early-stage private company financing
PDFThe value that MSK brings to its clients extends beyond legal expertise and includes relationships with the venture capital funds, investment banks and strategic corporate and individual investors that finance emerging growth companies. While MSK isn’t exclusively limited to a particular sector, we focus on representing companies in the technology, entertainment and new media, and life sciences industries.
specific areas of expertise
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Equity financing using venture, angel and strategic investor capital
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Exit planning including initial public offerings and mergers & acquisition
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Debt financing
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Corporate governance
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Intellectual property licensing
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Employment and equity compensation matters
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ERISA and tax issues
Spotlight
MSK represents companies from the earliest stages of formation through multiple rounds of angel or venture financing through their exit, either IPO or M&A. We have advised companies on friends & family rounds (F&F), seed financings, and institutional fundraising ranging from Series A to bridge financing prior to going public.
Headlines
Headlines
- Bloomberg Law, October 28, 2020
- Law.com (ALM Media Properties) , September 25, 2019
- September 23, 2019
- Bloomberg Law, February 22, 2019
- February 20, 2019
- January 16, 2019
- January 2019
- December 4, 2018
- September 7, 2018
- Melanie Figueroa Named to Corporate Counsel and InsideCounsel's list of "2018 National Women in Law"August 13, 2018
- March 28, 2018
- March 21, 2018
- March 13, 2018
- February 27, 2018
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- February 15, 2018
- December 18, 2017
- July 25, 2017
- December 14, 2015
- July 1, 2015
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- June 4, 2015
- October 2014
- March 2014
Publications
- American Banker, March 21, 2018
Alerts
- October 14, 2019
- August 1, 2017
- July 10, 2017
Events & Speaking Engagements
- February 26, 2020
- November 23, 2019
- August 28, 2019
- May 23, 2019
- May 15, 2019
- December 4, 2018
- April 25, 2018
- March 13, 2018
- September 7, 2017
- June 21, 2017
- December 1, 2015
- September 11, 2015
- June 25, 2015