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The Nuts and Bolts of Financing: Legal Insights from Startup Counsel (Hybrid)
Overview
As a founder or executive of a startup or other growth company, you know firsthand that the ability to source and secure capital is critical to the ultimate success of your business. You’ve likely immersed yourself in the big picture – the current funding climate, making the right connections and networking with potential investors, and honing your investment pitch. But founders often realize, after they’ve secured some commitments for capital, that they aren’t fluent in the underlying language of capital funding, or don’t have a grasp on how to actually structure their financing round.
Join MDG Boston on October 7th, either in-person or online, for a practical, founder-focused session with Joe Ramadei, Partner at Gennari Aronson, LLP and MDG Boston Board Member, as he dives into the nuances of capital fundraising that founders often gloss over, to their detriment.
What You’ll Learn
Joe will share real-world insights from advising startups and growth companies, including:
- Differentiating the basic alternatives for structuring a financing, from equity rounds, to convertible debt, to SAFEs
- Understanding the effects of your capital needs and funding sources—how the stage of your business and the nature of your investors influence the type of financing you’ll select
- The anatomy of various investment structures, and the impact of key provisions in each type of financing document
Who Should Attend
- Early-stage founders and co-founders
- CEOs and executives at growing startups
- MDG members advising or supporting startup companies
- Anyone preparing for fundraising or long-term growth
Why Attend
You’ll leave the presentation with a greater understanding of the various options available to your company for fundraising, along with key considerations to take into account when selecting the right structure and negotiating critical provisions.
Location
- Hosted at the Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds offices at 55 Old Bedford Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 (Easy access, only three miles from 128/95 with plenty of free parking)
- Online (Zoom)
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 PM (EST)
For in-person registrants, a light lunch of sandwiches and chips will be provided
Agenda
- Presentation
- Q&A
Tickets
- IN-PERSON – FREE
- ONLINE – FREE
About the Speaker: Joseph Ramadei – Partner, Gennari Aronson, LLP & Board Member, MDG Boston
Joe Ramadei is a seasoned corporate and transactional lawyer with a well-earned reputation for finding collaborative solutions in challenging negotiations. Joe’s work with companies spans the entire corporate life-cycle, including entity selection, general corporate representation and counseling, licensing, venture capital financings, initial public offerings, securities compliance, and mergers and acquisitions.
Joe advises both public and private companies in a wide range of industries, including enterprise software and Saas, medical devices, healthcare and information technology, outdoor advertising and surety insurance, professional services, media, and other industries. He has substantial experience in structuring and negotiating venture capital financings, ranging from seed stage to later series rounds, and also mergers & acquisitions, including both buy-side and sell-side transactions. Joe also advises a number of early stage companies and entrepreneurs on company formation and equity allocation as well as strategies for financing and equity compensation.
Prior to joining Gennari Aronson, Joe was an associate at major law firms in Boston and New York City, including Goodwin Procter and Chadbourne & Parke, where he worked on a variety of corporate, licensing and securities matters for private and publicly held clients.
Joe holds a J.D from Cornell Law School, cum laude, and a B.A. in American Studies from Cornell University.