Deal Changes for Structuring VC Transactions in 2008-2009: Video Leadership Seminar Featuring Key Changes to Deal Structures for Venture Capital Lawyers

The goal of this video-based seminar is to provide lawyers and venture capitalists with critical information about important deal changes that have occurred in 2008 and their impact on structuring venture capital deals, VC funds, and M&A opportunities in 2008-2009. The desktop seminar includes three hours of DVDs viewable on any computer or video iPod, focusing on the most important deal changes and how they can impact the value, structure and terms of venture capital deals. The DVDs feature perspectives of Julio Vega (Bingham McCutchen), Stephen Culhane (King & Spaulding), Heather Stone (Edwards Angell Palmer Dodge), Irwin Kishner (Herrick, Feinstein LLP) and other leading lawyers. The seminar focuses on: Specific changes to deal structures in 2008 Contract changes that can provide additional client advantages when structuring venture capital investments New structures VCs are looking for when doing deals in 2008-2009 Structuring funds and determining the right provisions to include Specific negotiation strategies and best-case client scenarios Issues that most often come up when selling a VC-backed company Understanding the nuances of equity versus cash compensation for the company in M&A transactions A look at key venture capital-related legal documents and the specific changes being made that are new this year Case studies of specific key situations in 2008 and the impact they are having on venture capital client strategies for lawyers The seminar takes approximately three hours to complete and is guaranteed to get you up to speed on essential information regarding recent trends, new deal structures, and negotiation strategies that you can implement immediately. Questions answered in the seminar include: 1. What are the 5 major ways venture capital deals are being structured differently in 2008-09? 2. What new or pending legal issues can have the greatest impact on deal changes for 2008? Why? How? 3. What are the basic structured deal terms? Which have been added and eliminated in the last 12 months? 4. What advice are you giving VC investors when it comes to structuring deal terms in 2008? 5. How does the VCs prior investment experience impact the structured investment? What are the portfolio considerations? Where do you see the greatest opportunities for VC investors in the next 12 months? Which industries, firms, and assets are involved? 6. What level of return are VC investors expecting for 2008-09? Which deal terms impact these expectations? 7. What tax issues are currently concerning VC investors? How are these concerns incorporated into the structured deal? 8. What new terms in 2008 are helping venture capitalists structure deal terms to their advantage? 9. Which changes are the most challenging to incorporate? Why? 10. What process is most effective when trying to update new changes into a developing deal? What are the challenges? 11. When is the best time which step - to review deal changes when structuring a VC investment? 12. What are the most common terms of a structured VC investment in 2008-09? Which are the most complicated? 13. What process gets at the risk-reward goals for the VC investor? Who is involved? 14. What are the management issues that should be addressed by VC investors? How is this done? Praise for ReedLogic Seminars: Executives dont have enough time to travel ReedLogic seminars are the perfect way to get leading intelligence without ever leaving your office. Alex Wilmerding, Partner, Boston Capital Ventures Thorough, informative and interesting - these videos are an efficient, effective means of gaining in depth insight into topics that affect every executive's business decision-making. - Greg Nowak, Partner, Pepper Hamilton