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Equity Incentives: Best Practices for Startup Founders

Equidam

Guest post from an Equidam partner: Bianca Iulia Simion , Marketing Lead at SeedBlink As the world of startups continues to evolve and mature, navigating the intricacies of equity management has emerged as a critical aspect of successful entrepreneurship. This leads to confusion and potential conflict during fundraising rounds.

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The Art of Balance Sheet Restructuring in Mergers and Acquisitions

Scott Mashuda

As a transformative event with the potential to unlock synergies and oxygenate the financial environment of your business, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) serve to accelerate your evolution, foster resilience, and amplify the competitive advantage of entrepreneurial businesses. How can Balance Sheet Restructuring Unlock Value?

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Activist Hedge Funds: The Superhero Offspring of Private Equity Firms and Normal Hedge Funds?

Brian DeChesare

If you’re thinking about exit opportunities and can’t decide between private equity and hedge funds , activist hedge funds might be your solution. Similar to private equity firms, they operate on longer time frames, influence companies’ operations and finances, and might catalyze major changes, such as spin-offs or acquisitions.

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Brian DeChesare

Event-driven hedge funds” is one of the more confusing labels in finance. Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. By contrast, an event-driven fund would never bet on such a situation.

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What are Debt Warrants and How Do They Work for Startups?

Lighter Capital

A debt warrant is an agreement in which a lender has a right to buy equity in the future at a price established when the warrant was issued or in the next round. This high upside potential — along with high risk — is why venture debt deals often feature stock warrants as part of their “risk capitalstructure. Let's dive in.

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Skadden Discusses De-SPACed Companies Seeking Chapter 11 Protection

Reynolds Holding

Some Chapter 11 proceedings yield a stand-alone restructuring where either (1) existing equity interests are eliminated and creditors emerge as the debtor’s new equity owners in exchange for their pre-bankruptcy claims or (2) a “plan sponsor” injects new capital in to the debtor in exchange for equity in the reorganized entity.

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M&A Terms Every Business Owner Should Know

Class VI Partner

Buyers and sellers often disagree about what are truly one-time expenses (one of our favorite sayings is: “Life is a series of one-time events”), or what expenses a buyer should not expect to incur going forward (e.g., unusual litigation, moving, etc.) or expenses that a buyer should not expect to incur after closing (e.g.,