Startup investment transactions bring together financial, commercial and legal considerations that founders and investors need to address throughout the investment process. Preparing the business for investment, understanding its key performance indicators, determining the investment structure and valuation, conducting due diligence and negotiating the transaction documents are all part of this process. Startup Investments: A Handbook […]
What is the Difference between the Premium Share Price Paid by the Investor and the Nominal Value of a Share and How is it Calculated?
What Is the Nominal Value of a Share? The nominal value of a share is the value assigned to each share when a company’s share capital is divided into shares. It is used to determine the number of shares representing the company’s registered capital and should not be confused with the actual or market value […]
Tips on Software as a Service (SAAS) Contracts
Software as a service (SAAS) contracts are different than regular ordinary service agreements or license agreements. To put it simply, software license agreements allow the buyers to copy the software on their devices whereas SAAS contracts allow the users to access the software via a web browser and benefit from it as a service during […]
Accredited Angel Investors
Did you know that in total 357 angel investors have been accredited since 2013 in Turkey? It is a fact that the enterprises at their start up stages encounter difficulties to access the financing they need and this is why they seek contributions of angel investors. A new system called Individual Participation System (IPA) to […]
Borsa İstanbul Private Market
Private market is a market that enables share purchase and sales between companies, qualified investors and angel investors without a public offer through a web platform (www.bistozelpazar.com). One of the main objectives of the Private Market is to support development of entrepreneruial ecosystem and investment environment. Transactions conducted in the Private Market are governed by the Turkish […]
Letter of Intent
Once start-ups seek investment, the first document they are confronted with is a letter of intent (“LoI”). [1] If negotiations go as planned, a share purchase agreement or share subscription agreement and a shareholder agreement are signed. The scope of this article will be limited to the Letter of Intent. Letter of intent can be […]
