VC Portfolio Company M&A Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Developing Negotiation Strategies, Analyzing Deal Terms, and Getting Deals Done (Inside the Minds)

VC Portfolio Company M&A Strategies is an authoritative, insider's perspective on best practices for successfully navigating mergers and acquisitions for venture capital portfolio companies. Featuring partners and chairs from some of the nation's leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through establishing client goals and objectives, identifying important deal components, and evaluating industry regulations and licensing laws. From providing legal counsel and analysis to negotiating business and legal issues, these leaders offer strategies for conducting due diligence, negotiating contract terms, assessing risks, and analyzing deal killers. Additionally, these top lawyers give tips on evaluating a company by reviewing the business market, assets, liabilities, and intellectual property. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating an increasingly-enforced and ever-changing area of law. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. Roddy Bailey, Partner, Miller & Martin PLLC "Achieving the Client's Goals in a VC Company M&A Event" 2. David H. Sands, Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP "Strategies Leading to Successful Acquisitions" 3. John J. Sabl, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP "Successful M&A for Venture Portfolio Companies" 4. Brentley M. Bullock, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP "Achieving a Successful M&A Exit" 5. William N. Gerson, Attorney, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP "Intellectual Property and Its Value in an M&A Transaction" 6. Susan C. Alker, Partner, Reed Smith LLP "Exploring Financing Options for M&A Deals" 7. Zack Z. Dong, Partner, Baker & Daniels LLP "Investing in China: Understanding Overseas Acquisition Strategies and Risks" 8. Lisa Read Blanco, Partner, King & Spalding LLP "Setting the Stage for a Successful M&A Exit Transaction" 9. Arthur Dudley II, Shareholder, Butzel Long "Strategies and Structures for Private Equity/Venture Capital M&A Deals" Appendices Include: Appendix A: Guidelines for Protecting Trade Secrets of California VC Portfolio Companies Appendix B: Sample Term Sheet for Bank Financing Appendix C: Checklist for an Acquisition Financing Appendix D: Provisions on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Appendix E: Form Letter of Intent Appendix F: Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ABC Pharmaceuticals Company Appendix G: ABC Pharmaceuticals Company Series A Preferred Sock Purchase Agreement