Privately Held and Emerging Companies

Your Entrepreneurial Passion is our Passion

Moye White represents companies through all stages of the corporate life cycle, from inception through monetization of intellectual and other property, to debt/equity financing and ultimately to succession planning and exit. 

Our attorneys become deeply knowledgeable about your business, acting more like a member of your management team than “outside counsel.” We provide services in a wide range of corporate and transactional matters critical to your company’s strategic growth, governance, promotion and protection of intellectual innovation, development of talent, and creation and restructuring of corporate organizational structure.

• We understand today’s business landscape and the multitude of legal issues that you, as a private business, may face time and again. 
• We are problem solvers, focusing on providing substantive, yet pragmatic advice — not only answering the legal question, but suggesting strategies for implementing the solution in the business environment. 
• We advise on structuring and implementation, private securities matters, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. We handle a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including angel, family office and venture financing, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and reorganizations, strategic relationships, and joint ventures.

We advise clients on a range of issues, including:

Financing Your Company

Financing your company can be a challenge, so our lawyers are here to strategize the capital raise with you and assist you in closing the necessary capital to focus on growing your business.

Our private securities practice encompasses a broad range of transactions, including seed financing, growth, and later-stage financings, private acquisitions, senior debt financings, portfolio company transactions, and venture capital.

Venture capital investors usually invest during the early stages of the business lifecycle in the form of seed funding. If you are a startup or emerging company with promising growth potential, then this strategy for capital formation can turn that predicted success into a reality.

We provide legal advice that adds value to transactions and brings clarity to the full range of your investment options. We understand that each transaction is different and contains unique challenges. Our goal is to minimize your liabilities and set you up for success.  

We’ll work seamlessly with you to perform due diligence and analyze the transaction in terms of execution risk and post-closing risk. Our multi-disciplinary team of attorneys carefully review the transaction for corporate, securities, tax, employee, intellectual property, and regulatory considerations. 

Exit Strategies to Make the Most of Growing or Selling Your Business

Our team advises companies on exit and acquisition strategies for both buy-side and sell-side transactions. We have completed transactions with companies of all sizes, from middle-market to Fortune 100. Each transaction is designed to achieve and protect your immediate objectives and long-term strategic goals. We engage a multi-disciplinary team to address the full range of issues you may encounter — including corporate, securities, tax, employee benefits, and intellectual property considerations. Our extensive experience gives us the ability to analyze complex transactions, propose deal-oriented solutions, and negotiate successful outcomes.

One of our partners is a CEPA certified exit planner and can assist you with developing an exit timetable and milestone plan for your business.

A sample list of our experience includes: