Dr. Sven Greulich, LL.M. , EMBA on Startups

OLNS #3 – Employment Law for Young Tech Companies

At start-up, young technology companies focus entirely on their products, want to pitch and bring VC investors on board. Every euro in the budget counts, personnel is often limited, and legal advice seems expensive. For these...more

12/6/2019 / Corporate Structures , Emerging Growth Companies , Employment Contract , Employment Discrimination , Fixed-Term Labor Contracts , Freelance Workers , Germany , Hiring & Firing , International Labor Laws , Labor Regulations , Shareholders , Social Security , Startups , Venture Capital

OLNS#2 – Convertible Loans for Tech Companies

Due to their flexibility and reduced complexity compared to fully-fledged equity financings, convertible loans are an important part of a startup's financing tool box. In a nutshell: a convertible loan is generally not meant...more

9/11/2019 / Convertible Debt , Emerging Technology Companies , Loan Agreements , Loans , Startups

OLNS #1 – Venture Debt for Tech Companies

For emerging technology companies, gaining access to financial resources is a key challenge. Traditional bank loans are often unavailable, and the financial means of the founders are usually limited. An (equity) financing by...more

5/31/2019 / Capital Raising , Emerging Technology Companies , Equity Financing , Fund-raising , Investors , Startups , Technology Sector , Venture Capital

Orrick’s Guide to Venture Capital Deals in Germany – 2018 Edition

Venture Capital Deals in GermanyNegotiating venture capital financing agreements for privately-held technology companies raises business, legal, tax, intellectual property, employment and liability issues. If you don’t get...more

2/21/2018 / Corporate Governance , Germany , Investment , Investors , Startups , Venture Capital

Go West: Venture Financings and Expansion Projects in the United States

At $15 billion, venture capital and private equity investment flow from the United States into Germany in Q1 2017 is already triple the levels of the prior two years. As the U.S. and German tech ecosystems become more closely...more

7/11/2017 / Data Protection , Financing , Germany , Intellectual Property Protection , International Data Transfers , Investors , Risk Management , Silicon Valley , Startups , Technology Sector , Trade Secrets , Trademarks , Venture Funding

Corporate Venture Capital 2017 - Structures, Challenges, Success Factors

In a time of ever-shorter innovation cycles and the increased digitalization of many value-added chains, established businesses need to constantly evolve and reinvent themselves – even going so far as to rethink their core...more

6/30/2017 / Corporate Governance , Data Protection , Exit Strategies , Germany , Intellectual Property Protection , Investment , Investors , Merger Controls , Startups , Venture Capital

Corporate Venture Capital 2017 - Strukturen, Herausforderungen, Erfolgsfaktoren