Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting

The first book on subjects rooted in law and economics within the VC/PE industry

Explores the economic implications of contract terms for start-up firms in various industries. This book pairs international data with explanations and examples about differences in VC and PE national and regional markets. It contains sample contracts, including limited partnership agreements, term sheets and shareholder agreements.Other books present corporate finance approaches to the VC/PE industry, but many key decisions require an understanding of the ways that law and economics work together. Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting is better than straight corporate finance textbooks because it offers broad perspectives and principles that enable readers to deduce the economic implications of specific contract terms. This approach avoids the common pitfalls of implying that contractual terms apply equally to firms in any industry anywhere in the world.