Martin Ertl of Contractually will host Mark Longo and Brock Smith from Clark Wilson at the Bootup Garage to explain the ins and outs of structuring investments in your startup. They'll cover stuff like:

• Convertible debt with a cap? Or no cap?
• Plain vanilla shares?  
• When is each structure appropriate?
• What is currently en vogue and what differences are there between what's going on in the US and Canada?

You'll walk away better prepared for what to expect at different stages of taking investment in your startup.

Mark is a partner of Clark Wilson LLP, and a member of the Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance & Securities Groups. Mark has served in senior executive, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary capacities for a number of international technology companies. He has an invaluable business perspective in advising multinational technology clients throughout the entire life cycle of their companies, from start up through to exit.
 

About Brock Smith

Brock is a partner in Clark Wilson LLP's Technology Group. He provides strategic legal advice to information technology and emerging growth companies of all sizes, concentrating on asset acquisition and management strategies, technology licensing, outsourcing arrangements and financing transactions.

About Martin Ertl

Martin is an entrepreneur and lawyer, and loves leading big changes. He started Contractually to make life easier for everyone who has to deal with contracts. With Contractually, startups and freelancers can prepare, negotiate  and e-sign their contracts, securely and entirely online. Martin previously co-founded Navarik to provide web-based cargo inspection software for global oil producers, and before that, he practised law at a full-service national law firm.