Startups and Venture Capital

Startups & Venture Capital
Investment Funds
Real Estate
Business & Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Hospitality
Next Legal

Startups and Venture Capital

NEXT represents a wide variety of clients in the venture capital space, including entrepreneurs, investment funds, startups and mature technology companies, both from the U.S. and abroad. Our attorneys work throughout the business life cycle from the formation of startups and new legal entities, structuring business ownership and forming joint ventures, closing investment rounds, serving as outside general counsel, as well as planning and structuring business owners’ “exit” through the transfer of ownership and sale of our client’s businesses.
  • Analyzing the best legal structure for the startup.
  • Corporate Restructurings (including “Flips” to U.S. holding companies)
  • Financing rounds (from small convertible note/SAFE rounds to series seed and large venture capital backed Series A rounds.
  • Stock Option Plans and other Employment Matters
  • Capitalization Tables
  • SaaS, License & Commercial Agreements
  • Terms of Use and Privacy Policies
  • Exits (see our M&A practice page)

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Assets

Asset sales

Exits

Entrepreneur exits

Acquisitions

Private equity acquisitions

Buyouts

Leveraged buyouts

Technology Companies

Secondary market transactions of technology companies

Private Credit

Acquisitions using private credit or bank financing

Fiduciary Duties

Boards of directors’ fiduciary duties

Integration Matters

Post-closing integration matters

“We know the particularities of Startup law and Venture Capital, which is crucial to successfully negotiate and close financing rounds for our clients. We care about our clients and we are not afraid of complex cross-border VC deals. Actually, that is what we do daily”.

– Sofía Yagüe, Partner 

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Startups, Angel Investing
and V.C. Funds

NEXT represents entrepreneurs, startups and mature technology companies both from the U.S. and abroad. We assist with the full startup life cycle: from legal incorporation and structuring, to financing rounds and exits, and many things in between! We at times offer Startups packages with deferred fees to help the client get to that first financing round.

Legal Structure

Analyzing the best legal structure for the startup.

Corporate Restructurings

Corporate Restructurings (including “Flips” to U.S. holding companies)

Financing rounds

Financing rounds (from small convertible note/SAFE rounds to series seed and large venture capital backed Series A rounds

Employment Matters

Stock Option Plans and other Employment Matters

Tables

Capitalization Tables

Commercial Agreements

SaaS, License & Commercial Agreements

Terms of Use

Terms of Use and Privacy Policies

Exits

Exits (see our M&A practice page)

“We know the particularities of Startup law and Venture Capital, which is crucial to successfully negotiate and close financing rounds for our clients. We care about our clients and we are not afraid of complex cross-border VC deals. Actually, that is what we do daily”.

– Sofía Yagüe, Esq. Partner 

Startups, Angel Investing and V.C. Funds

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EXT represents entrepreneurs, startups and mature technology companies both from the U.S. and abroad. We assist with the full startup life cycle: from legal incorporation and structuring, to financing rounds and exits, and many things in between! We at times offer Startups packages with deferred fees to help the client get to that first financing round.

We advise on:

  • Analyzing the best legal structure for the startup
  • Corporate Restructurings (including “Flips” to U.S. holding companies)
  • Financing rounds (from small convertible note/SAFE rounds to series seed and large venture capital backed Series A rounds (and beyond))
  • Stock Option Plans and other Employment Matters
  • Capitalization Tables
  • SaaS, License & Commercial Agreements
  • Terms of Use and Privacy Policies
  • Exits (see our M&A practice page)

NEXT also assists Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists with negotiating and closing investments and exits, and with their due diligence and board governance efforts.

“We know the particularities of Startup law and Venture Capital, which is crucial to successfully negotiate and close financing rounds for our clients. We care about our clients and we are not afraid of complex cross-border VC deals. Actually, that is what we do daily”.

- Sofía Yagüe, Esq. Partner

Mergers and Acquisitions

NEXT represents acquirers and sellers in the sale of small and mid-market businesses.  We also advise investment funds on secondary market transactions for technology companies.   Being at the crossroads of the United States, Latin America and Europe, many of our deals have an international component.  We help our clients navigate through complex cross-border issues and bridge the culture gap between international parties.  

