fund and regulations of relevant fund bodies etc.
  • we will support you during negotiations of investment agreements and management agreements;
  • we will help you in relations with portfolio companies and fund’s LPs;
  • we will provide legal support in obtaining further investment rounds and implementing investment exits;
  • we will provide you with assistance in verifying intellectual property, industrial property and trademarks protection matters;
  • we will assist you with legal and tax due diligence;
  • we will support you in the final settlement of the project and ensuring sustainability/final settlement with the public institution;

    • We will support you in the process of obtaining attractive investments, at the same time taking care of formal requirements resulting from involvement of public funds.

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