Tight share structure
The game for control starts before signing the term sheet
Most software house founders in Katowice and the surrounding areas think that owning 51% of shares guarantees them peace of mind. This is a mistake that brutally comes to light during the first funding round from VC funds. Alians Business Diplomacy has seen cases where an investor owning just 14% of shares blocked dividend payouts or the hiring of key developers. Our task is to make your company's statute act like a shield. Money likes silence, and silence is only provided by a precisely constructed document that leaves no room for interpretation by the other side's lawyers.
In March 2024, we analyzed a contract for a six-person team building CRM systems. An investor tried to smuggle in a clause about automatic share dilution in the next issuance without the right of first refusal for current owners. Thanks to our intervention and the introduction of hard veto clauses, the founders maintained 83% of control over strategic decisions. We use the method of small steps and hard facts. We don't promise miracles, but we guarantee that after 3 days of analysis, you will know exactly where traps for your money are hidden in your contract.
A tight share structure is not just about numbers in the National Court Register (KRS). It is primarily about exit mechanisms and drag-along and tag-along clauses that must work in your favor. Alians Business Diplomacy designs these clauses so that in the event of a conflict with a new partner, you are not forced to sell your life's work for a fraction of its value. In October 2023, we helped a client block a hostile takeover attempt by a former board member who tried to exploit gaps in the general meeting minutes.
Every document that leaves our office at Chorzowska 50 undergoes a two-stage verification. We focus on what we call business diplomacy – we can negotiate favorable terms without burning bridges with the investor. We know you need capital for growth, but not at the cost of losing your own identity in the company. Our team, consisting of 4 specialists in commercial law and negotiation, works to ensure that every dot and comma in the statute protects your IP and future profits.
Remember that hard facts don't lie – either you have control written in paragraphs, or you only have the hope that everything will be fine. We choose paragraphs. In the last 12 months, we have closed 31 structure-tightening processes in technology companies. The average time for us to prepare a full share audit is 5 business days. We don't write thick books that serve no one. You provide us with the current contract, and we give you a 12-page concrete recovery plan that you implement immediately at a notary.