Art of the Equity Deal for Middle Market Companies
As capital markets stabilize, equity investors are returning to the table and new sources of funding are opening up for startup and middle-market companies. Still, these companies face a challenging financing environment where investors are uncertain about the sustainability of the economic recovery. As such, investors – venture capital funds, angel investors, and others – are demanding and receiving more favorable terms from the companies in which they invest. This program will provide you with a practical guide to the current state of equity funding for startup and middle-market companies, current sources of funding, trends in deal terms, and tips on how to make your clients look their best before potential investors.
Day 1: April 27, 2010:
· State of capital markets for startups: Identifying sources of equity funding in a challenging environment
· Currently active sources of equity funding
· Trends in venture capital and angel investing deal terms and structures
· Types of deals getting done and industry favorites/dogs
· Practical tips on how to make your clients look their best in front of investors
Day 2: April 28, 2010:
· Overview of current state of capital markets for middle-market companies
· Private equity investments: What they are looking for and not
· Strategic investments by major industry companies in middle-market growth opportunities
· Private placements to individual investors
· Special issues involved in distressed companies
Hendrik F. Jordaan is a partner in the Denver office of Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP, and chairs the firm's corporate practice. He specializes in advising financial and strategic buyers and sellers in public and private merger and acquisition transactions. He structures, negotiates, and documents a wide array of transactions including asset acquisitions, stock acquisitions, mergers, leveraged buy-outs, auction transactions, tender offers, going-private transactions, and cross-border transactions. Mr. Jordaan is president of the Colorado Association of Corporate Counsel and chair of the ABA Distressed M&A Task Force. He received his B.S., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University and J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law.
