The chapter explores the key legal and market issues currently shaping the venture capital landscape in the Netherlands and covers, in particular:
- the principal legal documents used in venture capital equity investments;
- key investment terms and market‑standard arrangements;
- the main features of the applicable liability regime;
- employee incentive structures commonly used in venture‑backed companies;
- venture and growth debt financing; and
- current market trends and developments expected over the next 12 months.
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Our Venture Capital team has extensive knowledge in the field of venture capital financing rounds and venture and growth capital fund structuring and formation.
Venture capital financing rounds
Our team handles early and growth stage venture transactions on a frequent basis and has extensive knowledge on market terms and conditions. This allows us to add significant value during a financing round, both from a legal and strategic perspective.
Fundraising processes are usually hectic and fast-paced. We excel in providing you with pragmatic advice and creative solutions, while being mindful of the financial and commercial interests. As we are part of a large and full service law firm, we have all capabilities inhouse to deal with specific issues that may come up during the financing round. We have specialised teams knowledgeable in the digital economy, life sciences, health care and (renewable) energy who are available when needed.
One of our main goals during a financing round is to ensure that both the company and the shareholders are well-positioned for the next step, whether that is a further financing round, a sale of the company or an IPO.
Venture capital fund structuring & formation
Our team has extensive fund structuring expertise in a broad range of asset classes and offers a full range of investment management services. Our practice is multidisciplinary and closely integrated with other related practice areas. Our involvement in the investment management sector started more than three decades ago, since then we have gained a lot of experience with the formation and fundraising of early and growth stage venture funds.
Structuring these funds requires not only expertise in corporate, tax and securities law, but also significant industry knowledge and understanding of the terms and conditions of a fund, and current market practices.
Our market expertise is continually reinforced by our database of current market terms assembled through our fund formation work and through review of funds on behalf of investors. We are glad to share our expertise with you for the purpose of the set-up of a fund.
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