Practice Areas

Emerging Companies

Bacchus works closely with emerging companies of all kinds to offer essential guidance through the processes that are fundamental to a company’s success: how to structure the company, develop strategies for finding new investors, raise money and take the company public. Bacchus’ team has worked with dozens of first-time business owners and understands the value of the education process required for new management. We’re with new businesses every step of the way.

We work with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, start-up companies, emerging growth companies, angel investors and companies seeking investment capital to help them through the financial and legal processes needed to succeed. Our attorneys have experience and expertise in the following areas:

  • Share structure for new corporations

  • Reorganization of existing companies to prepare for going public

  • Preparation and consummation of public offerings

  • Preparation and consummation of private placements

  • Selection of the appropriate business form through which the client will conduct business

  • Review of client business plans

  • Provision of introductions to venture capital and investment banking firms

  • Design of non-disclosure, invention assignment, and non-competition programs

  • Negotiation and drafting of employment contracts and business separation agreements

  • Negotiation and drafting of operating, product development, joint venture, and other business agreements

  • Introductions to investment banks and venture capitalists

  • Introductions to accountants, auditors, market makers, broker-dealers, transfer agents and other industry professionals

  • Structuring, documentation and closing of investment transactions involving common stock, preferred stock, warrants, and other forms of equity, equity-related, and debt securities

  • Representation of emerging growth companies, from start-up funding through follow-on transactions, to Initial Public Offerings and beyond

  • Introductions to venture capital and investment banking firms

  • Drafting and negotiation of non-disclosure and non-competition agreements

  • Drafting and negotiation of operating product development and licensing agreements

  • Collaboration with other professionals for tax counseling and planning