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Enterprise Equity Venture Capital
Enterprise Equity Venture CapitalEnterprise Equity Venture Capital
Investment General PartnerInvestment General Partnerof of
The AIB Seed Capital FundThe AIB Seed Capital Fund
Enterprise Acceleration Centre Limerick8th Dec 2008
Enterprise Equity Venture Capital
AIB Seed Capital Fund
€30 million fund Fund commenced 1st July 2007 Initial investment size up to €500,000 Total lifetime investment €1,500,000 First Institutional Investor No Property, Retail, Leisure
Enterprise Equity Venture Capital
Frank Walsh Enterprise Equity Venture Capital
• Investment Banker – San Fransicso
• Business Development Advisor – CIS
• Consultant – Dublin (Own Business)
• Venture Capitalist – Dublin
• Custom Fit Golf – Cork (Own Business)
• Venture Capitalist – Cork
Enterprise Equity Venture Capital
Timeline
• Mutual Agreement to Proceed
• Agree Terms
• Term-sheet
• SSA & other docs
• Closing
Enterprise Equity Venture Capital
Deal Metrics - Size
How much money should you raise?
As much as you need As much as you can Promoter participation Other participation
Enterprise Equity Venture Capital
Deal Metrics - Price
How to value your early-stage company?
Negotiated not derived Risk/Reward Dilution/Shareholding Market conditions ESOP
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Deal Metrics - Instrument
Ordinary Shares Simple & Unifying
Preference/Preferred Liquidation preference “double dip” Anti-dilution Ratchet – Performance based Voting/board representation
Converts On Further Investment On Multiple of Future Revenue On Exit Valuation
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Term Sheet
Commercial Issues Deal Economics
Governance Issues Board Representation Keyman Insurance Employment Contracts Shareholder/Business Changes Good/Bad Leaver
Cost Issues Management Fee Arrangement Fee Deal Fees Commitment Fee
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Legal Representation
Experience Institutional investment
Bandwidth Partner/solicitor
Price Fixed Consistent with opposition
Strict Instruction Commercial view
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The legal Process – 5 pages to 500 pages
SSA Articles Disclosure letter Legal Due Diligence Financial Due Diligence Employment contracts Third Party Contracts IP Evaluation
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Deal Gestation
Only bad things happen here!
Market conditions MAC Deal bound Business neglect Relationship deterioration Inappropriate financial activity
Enterprise Equity Venture Capital
Deal Gestation
How to survive!
Complete disclosure Speedy closing Commercial view Delegate deal responsibility Maintain focus on business
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Closing
Lodge Check Celebrate your success
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Contact Information
Frank WalshInvestment ExecutiveEnterprise EquityNational Software CentreCork
Tel : (021) 230-7127 087-286-1182E-mail : [email protected]