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Lifecycle of a Technology Company
Step-by-Step Legal Background and Practical Guide from Startup to Sale
Edwin L. Miller, Jr. (Author)
9780470223925, Wiley
Hardback, published 8 February 2008
320 pages, Exhibits: 4 B&W, 0 Color
23.4 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.572 kg
Praise for Lifecycle of a Technology Company
"Lifecycle of a Technology Company is a comprehensive business and legal handbook for all but the most experienced technology entrepreneurs. I shared my copy with a few colleagues at MIT who have either started or are contemplating launching their own companies, and I had a real problem retrieving it. The data supports my opinion that this book will attain 'handbook' status on the 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 long road to success for venture-backed technology companies. It distills a lifetime of experience in advising technology companies in a concise and understandable way."
-Howard Berke, Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist
"Lifecycle of a Technology Company provides a valuable resource for lawyers at a variety of experience levels. The junior lawyer will use this resource for the basics. More experienced lawyers with a broad practice will use this for a 'sanity check' relative to market terms and business rationale. In the trenches, it will assist lawyers by providing practical, plain speaking explanations for why things operate as they do in the finance, intellectual property, and merger & acquisition segments of the technology world. If you expect to represent technology clients, keep this book nearby."
-James O'Hare, Partner Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, Boston
Preface ix Acknowledgments xi About the Web Site xiii CHAPTER 1 Start-Up Phase 1 Founders’ Contractual Arrangements and Mechanics of the Incorporation Process 1 Choice of Entity 31 Stock Option Plans and Other Equity Compensation Arrangements 37 Employment Agreements 49 Appendices 55 CHAPTER 2 Financing the Venture 57 Venture Capital Financings 57 Basics of Debt Financing 90 Brief Introduction to the Structure and Operation of Venture Capital and Buyout Funds 98 Appendices 103 CHAPTER 3 Intellectual Property Protection 105 Basics of Intellectual Property Protection 105 License Agreements 121 Technology Licensing: Advanced Topics 140 Appendices 179 CHAPTER 4 Private Placements, Initial Public Offerings, and Public Company Regulation 181 Basics of Securities Regulation for Private Companies 181 Initial Public Offerings 195 Public Company Regulation 206 Appendices 247 CHAPTER 5 Acquisitions 249 Mergers and Acquisitions: Structuring Considerations 249 Overview of an Acquisition Agreement 260 Advanced Topics 270 Appendices 292 Index 293
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
