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We are thrilled to be expanding our expertise and impact in the legal talent space with the acquisition of The PeterSan Group and PeterSan Legal Staffing. This transformative step reinforces our commitment to delivering unparalleled talent solutions, ensuring our clients benefit from the best expertise across industries. With this strategic move, TalentoHC is redefining what’s possible in legal talent acquisition, combining our strengths with The Petersan Group’s legacy of excellence to provide innovative solutions and unmatched service. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Hunt Scanlon Ventures for their expert advisory role in making this acquisition a reality. 📖 Read more about this exciting development: https://lnkd.in/eFUP6cHH Join us in celebrating this next chapter of growth and collaboration – together, we’re building a brighter future for talent acquisition! #TalentoHC #ThePeterSanGroup #HuntScanlon #Leadership #LegalTalent #TalentSolutions #ExecutiveSearch #MergersAndAcquisitions

Special Thanks to Forbes magazine for this coverage about Y.Georgiades & Associates LLC , Kinisis Ventures Ltd Read Full Article here

🤝 NEW PARTNERSHIP - Unmtchd. is partnering up with Velsa Starting a new brand is exciting, but let's be real – the legal side can be a total pain in the b*** (sorry my legal friends, it’s not you, it’s the crazy paperwork 😥) As a marketer, and now a founder, I've been there: long hours looking over NDAs and contracts, the constant worry about compliance, and the shock of those hefty legal bills. It's enough to make you want to stick to the more creative side of things, am I right? That's why I'm happy to announce our partnership with VELSA, Germany's #1 legal platform for startups! At Unmtchd., we're always looking for ways to elevate your marketing game. Now, we're taking it a step further by helping you navigate all the legal aspects of your marketing and founder journey. 🔑 What this means for our German-speaking community: ▶ Access to digital legal packages covering funding, fundraising, first-customer contracts, hiring, and taxes ▶ Tailored workshops on crucial topics like customer contracts and financing rounds ▶ Free "Legal 101" sessions with top-tier lawyers ▶ Save up to €15,000 in legal costs annually ▶ Cut 50% time off your legal processes Why it matters ⤵ As marketers and founders, you're focused on growth and innovation. Velsa will help you do so with a solid legal foundation, saving time and resources for what you do best. For our GLOBAL community of content creators and founders – we have your back too! Together with Velsa we will start sharing content to get you thinking about your IPs so you can maximize your brand potential. More to come soon 👀 What’s your biggest legal headache right now? Leon Wisskirchen the founder and CEO of Velsa will hang out in the comments, answering any questions you might have. #unmtchd #untmchdPartnership

DSK Legal, Mayer Brown advise JOST Werke on acquisition of Hyva Group DSK: Aparajit Bhattacharya, Harvinder Singh, Shruti Dogra, Shubhi Ameriya, Manhar Gulani, Mala Mehto, Brijesh Sahoo, Sumedha Tewari, Dhvani Shah, Kunal Mehra, Danish Khan and Aakrit Aditya Sharma Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dXwbMZFF #BarandBench #Dealstreet #Lawfirms #Lawfirm

What is it like to work with a high-level international network of independent law firms? Here’s a great example of how our member firms create value for their joint clients:   In 2023, a Pangea Net M&A Team led by our French member klein•wenner spearheaded the acquisition of Labosport by CERTANIA, illustrating our network's capability to manage complex, cross-border transactions with finesse.  The deal team involved expert lawyers from member firms across multiple jurisdictions: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP (US), Browne Jacobson (UK), COCUZZA (Italy), ILG India (India), Huen & Partners (Hong Kong), and Grandall Law Firm - People's Republic of China. Special thanks to our best friend Miller Thomson LLP for its assistance on the Canadian law aspects of the deal.   👉 Why Partner with Pangea Net? •            Tailored expertise: Each firm in our network brings localized knowledge that translates into actionable insights, ensuring compliance and strategic advantage in various legal landscapes. •            Global reach, Local connections: Our network combines worldwide coverage with deep local knowledge, ensuring culturally nuanced, compliant, and effective solutions. •            Coordinated efficiency: Our collaborative model allows for the agile assembly of expert teams tailored to the specific needs of each transaction, enhancing responsiveness and outcome quality.   #CrossBorderTransactions #InternationalLegalNetwork #MergersAndAcquisitions #LawFirmNetwork #IndependentLawFirms #PangeaNet

