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Course Description

In order to safeguard the opportunity or investment before the deal is closed, certain steps like incorporation, structuring future investment, and creating a term sheet serve as protection for the interests of both parties. These assets and processes lend structure to the deal.

In this course, you will recognize the tradeoffs, risks, and implications of different legal investment structures and determine the right time and circumstances for switching those structures. Working with a sample startup, you will identify both appropriate and inappropriate forms of incorporation for the opportunity. You will determine the most appropriate legal structures for both non-equity and equity investment scenarios. You will then identify which sources of investment should be sought at the different phases of the business cycle. Finally, you will list the documentation required at each business cycle phase to close the deal.

You are required to have completed the following courses or have equivalent experience before taking this course:

  • Startup Viability and Funding Options
  • Pitching Your Business Opportunity

Faculty Author

Tom Schryver

Benefits to the Learner

  • Match an investment opportunity with an appropriate corporate form
  • Match an investment opportunity with an appropriate investment legal structure
  • Determine the right time and circumstances for switching investment legal structures
  • Recognize the elements required in a term sheet
  • Identify the documents required to close your deal

Target Audience

  • Entrepreneurs seeking funding for their startup
  • People who have an original or disruptive idea
  • Novice investors

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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