Emerging Companies, Private Equity and Venture Capital
Robinson & Cole matches the needs of start-up, emerging, and fast growth companies by coupling sound advice and responsiveness with a nimble and practical approach. We frequently advise these companies from formation to funding through successful acquisitions or IPOs. Among other services, we help these companies structure angel and venture capital investments; license core technology; prepare and implement employment, proprietary information, and noncompetition agreements; design and prepare equity incentive plans; negotiate strategic agreements and joint ventures; and achieve liquidity. Our clients also benefit from the advice of our lawyers concentrating in intellectual property, labor and employment, environmental, litigation, real estate, and tax law. Our experience enables us to meet all of the legal needs of emerging companies in a cost-effective manner while offering the resources of a major law firm as a company grows.We have significant experience in US and international private equity transactions. Our experience in corporate, securities, intellectual property, tax, and ERISA law has enabled us to handle successfully numerous complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including mezzanine and later stage investments, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, private investments in public equity financings, and recapitalizations. We understand the changing environment of the private equity market and can respond quickly with innovative structuring and financing for all types of transactions. Our lawyers have extensive experience with acquisitions and financings of public and private companies and with a variety of exit strategies, including spin-offs, recapitalizations, mergers, and IPOs.
Robinson & Cole has extensive experience representing both venture-backed companies and venture capital firms in industries such as technology, health care, consumer products, media and marketing, retail, manufacturing, and finance. Our lawyers understand the venture capital process and have significant experience with the documentation involved in venture capital financings. We understand the standards by which venture capitalists assess businesses and business plans and models, the types and terms of securities involved, and the dynamics of multi-investor groups and multiple series of equity. Our experience enables us to navigate clients through the often complicated issues involved in venture capital financings, as well as provide advice and insight to those clients as they grow their businesses.
