Growth Financings & Capital Raises
Morgan Business Counsel advises companies on growth financings where capital structure, governance, and control have lasting implications.
As companies raise outside capital, the legal decisions made at each financing stage shape far more than valuation. Dilution, investor rights, governance mechanics, and future optionality are all set in motion early. Our role is to help clients navigate these financings with clarity and foresight, ensuring that today’s capital supports—not constrains—the next stage of growth.
We work with companies as capital becomes more consequential and investor relationships more complex.
Our Work in Growth Financings Typically Involves
We advise on a range of financing structures and related matters, including:
SAFEs and other early-stage investment instruments
Preferred equity financings and structured growth rounds
Negotiation of investor rights, governance provisions, and control mechanics
Founder and management considerations around dilution and future leverage
Preparation for follow-on financings, strategic investments, or exit scenarios
Our focus is not simply closing a round, but ensuring that financing terms align with long-term business objectives and preserve flexibility as the company evolves.
Representative Experience
Representative financing experience includes:
Advising a venture capital fund in its Series A preferred stock financing of a legal technology platform, including drafting the full suite of financing and governance documents and preparing closing materials.
Advising growth-stage companies on SAFEs and preferred equity financings where early structural decisions were critical to preserving founder control and positioning the company for future institutional investment.
These matters reflect a practice grounded in disciplined structuring and an understanding of how early financing decisions compound over time.
How We Work
Financing engagements are intentionally scoped and led with senior legal judgment from the outset.
We work closely with founders, leadership teams, and their advisors to assess tradeoffs, anticipate downstream consequences, and negotiate terms with a clear view of what comes next. Our approach is collaborative, deliberate, and focused on long-term positioning rather than short-term optics.