VLP Practice Area

Securities & Capital Raising

VLP represents issuers and investors in venture capital financings and a wide range of private placements, ensuring securities law compliance and efficient deal execution. We work with start-up and emerging growth companies in various industries, with a focus on the technology and life sciences sectors. We also advise venture capital funds, corporate venture groups, pooled investment vehicles, angel investors, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Our seasoned team has the experience and insight to handle the most sophisticated private securities transactions. We provide strategic, ongoing counsel to issuers and investors in connection with preferred stock financings, convertible debt deals, hybrid investment instruments such as simple agreements for future equity (SAFEs), and secondary sales. We focus on creating innovative capital-raising solutions for our clients. On the issuer side, we work closely with clients to structure transactions that meet their financing needs and growth goals. On the investor side, we have deep experience structuring transactions to serve the investment objectives of venture capital funds, corporate investors, family offices, and other investor types. Our attorneys collaborate seamlessly across practice groups to identify and resolve the complex issues that frequently arise in these transactions, ensuring clients achieve successful outcomes.

Core Services

VLP represents issuers and investors in all types of private capital-raising transactions, including preferred stock financings (from early-stage seed rounds to later-stage growth investments), convertible debt deals, and SAFE structures.

  • Structuring and negotiating financing terms to align company and investor objectives
  • Preparing and reviewing term sheets, definitive deal documents, and ancillary agreements
  • Managing due diligence, closing, and post-closing processes to ensure efficient execution

We advise companies, existing stockholders, and buyers in private secondary transactions to facilitate liquidity and manage ownership transitions.

  • Negotiating secondary sales of private company securities and drafting stock transfer agreements
  • Structuring transactions to address transfer restrictions, right-of-first-refusal (ROFR) provisions, and other constraints
  • Advising on securities law compliance and coordination among buyers, sellers, and issuers

Our Practice Group Members

Every client relationship at VLP is partner-led, strategy-driven, and tailored for today's complex business landscape. Our seasoned attorneys combine the expertise and polish of Big Law with the responsiveness of an elite, lean team – you will always work with a senior attorney – giving you confidence, clarity, and experienced insight in every matter you entrust to us.

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Why Work With VLP?

Every client relationship at VLP is partner-led, strategy-driven, and tailored for today's complex business landscape. Our seasoned attorneys combine the expertise and polish of Big Law with the responsiveness of an elite, lean team – you will always work with a senior attorney – giving you confidence, clarity, and experienced insight in every matter you entrust to us.

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