The investment cycle for technology and emerging growth companies is driven not only by innovation, but by exits and liquidity events as well. We understand the value-impacting issues that are critical to you and your company in high growth sectors, including:

• Intellectual property protection
• Employee incentive plans and executive compensation
• Corporate governance
• Positioning for due diligence
• Regulatory
• Non-competition hurdles and taxation

Our depth of experience allows us to anticipate issues before they become problems and bring your transaction to a successful close.

Empower your business in the marketplace through Dentons’ broad global relationships across the ecosystem, including investment banking and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firms. We have navigated countless M&A transactions involving venture capital-backed (VC-backed) companies, on both the buy side and the sell side. We make it our business to understand your investment and exit horizons and how a transaction fits within your objectives. We’re also sensitive to balancing the expectations of investors and syndicates, founders and employees, and we can bring together these sometimes disparate groups.

Move quickly to seize open market windows, thanks to our strong focus on initial public offerings for technology and emerging growth companies on such global exchanges as the NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Our seasoned securities regulatory group will help ensure your filings proceed with a minimum of surprises, allowing management to focus on the success of the offering. We’re also experienced in guiding your board and investors through the unique governance issues posed by the transition from VC-backed company to public company.

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Dentons expands footprint into Kitchener-Waterloo’s tech startup ecosystem through strategic alliance with Pulse Law

March 26, 2025

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to announce a new strategic alliance with Pulse Law, a new and innovative firm based in Kitchener-Waterloo, a powerhouse of Canada’s tech startup ecosystem.

Nextlaw Labs invests in next generation AI-powered 'expertise finding' platform ProFinda

May 3, 2017

Nextlaw Labs, the innovative legal tech venture development company launched by Dentons, today announced its investment in AI-powered expertise finding platform, ProFinda. The deal was closed through Nextlaw Labs' investment fund, Nextlaw Ventures.