Archive for May, 2010

Sample liquidation preference clause in a typical venture capital term sheet

By AskVenture.com

I get asked a lot for a sample clause on liquidation preference used in a typical venture capital term sheet. So, I’ve put together an all-in-one sample clause here for your reference. The good thing about this sample clause is that it covers or can be modified to cover the scenarios of
(1) participating preferred with a [...]

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Download pre post ipo global offering stats shareholding cap table spreadsheet template sample xls

By AskVenture.com

This is a spreadsheet used by a major investment bank and law firms showing the IPO offering stats of a company contemplating IPO in a real-live IPO deal (with sensitive and confidential information removed).
It is divided into three parts:
1. Offering stats at IPO (market cap, forecast earning, pe ratio, offer price, IPO proceeds, capitalization issue, [...]

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