Financing & Capital Raising
It takes business savvy and professional relationships to expand beyond the comfort of traditional financing, but the results can be well worth the effort. Through the years, our attorneys have been creative in helping clients identify and implement innovative strategies to obtain capital.
We have substantial experience in representing both large and small companies in private and public capital raising and in merger and acquisition transactions. Our significant financial institution experience allows us to counsel clients on all aspects of capital formation, including debt and equity. We assist our clients in the ongoing management of their business affairs as well as their investment exit strategies, including using our mergers and acquisition, and securities law, experience to structure initial public offerings, stock and asset sales.
Specific areas of experience include:
Private Equity
- Angel financings
- Seed capital
- Private placements
- Mezzanine financing
- Preferred and convertible preferred share financings
- Convertible debt securities
- Venture capital
Public Companies
- Registered public offerings
- Rule 144A Official
- 1934 Act Periodic Repeating
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance
Business Counseling and Strategic Planning
- Entity formation
- Tax planning
- Equity compensation plans and incentives
- Corporate governance
- Technology licensing and protection
- Executive employment agreements
- Employee confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Financings including credit enhanced products and derivatives
Through this experience and involvement, Graydon has been able to keep on top of the current capital raising market and assist its clients on both the investing and the receiving sides of capital raising transactions.