Structuring an investor share transfer in a growth round
Structuring the investor share transfer, shareholders' agreement, governance rights and compliance undertakings in the growth round of a Turkish technology company.
Balancing control, investor rights and compliance in rapid growth
While raising growth financing, the company had to structure founder control, investor protection rights, data/technology assets, and future exit options in a balanced way.
The transaction timeline was tight, the investor information requests were extensive, and the due diligence on the technology assets was detailed.
Our Approach
Keeping the commercial objective at the centre, we broke the legal risks into measurable steps.
01 · Technology Due Diligence
Intellectual property, data, open source, and software development processes were prepared for investor questions.
02 · Governance Rights
In the shareholders' agreement, veto rights, information rights, the board, and founder obligations were balanced.
03 · Closing Package
Share transfer, capital, undertaking, and closing documents were completed in line with the investment timeline.
Chronology
The main stages of the process.
An investment closing that protected the growth objective
The investment round closed without disrupting the company's growth and product roadmap, with a contractual architecture balanced between investor rights and founder flexibility.
- Closing of the share transfer and investment documents
- Resolution of the risks relating to the technology assets
- Balancing of founder and investor rights
- An organised data room infrastructure for the next round
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