Frameworks: “The Art of the Term Sheet”

by Carson McDowell (www.carson-mcdowell.com)

Programme Overview:

How do you make the most of a term sheet? What should you expect from the venture capital process? Join NISP CONNECT, Carson McDowell, and a panel of experts as they provide practical and relevant information on the art of the term sheet.

Attend this workshop and you will learn:
• How to recognize the most important issues in the term sheet
• How much negotiating leverage you have, and where negotiations are likely to end up on the key points
• Employment and Founder equity terms
• The pros and cons of venture financing
• What you can expect to get from the venture capitalist other than money

Carson McDowell Partner, Neasa Quigley, will offer professional guidance on what entrepreneurs and their advisors need to know about how to get a term sheet from a venture fund, and how to get the best deal. Following her presentation will be a panel discussion with experts, (TBC)

The seminar will be led by Neasa Quigley from leading law firm Carson McDowell.

Who should attend:
Entrepreneurs, wantrepreneurs and businesses in the start-up phase.

Date:
Tues 17th September 2013

Time:
08.00 – 08.30am Registration & Breakfast
08.30 – 10:00am Programme including at least 30 minutes Q&A

Location:
Sem 2, Innovation Centre, Northern Ireland Science Park, Queens road, Belfast

Cost:
Free of charge

Contact: Peter Edgar, Northern Ireland Science Park

Tel: 028 9073 7809 Email: Peter.Edgar@nispconnect.org
Note: Breakfast will be provided for attendees
Parking: Secured parking is available at 8am

About the speakers

Neasa Quigley
Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with an Honours Degree in History. Neasa trained with William Fry Solicitors in Dublin and qualified as a Solicitor in 1997 becoming an Associate of that firm in 2000. She was a partner in another large Belfast firm before joining Carson McDowell in 2010.

Neasa specialises in mergers and acquisitions and has also has considerable experience in management buy-outs and buy-ins, private equity transactions, company reorganisations and corporate governance matters. She works across a range of sectors with a wealth of experience in the information technology field. Neasa has a particular interest in the energy sector and established the energy team at her previous firm.

About NISP’s Frameworks Entrepreneur Workshops
NISP offers ongoing educational opportunities for entrepreneurs building and growing innovative hitech, biotech or cleantech companies and offers member companies the opportunity to provide expert content to a responsive, interactive audience.

Many of today’s business founders and future entrepreneurs have scientific and technical backgrounds but have had limited experience in industry, so they often lack exposure to critical information which is essential to leading a start-up. To fill this gap, NISP offers Frameworks Entrepreneur Workshops to provide these bright leaders with the vocabulary, foundations and framework around which they can build awareness of the many disciplines they will oversee as “C” level managers”