Whether it’s a venture firm looking to make an investment or an emerging company seeking funding, our clients benefit from Tucker Ellis’s substantial experience in the venture capital marketplace. We handle venture financings ranging from thousands of dollars to multimillion-dollar exits. Our solid relationships with leading venture capital firms allows us to provide clients valuable access to a variety of financing resources.

The Tucker Ellis Venture Capital Group routinely advises new and emerging companies in all aspects of their formation, growth, financing, and development. Our representation of venture capital firms includes raising funds, making portfolio investments, and advising them in investment management and disposition. We counsel developing and established companies, as well as investors and traditional venture capital firms, in corporate transactions and securities compliance and in negotiations and the structuring of venture capital, angel, and other institutional investments.

As trusted advisors and business partners, Tucker Ellis takes the time to develop a deep understanding of our clients’ industries and focuses senior-level attention on the issues our clients face. Our experience with growing companies spans many industries, including health and life sciences, information technology, consumer products, manufacturing, and community improvement programs. Our competencies include:

• Understanding the unique needs of emerging companies
• Formation-to-exit experience and capabilities
• Relationships with investors, entrepreneurs, and industry partners
• Innovative pricing structures

Our Venture Capital Group benefits from the close-knit intersection of our experience in corporate transactions and litigation, tax, and intellectual property matters, including an understanding of underlying complex technologies. Our collaborative, multidisciplinary approach allows us to provide creative, specialized solutions for our clients.

Areas of Emphasis

• Structuring venture capital, angel, and other institutional investments
• Acquisition and growth financing
• Incentive compensation
• Corporate governance
• Business counseling