having a say on directors protecting their residential addresses

Submissions are open on a bill that would allow NZ company directors to keep private their residential addresses private if they have safety concerns.

esop / employee share option plan (global)

This is an ESOP template for use when a company wishes to issue options to purchase shares in the company to an employee. This is suitable for a larger employee share scheme.

Kindrik Partners advises Illuminate Financial on bluesheets series A investment

independent contractor agreement

This is a simple company friendly consultancy agreement for engaging independent contractors or consultants.

convertible note (KISS terms)

This is one of three templates we have for doing a seed investment or bridge financing. It accrues interest and has a maturity date.

shareholders’ agreement – services companies

This shareholders’ agreement is intended for use by small to medium sized services companies.

top 10 legal templates for startups

key issues when structuring ESOPs

A guide – what to think about when setting up an ESOP

economic downturn and startup term sheets

How the Downturn is likely to affect startup term sheets.

ESOPs in NZ: board and shareholder approvals

This is the second in our series of guides on using ESOPs in NZ. The series supplements our templates for the different types of ESOPs on our website.

capital raising basics: getting investment ready

This guide is intended to help you with the process of getting your company investment ready, finding potential investors, and creating your capital raising road map.

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key issues when structuring ESOPs

A guide – what to think about when setting up an ESOP

ESOPs in NZ: cap tables and company records

This is the first of a series on ESOPs in NZ. In this guide we look at the relationship between your ESOP and your cap table, share register, and Companies Office website records.

series A investment term sheet

This is a term sheet for use when a startup based in Southeast Asia is raising capital from series A investors.

capital raising basics: getting investment ready

This guide is intended to help you with the process of getting your company investment ready, finding potential investors, and creating your capital raising road map.

the simple stuff - signing written resolutions

Active company boards usually make their decisions at regular board meetings, but sometimes resolutions need to be passed outside of board meetings.  In this case, it is common to pass a written...