Venture Deals · glossary
The name for a term sheet on the sale of a company. It sets out the main terms before anyone drafts, and most of it does not bind. Chapter 6
Explained in Chapter 6, The Term Sheet and the Document Set, of Venture Deals.
The main page for this term is Heads of terms, in M&A Foundations.
A term sheet is a short summary of the deal, signed before anyone drafts the long documents. On the sale of a company the same paper is called heads of terms. It shows cheaply whether there is a deal at all, before the lawyers start drafting. Solaris, Elena Marsh and Meridian signed their term sheet on 8 March 2022.Read Chapter 6, The Term Sheet and the Document Set →
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