Where’s the door? Prepping for a successful exit in the USA
Are you a Co-Founder, COO, or Head of Operations in a company that's considering or planning an exit in the USA? 👀
Then join our interactive webinar to gain the knowledge and strategies necessary to navigate the complexities of USA exit strategies - including IPOs and M&A! 🚀
💡 Here's what we'll cover:
New USA laws and political shifts post-election and how they might influence exit strategies and timelines
The critical differences between IPO and M&A pathways and how to assess the right fit for your company
Insights into current USA market conditions, valuation adjustments - and their implications for exits
Actionable strategies to position your company for a successful exit, despite market uncertainty
📌 What to expect:
Practical insights and guidance from Wilson Sonsini's legal experts
Open Q&A session - submit your questions via the registration form!
✅ Join us if...
you're a COO / operations leader and evaluating exit strategies for your organisation
your company is in the early stages of exit planning or seeking guidance on legal and market trends
The session will be recorded and shared with Operations Nation community members. 📝
Our roundtable hosts 👋
Michael C. Labriola
Partner @ Wilson Sonsini
Michael is a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he counsels public and private technology, life sciences, and emerging growth companies through all stages of their growth.
Michael has particular experience with Wilson Sonsini’s clients across the USA East Coast and Europe. He has a particular focus on supporting companies that undertake transformative events, such as growth financings, IPOs, acquisitions, and exit sales.
Michael counsels clients in matters ranging from formation and early-stage venture financing to listings of publicly traded securities on USA and foreign exchanges to seasoned public offerings and private and public company acquisitions.
He also has considerable experience in counseling publicly held companies on disclosure matters, SEC compliance, Nasdaq and NYSE listing matters, and other securities laws issues. In addition, Michael frequently represents investment banks, venture capital funds, and private equity firms in a broad range of investment transactions.
Prior to his legal career, Michael was a certified public accountant in the assurance practices of Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young, where he audited public, private, and not-for-profit entities in several sectors, including telecommunications and technology.
Ross Davies
Partner @ Wilson Sonsini
Ross is a partner in the London office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he has a wide-ranging corporate and mergers and acquisitions practice.
Over the past decade, Ross has guided clients on structuring, negotiating, and executing high-profile and complex mergers and acquisitions, including in the private equity, alternative investment, and venture capital sectors.
He has also advised UK-listed clients on bespoke public and private M&A activity, joint ventures, fundraisings, stock exchange matters, and equity capital markets work. He recently advised Onfido on its acquisition by Entrust.
Ross is active in all fields of corporate and commercial law and has extensive international experience advising clients on strategic cross-border corporate transactions across a range of sectors, including technology, financial services, media and telecommunications, energy, real estate, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.
Together with 🙌
Wilson Sonsini
Wilson Sonsini is a Silicon Valley-headquartered law firm that supports UK/EU startups and scaleups through their US life cycle – US launch, expansion, fundraising, commercial partnerships, M&A and IPO.
You might not have heard of Wilson Sonsini, but you've definitely heard of their clients: they led the IPOs for Apple, Doordash, Google, LinkedIn, Lyft, Netflix, Palantir, Roblox, Square, Tesla, and Twitter, and many others. 👀
Wilson Sonsini goes beyond the mere provision of legal services and acts as a 360-degree strategic business advisor on all things related to US operations.