Fundraising for start-ups

We regularly assist founders with their equity financing from direct investments for shares to convertible instruments and advance subscription arrangements often called SAFEs (simple agreements for future equity) or ASAs (advanced subscription agreements).

We have clients across a broad range of sectors, and mostly work with companies and founders, although we also work with investors.

We prioritise keeping things simple, but it is never a one-size-fits-all approach.

We can help with:

• Structuring a fundraise
• Preparing and agreeing the term sheet
• Drafting and negotiating key transaction documents, including shareholders’ investment agreements, and articles of association
• Advance subscription arrangements such as SAFEs (simple agreements for future equity) and ASAs (advance subscription agreements)
• Advising on SEIS/EIS investments
• Due diligence and disclosure, including setting-up and managing virtual data-rooms
• Preparing additional documents including corporate authorisations such as board minutes, shareholder approvals and investor consents, as well as share certificates, Companies House filings and updating company books
• Transaction management and running signing and closing

Book an initial call free of charge to speak to a lawyer about how we might be able to help.