Thursday 17th March from 11:30am to close
This is a 1-2-1 workshop - so you will need to book your 30 minute timeslot with reception. Please email reception@stjohns.co.uk to secure your slot.
Rich Woods will be visiting the Innovation Centre to provide a free workshop on legal issues relevant to start-up and scale-up businesses.
Rich is a Director at KPMG Law, and specialises in fundraising rounds for high-growth businesses. He has previously worked in Goldman Sachs’ venture capital team, and as General Counsel of LendInvest, a London fintech which recently listed.
Examples of areas which you could discuss include:
- preparing for a funding round
- investor economics: liquidation preferences, exit terms, preference shares, convertible loans
- investor rights: anti-dilution, veto rights, board positions, information rights
- equity incentive for your team
If there are any particular issues that you would like to discuss, do let us know and we will mention this to Rich before the session.