UNDERSTANDING AND NEGOTIATING TERM SHEETS FOR EARLY STAGE AND FOLLOW ON INVESTMENTS

LEMAN ACCELERATOR SERIES WORKSHOP

5.30pm

Informal Networking, Pizza and Beer

6.00pm – 7.00pm

Panel Discussion

Note - This is a workshop format event, attendees are encouraged

to participate, ask questions and commence discussion.

Beer and pizza will be available throughout.

SPEAKERS & TOPIC

For this workshop our speakers will share advice and tips

on how start-up businesses can understand and negotiate term sheets for early stage and follow on investments.

ALISON CRAWFORD

Investment Associate, Atlantic Bridge

NIALL FLOOD

Director, Corporate Finance, KPMG

MARK ROBERTS

Corporate Partner, Leman Solicitors

GAVIN BLUETT

Senior Associate, Leman Solicitors

VENUE

The Portershed, Eyre Square, Galway, H91 HY51

SPEAKERS BIOGRAPHIES

Alison Crawford

Alison is an investor with Atlantic Bridge, a multi-stage top-tier global venture capital firm with c. $1bn of assets under management. Alison has several years’ experience leading investments into various sectors and acts as a non-executive director for early stage and growing companiesAlison previously worked with KPMG Advisory, where she trained as a Chartered Accountant. She is a graduate of Business & Law in University College Dublin

Niall Flood

Niall is a Director in KPMG’s Corporate Finance Department, advising rapidly-growing private businesses on funding options and M&A transactions (including buy-side acquisition advice, as well as minority/majority equity sale mandates) Niall advises & supports founders of high-growth companies through the process of raising institutional capital & exits – ensuring the business is both well positioned & fully understood by investors, whilst also negotiating key points on the company’s behalf (e.g. debt capacity, liquidation preferences, warrant/options, good/bad leaver, anti-dilution, drag & tag rights etc.).

Niall also advises private businesses & founders in the Technology Media & Telecoms (TMT) sector, as well as the Food & Beverage, Retail, Healthcare, Transportation & Industrials sectors.

Mark Roberts

Mark is a partner in Leman’s Corporate Department and leads Leman’s Life Sciences practice. He has represented corporate clients and investors in a variety of sectors including life sciences and technology.

Mark is also the Head of Brexit in Leman. He has significant experience in advising on cross border corporate transactions both within and outside the European Union and also advising Irish entities trading on a multi-jurisdictional basis.

Mark was admitted as solicitor in England and Wales in 2003 and in Ireland in 2004. He spent 11 years in the corporate department of the Dublin office of Maples and Calder.

Gavin Bluett

Gavin is a senior associate in Leman Solicitors’ Corporate and Commercial Department and is qualified to practice in Ireland, England, and Wales. Gavin’s areas of practice include a wide range of corporate matters, including equity investments, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity transactions, and corporate governance for private companies.

Gavin also leads the Leman Accelerator Series which consists of a series of workshops that provide an informal open forum where scaling technology companies can come to get information on how to prepare for fundraising and investment rounds.

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