In this article, Jonathan Luebbers explains how purchasers and issuers can properly show accredited investor status. What proofs are adequate to show that a purchaser qualifies as an accredited investor?
The SEC has laid out
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If you’ve ever raised money by selling securities, it’s likely that you’ve encountered the term “accredited investor.” If you haven’t, it’s never too early to enrich your understanding. Knowing the ins and outs of accredited
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If you formed your startup in California or another state, and in any format other than a Delaware C corporation, you will at some point consider whether to reincorporate your business venture into a Delaware
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Located in the heart of the European Union, Luxembourg is the largest investment fund center in Europe and the second largest in the world after the United States. Luxembourg’s investment funds have a dominant position
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With the help of our friends at Proseeder, we have collected data points on venture capital financings and M&A transactions from Q1 2016 to Q4 2018. The raw data was provided by Crunchbase but we
Continue Reading Spot evolving trends in funding rounds with the market data offered on Accelerate.
“If you can’t figure out the employee thing, just hire an independent contractor.” This is a common refrain for companies looking to expand into other countries. While hiring a contractor may seem
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Through Accelerate, we provide #entrepreneurs with easy to read materials that clearly explain key legal and business issues every founder of a company should know. Follow DLA Piper Accelerate for insights and resources to help
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If you are a startup based in California, you may be thinking about incorporating where you are physically located. It is true that, in the short term, incorporating in California will save a few dollars.
Continue Reading Where to incorporate your business: California or Delaware?
Employee mobility is a boon to employers and employees alike, but it also presents unique challenges for preserving trade secret information. Those challenges include not only preserving one’s own trade secrets on the back end,
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In a private company setting, after the founders have been issued fully vested or restricted stock under their stock purchase agreements, the employees, consultants, advisors and directors who are subsequently hired commonly receive equity compensation
Continue Reading Private company stock option grants: a founder’s guide to who gets what, when
