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Dibbs Barker Gosling Lawyers

Dibbs Barker Gosling Lawyers (ABN 12 627 812 497) have extensive experience in providing legal assistance and advice to start-up SME's preparing to attract venture capital and subsequently entering into investment arrangements with venture capitalists. We have a substantial corporate and commercial law practice. Combined with our specialist intellectual property, information technology and trade practices knowledge, we are in an excellent position to assist and advise you as you launch your own new venture.

Our experience with SME's includes:

  • Assisting them to set up companies
  • Providing solutions to protect their intellectual property and confidential information
  • Preparing and reviewing their investment documents (including Term sheets, Investment Agreements, Shareholders' Agreements, Terms of Issue of Shares) and fundraising documents
  • Providing advice regarding stock exchange listing and overseeing the listing process
  • Other assistance as they have required it, for example, preparing and reviewing IP Licensing Agreements, Software Licensing, Support and Implementation Agreements, Advertising Agreements and Deeds relating to the grant of Federal Government assistance and providing advice on e-commerce strategies

We have a number of packages available, depending on your progress in the start-up process.

Are you at the very beginning of the start-up process? If you're not sure where to start and you need assistance with charting the process towards being ready to look for investors? If so, the following kit might help…

  • Investment Ready Kit - $600 + GST
    1. You fill in our short questionnaire (details about you and your venture)
    2. You have a two hour consultation with a member of our legal team to identify some of the legal issues critical to your new venture being "Investment Ready"
    3. You receive a package of documents (including a checklist of issues to consider during the process of becoming "Investment Ready" and a basic confidentiality agreement)
    4. We will summarise for you any action items arising out of our consultation.

Have you found a couple of business partners and are looking to document the basis of your relationship as shareholders in the company launching your venture? If so, the following kit might help…

  • Shareholder Agreement Kit - $2,000 + GST
    1. You fill in our short questionnaire (specific details about your proposed shareholder arrangements and your venture)
    2. We prepare a draft Shareholder Agreement for your review and comment
    3. You have a two hour consultation with a member of our legal team to refine your Shareholder Agreement
    4. We will send you the final Agreement, as refined during the consultation

Has the intellectual property for your venture been developed by one partner and now needs to be licensed to the venture company? Are you licensing a developer to develop the intellectual property for your venture? If so, the following kit might help…

  • IP Licensing Kit - $2,000 + GST
    1. You fill in our short questionnaire (specific details about your intellectual property, your venture and the proposed licensing arrangements)
    2. We prepare a draft Licensing Agreement for your review and comment
    3. You have a two hour consultation with a member of our legal team to refine your Licensing Agreement
    4. We will send you the final Agreement, as refined during the consultation

Dibbs Barker Gosling recognise that all businesses are unique and the above kits may not be exactly what you need. We can tailor-make a package to suit your legal needs based on our considerable experience with assisting start-up businesses from their early beginnings, to their first major investment and right through to public offerings of their shares.

If you would like more information about any of our Kits or any of the other services we can provide, contact our CAPstart / Dibbs Barker Gosling team leader:

Rob Sauer
Tel: 61 2 8233 9500
Fax: 61 2 8233 9555
Email: rsauer@nsw.dbglaw.com.au



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