Interested in finding out more about the fundraising process for SMEs and start-ups and what key legal documents you should have or issues you should consider?

Join us for a small online group discussion with like-minded business people on Wednesday, 11 August 2021 from 6pm to 7pm (Singapore time).

Come for a short presentation in our series and stay for a chance to interact and exchange views and ideas with other participants!

Founders, venture capital funds, angel investors, family offices and commercialisation professionals are all welcome and we hope to get a good mix of views from people with various backgrounds.

During this session, we will discuss provisions limiting liability under the VIMA Subscription Agreement.

There will also be a short question and answer session at the end of the discussion where the lawyers from fsLAW will be taking questions from the audience on the topics discussed.

Agenda

6.00PM: Introductions by each participant (approximately 2 minutes per participant)

6.15PM: Presentation by fsLAW

6.30PM: Q&A and networking

7.00PM: End of session

We are limiting participation at each session to encourage interaction, so please be patient with us if you are not able to sign up for this session.

Disclaimer: This event is meant as a free ranging discussion on fundraising. Nothing discussed or presented during the event should be construed as legal or other advice (including the presentation by fsLAW). By signing up and registering your interest, you acknowledge and agree that you must not rely on anything said by anyone at the discussion, none of your fellow participants at the discussion owes you any duties and you do not become a client of fsLAW as a result of anything we might say at the discussion.

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Speakers:

Faith is ranked as a leading corporate lawyer in Singapore by Chambers.

FSLAW is a boutique corporate law firm based in Singapore ranked among the top Singapore law firms for Startups & Emerging Companies by Chambers and Corporate & M&A, Private Equity, Capital Markets and Restructuring and Insolvency deals by asialaw Profiles and IFLR1000.

Faith has over 20 years' experience helping clients on corporate and commercial deals, completing transactions with a combined value exceeding US$30 billion including during her time at Herbert Smith Freehills in Sydney and Linklaters in London. Faith also set up a legal department as the first General Counsel of a pharmaceutical business in Australia.

Recent transactions include acting for venture capital funds and alongside premier international law firms.

Kelvin is a corporate and commercial lawyer, working with fsLAW since September 2016.

He has assisted clients on:

• Corporate transactions including equity raising through venture capital Series A and B fundings;

• Corporate restructuring exercises including advising and assisting on share buy-backs and capital reductions;

• Commercial contracts including licensing agreements, loan agreements, security agreements and guarantee agreements; and

• Employment agreements, employee share option plans and employment law issues in general.

Kelvin is a graduate of the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Law and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2018.

Jonathan is a corporate and commercial lawyer, working with fsLAW first in 2017 and joining the firm full-time in August 2019 after a stint as a litigator. He has assisted clients on:

• Corporate transactions including fundraising through venture capital seed funding;

• Corporate restructuring including share buybacks and a corporate restructuring exercise;

• Commercial agreements including terms & conditions for a music event, cross-border distribution agreements, non-disclosure agreements and assignments of intellectual property rights; and

• Employment agreements, employee share option plans and employment law issues in general.

Jonathan graduated from the Singapore Management University School of Law with a second major in finance and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2019.