Ready To Sell Your Startup In 2021?

Palo Alto CA

15 February, 2021

8:17 AM

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By Louis Lehot, the founder of L2 Counsel, P.C. and the video blog series #askasiliconvalleylawyer What is a merger, reverse-merger, acquisition, stock purchase or asset sale? Picking the right transaction structure can make or break your return. There will always be a variety of reasons driving if and when to sell your business. On the one hand, things may not be going as well as you thought, and it’s time to consider options. On the flip side, there are inflection points when things are going exceptionally well, and opportunities to achieve liquidity present themselves. It is a great position to be in, but it’s also when founders are most hopeful for the future and least interested in selling. Perhaps something happened outside of the company that makes selling an attractive option, or you’ve taken the company as far as you can, and you’ve concluded that it is time. Usually, the decision is based on a combination of these reasons. Louis Lehot | L2 CounselLouis Lehot is the founder of L2 Counsel, an elite boutique law firm based in Silicon Valley designed to serve entrepreneurs, innovative companies, and investors with sound legal strategies and solutions. Louis is a corporate, securities, and M & A lawyer. He helps his clients, whether they be public or private companies, financial sponsors, venture capitalists, investors, or investment banks, in forming, financing, governing, buying, and selling companies. Formerly the co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Silicon Valley office and co-chair of its leading venture capital and emerging growth company team, Louis is praised by clients, colleagues and industry guides for his business acumen, legal expertise and leadership in Silicon Valley. The article is originally published here: Write.as