Here's all the practical information you need to organize, finance and run a new enterprise. Start-Up & Emerging Companies: Planning, Financing & Operating the Successful Business brings you the legal and business savvy of leading experts from law, investment banking and venture capital firms. You'll find extensive coverage of: the venture financing process and negotiating strategies; corporate, securities and tax laws; corporate governance; registration and investor rights; the interplay between business and legal considerations; limited liability companies; joint ventures and strategic alliances; employee benefit plans; stock options; contracts; accounting procedures; intellectual property strategies; merger agreements and ancillary documents; exit strategies; and developments in Internet law and e-commerce.

In addition, this book features over 75 sample forms, clauses, agreements, checklists and term sheets on CD-ROM for easy use in your own office, including: documents for use in the formation of a corporation; organizational resolutions; employment agreements and offer letters; and forms for meetings of shareholders and boards of directors. For anyone starting a new enterprise or overseeing its growth, this is the ideal legal guide.