What is a Founders Agreement? A Founders Agreement is a crucial document that outlines the roles, responsibilities, rights, and obligations of each founder involved in a startup. This agreement serves as a blueprint for the company's governance and operational framework, ensuring clarity and reducing potential conflicts. Key Elements of a Founders Agreement 🔵 Equity Ownership Defines the percentage of ownership each founder holds in the company. It ensures clarity on who owns what part of the company from the outset. 🔵 Roles and Responsibilities Clearly outlines the roles and responsibilities of each founder. This helps in setting expectations and ensuring accountability. 🔵 Intellectual Property (IP) Assignment Specifies that all intellectual property created by the founders is owned by the company. This is crucial for protecting the company’s IP assets. 🔵 Decision-Making Process Details the process for making major business decisions. This may include voting rights, decision-making authority, and procedures for resolving disagreements. 🔵 Vesting Schedule Establishes a vesting schedule for founder equity. This ensures that founders earn their shares over time, incentivizing them to stay with the company and contribute to its success. 🔵 Exit Strategy Outlines the terms under which a founder can exit the company. This includes buyout clauses, transfer of shares, and restrictions on competing with the company after departure. 🔵 Conflict Resolution Provides mechanisms for resolving disputes among founders. This can include mediation, arbitration, or other agreed-upon methods. 🔵 Confidentiality and Non-Compete Clauses Ensures that founders maintain confidentiality of the company’s information and agree not to compete with the company during and after their tenure. Importance of a Founders Agreement 🟢 Prevents Disputes By clearly outlining roles, responsibilities, and expectations, a Founders Agreement helps prevent misunderstandings and conflicts among founders. 🟢 Protects Interests Protects the interests of all founders by ensuring fair and transparent agreements on equity, roles, and responsibilities. 🟢 Legal Protection Provides legal protection for the company’s IP and other assets. It ensures that all founders are aligned with the company’s goals and obligations. 🟢 Facilitates Funding Investors often look for a well-structured Founders Agreement as it shows that the founders are serious and have a clear plan for governance and operations. Conclusion A Founders Agreement is an essential document for any startup. It lays the foundation for the company’s operations, governance, and growth, ensuring that all founders are on the same page and committed to the company’s success. #FoundersAgreement #Startup #EquityOwnership #RolesAndResponsibilities #IntellectualProperty #VestingSchedule #ConflictResolution #Confidentiality #NonCompete #BusinessLaw #StartupGovernance #Entrepreneurship

GetYourLawyer AG, Switzerland’s pioneering legal tech platform, has been acquired by tech entrepreneurs Bastian Manintveld and Francois Chabat. This strategic move marks a new chapter in the company’s journey to revolutionize legal and other professional services in Switzerland and beyond. #acquisition #getyourlawyer

How can law firms eliminate their #1 client complaint? What does it take to turn a legal tech idea into a $12M+ business? And why is Y Combinator the ultimate launchpad for startups? Manny Griffiths, Founder & CEO of Hona, discusses how Hona is tackling one of the biggest challenges in the legal industry: client communication. This is a really fun discussion with shout outs to Austin Allred, Peterson Ventures, Kickstart Ventures, Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business, and more. #LegalTech #Entrepreneurship #TechTransfer #BYU #Innovation

In the current economic climate, it is encouraging to see positive results from business rescue interventions. For instance, Ster-Kinekor Theatres has reportedly experienced a turnaround after being placed in business rescue in 2020. The company has now expanded its service and product offerings, leading to record attendance at cinemas in July 2023. Ster-Kinekor is now leveraging its extensive infrastructure to expand into new markets, including hosting e-gaming and coding events. Read more in Pieter Walters's latest article: https://lnkd.in/gQmygi2p #businessrescue #restructuring

As I've posted, Issuu was acquired last month, and I'll be sharing tips I learned along the way that I hope will be helpful for those thinking about or going through a large tech acquisition as we just completed. The #LawFirm and specific lawyers matter A LOT! There's so much more to what lawyers do related to an acquisition beyond the details of the purchase agreement. We worked with Lawrence M. Chu & team at Goodwin including Katherine Baudistel Rachel Totten Lucy Tataryan Daisy Beckner. If you are the CEO of a tech company and have aspirations to get acquired or acquire companies, work with Larry and his team and start NOW. This team gives their all for their clients. They truly care at a human level. During the term sheet and purchase agreement negotiations, they worked thru the night regularly to make sure we had a crisp pace. There was so much more to it as well. Below are some of the things to consider and why working with Larry & team worked for us: -Make sure your lawyer knows your business. We didn't just parachute in a firm to help us with M&A. Goodwin were our lawyers for 7 years and were able to more fully partner with us in the process because of that familiarity. They sat in our board meetings and had been involved in our fund raising as well as helped over the years when challenges arose. - Work with a lawyer that has done the deal you're looking to do with the kinds of acquirers that are relevant. Pattern recognition is valuable. Throughout our process, Larry was able to help guide the negotiations and discussions in ways that enabled us to avoid drawn out arguments. -Don't rush on the Details. We ended up spending extra time and addressing more details in the term sheet than might be normal. This created some frustration up front, but made the overall process smoother and more clear. -Get a lawyer that is deeply engaged in your ecosystem. Larry hustles. He's seemingly at every relevant tech conference and event and really gets to know people. It means he has a deep network across the industry that he can call on for insight and advice and he used it well in our case. -Work with a lawyer that can help with the creative strategies related to the acquisition. We had multiple options during our process. Larry helped engage more potential interest and helped ideate ways to approach and discuss with each. -Work with a firm that has specialists relevant to your particular structure. At Issuu, we were a US company with multiple international subsidiaries, each one having different nuances. While there was one main deal team we worked with at Goodwin, there were other lawyers behind the scenes making sure discussions ran smoothly related to our structure, ways in which revenue flowed between subsidiaries, IP and other elements. Goodwin is the number one M&A firm for a reason. We saw it in action. #MandA #Goodwinlaw #Acquisition #TechAcquisition #MergersAndAcquisitions #CEOLearning #StartUps #TechDeals