ScaleUp Speaker Series: New York Fall 2024 - Exit – M&A, IPOs, Winddowns and Beyond

You’re invited to Morrison Foerster’s ScaleUp Speaker Series New York, a complimentary 5-part series that will provide a deep dive into the legal side of founding a startup, now presenting in New York City.

These weekly seminars will arm you with the knowledge needed to manage the legal aspects of launching, funding, and growing a startup, with insights on how to avoid common mistakes that can have serious consequences down the road.

Lunch will be provided.

Topics covered by this one-hour session include:

• Typical target corporate structures

• Process considerations

• Acquisition structures (including asset purchases, stock purchases, and mergers)

• Key terms of acquisition agreements

• IPO preparation

• Overview of IPO process and timing

• Life as a U.S. public company

For an overview of the topic, kindly view our brief videos: Initial Public Offerings & Selling Your Startup

Lunch will be provided.

We invite you to register for any and all of the sessions that interest you by clicking on the registration buttons at the top or bottom of this campaign. Space is limited; registrations will be accepted until capacity is reached.

1. Exit – M&A, IPOs, Winddowns and Beyond - November 20, 2024: Learn the differences among acquisition structures, fundamental merger and acquisition (M&A) terms, and an overview of definitive M&A agreements and processes. As well as about the steps necessary when considering an IPO, including the process and timing, and life as a U.S. public company.

2. Pratfalls and Pitfalls – Most Common Legal Mistakes and Open Forum - December 4, 2024: Learn more than a dozen common mistakes, their impact on startups, and how to avoid them in the first place. In addition, join our interactive open forum where you can ask startup expert attorneys questions on topics raised during earlier sessions or startup legal questions generally.

For more information on our ScaleUp and Pitch Day programming offered in Austin, Boston, New York, and Palo Alto, please visit us at MoFo ScaleUp.