We advise on:

  • Asset sales
  • Entrepreneur exits
  • Private equity acquisitions
  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Secondary market transactions of technology companies
  • Acquisitions using private credit or bank financing
  • Boards of directors’ fiduciary duties
  • Post-closing integration matters

“We understand how important these transactions are for our clients and give the level of attention and efficiency such deals require. Our “big law” experience is very helpful since we are used to working on highly complex, time-sensitive multi-million dollar deals.”

– Pieter A. Weyts, Esq. Partner

Real Estate

NEXT represents developers, investment funds, sponsors, operators, businesses and private investors in connection with complex real estate transactions.

We advise on:

  • Structuring and negotiating real estate acquisitions and sales
  • Real estate financing, including acquisition, term loan, construction, and mezzanine financing
  • Leasing of retail, office, warehouse, and mixed-use properties and developments
  • Joint venture transactions
  • Transferable development and density rights
  • Due diligence and title related matters
  • Opportunity Zone investments

NEXT also assists Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists with negotiating and closing investments and exits, and with their due diligence and board governance efforts.

“We have worked side by side with many of our clients from their first real estate deal, and understand their goals and how to protect their interests. Reliability and efficiency are the main goals for all of our transactions.”

– Chris Castro, Esq. Partner

Investment Funds and Family Offices

We advise our clients on the formation of venture capital funds, private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate partnerships, and other special purpose pooled investment vehicles.  We assist investment funds and family offices with private placements and transactional matters.  We also advise our clients on the structuring of onshore and offshore feeder funds and the structuring of cross-border investments.

We advise on:

  • Fund structuring and formation
  • Exempt offerings and capital raising activities
  • Investments in portfolio companies
  • Private equity and financing transactions
  • Investment adviser formation and registration
  • Investment Advisers Act and Investment Company Act compliance
  • Broker-dealer compliance
  • Real estate joint ventures partnerships

“Clients know they can count on us to move quickly when a new deal or anything urgent arises. That level of attention and expertise differentiates NEXT from other law firms.”

– Pieter A. Weyts, Esq. Partner

Business and Finance

We advise borrowers and lenders on real estate, corporate and project financing matters and act as counsel to numerous small and mid-size businesses in a wide variety of business and transactional matters.

We advise our clients on a variety of financing matters, including private equity investments, private credit transactions, offshore offerings and project financings.  We represent both borrowers and lenders.  Most of our deals have a cross-border component.  In addition, we act as the “external” in-house counsel of many of our clients and handle day-to-day corporate and employment matters, pre-litigation advice, and advice on contractual matters.

We advise on:

  • Lending transactions (asset based, construction financing, accounts receivable factoring, etc.)
  • Corporate finance
  • Shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, and joint ventures
  • Private financing rounds
  • Convertible debt offerings
  • Employment and consulting matters
  • Stock option plans
  • Structured finance transactions
  • Mezzanine loan transactions
  • Private reorganizations and liquidation
  • Partnership breakups, buyouts, and disputes
  • Terms of Use and Privacy Policies

“We often serve as an external part of the team, advising on all legal aspects of the business. Our clients often need capital, and such advice is given often on the best way to structure a lending deal with outside lenders or current investors.”

– Jason Stark, Esq. Partner

Restaurants and Food & Beverage

NEXT represents restaurant owners and food & beverage companies in connection with their operations, including leases, financing rounds, lending, vendor contracts (and disputes) employment, trademarks, distribution and co-packer arrangements.

We advise on:

  • Corporation Formation
  • Partnership and operating agreements
  • Leases and guarantees
  • Investment rounds
  • M&A (buyouts)
  • Distribution and co-packing agreements
  • General commercial agreements
  • Settlement agreements and coordination of other litigation matters (e.g., labels, employment, FLSA)

“We work with some of Miami’s most well-known restauranteurs and restaurant and food product startups for years and have developed a very unique set of skills targeted to this group of clients. Whether it is getting a client the best lease terms, or the next year finding a few to get that client out of that same lease, negotiating with investors to close a financing round, negotiating partner terms, or finding a resolution to a conflict without going to court, we are there to facilitate our client’s success.”

- Jason Stark, Esq. Partner