Incorporation
A legal form and articles of association designed from the outset so that investors can come in later.
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01 Your startup
02 Advice for founders
03 Funding
04 Shareholder agreement
01 — What we do
We are with you from the shareholder agreement to the funding round
The assignment of intellectual property to the company is almost never signed. And it is asked for in the first due diligence.
Shareholder agreement
Vesting, drag-along, tag-along and exit, agreed while there is still nothing to divide up.
Ownership of the product
Assigning the rights of founders and contributors to the company, which is the first thing to be audited.
Funding rounds
Convertible notes, capital increases and term sheets, with the dilution worked out before anything is signed.
Rewarding the team
Phantom shares and share options, and what they cost in tax for the person receiving them.
The Spanish Startups Act
The requirements for certification as an emerging company and the tax incentives that opens up.
02 — The service
You bring the idea and the team. We bring the legal side.
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03 — What we check
We prepare what an investor is going to ask you for
Having it in order before the round shortens the due diligence and reduces the risk of the valuation being cut.
Capitalisation table
Who holds what, including options, convertible notes and verbal commitments.
A signed shareholder agreement
With vesting, drag-along, tag-along and exit provisions for the founders.
Assignment of intellectual property
The code, the brand and the design have to belong to the company, not to whoever created them.
Team contracts
Founders, employees and external contributors, with confidentiality and, where appropriate, paid non-competition.
Trade mark and domains registered
In the company's name and in the countries where it is going to operate.
Obligations up to date
Accounts filed, taxes and social security with no outstanding requests.
Emerging company certification
Whether you have it or could get it, for the tax incentives it opens up.
Data protection
A record of processing activities and contracts with suppliers if the product handles personal data.
04 — Questions
What people ask us before they instruct us
Almost always a sociedad limitada: it limits liability and it is the structure investors expect. The articles are prepared with future rounds in mind.
A loan that converts into shares at the next round, usually with a discount or a valuation cap. It postpones the argument about value.
With share options or with phantom shares. Each arrangement has different tax consequences for the person receiving it.
For certified companies, tax incentives on corporation tax and on the taxation of options, among others. We check whether you meet the requirements.
05 — Quote
Tell us about your case. We call you today
First consultation free and with no obligation.
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We help you with your startup
Escalera & Tuset has a department specialising in support for founders. We get fully involved in developing the project so as to give the administrative and legal advice needed to get it off the ground.
Starting a business brings countless difficulties. There are obstacles along the way that are commercial, economic, financial, tax-related, competitive, employment-related and even political. That is why Escalera & Tuset offers all-round support to founders. As lawyers for founders, we both plan and put in place the right administrative and legal answers to all those obstacles. With Escalera & Tuset beside you, you can concentrate on what really matters: turning your business idea into reality.
Because when we say every obstacle, we mean every obstacle. We advise startups on adopting the legal form that best suits their project, draw up shareholder agreements that work for everyone, guide them on trade mark registration to protect the company's intellectual property, set out the recommended tax road map and, of course, help draft every commercial contract. We are a legal advisory practice for founders in Madrid. We help you make your project happen.
Legal advice for founders
At Escalera & Tuset we provide our legal services to any founder or company that needs professionals who are at once specialist and multidisciplinary. Our department is made up of highly qualified experts in the various branches of law who work side by side to meet everything founders and startups need. That lets us bring an overall administrative and legal view to each project.
Do you need advice on the legal form of your startup? Do you need expert advice on startup contracts? Forget off-the-shelf answers. Come to Escalera & Tuset and let us become part of your project from the very first moment. With our experience in this field and the knowledge built up over all these years, we can bring you the added value you need. No more legal worries. You will have us beside you at every point to resolve whatever difficulties come up.
Escalera & Tuset was founded, after all, with a structure clearly built around tailoring the service. And in advising and defending startups, that structure is more evident still. We become the founders' companions so as to make sure the project has the continuity it deserves. Here, at Escalera & Tuset, you will not be just another client. We commit to your project for real. Our legal advice for founders is advice made to measure.
Ways of funding founders and startups
As we said above, setting up a business is not a straightforward task. Far less so in Spain, and above all from a financial point of view. That is why one of the founder's biggest worries is finding the best way to fund the project and make it real. As startup lawyers, we offer our detailed knowledge of the various methods of business funding. And, more importantly still, we analyse and give tailored advice on which one suits best.
From conventional funding mechanisms to non-repayable European grants, by way of contemporary mechanisms such as crowdlending and crowdfunding. A great many corporate, administrative and economic factors determine which funding system works best in the long run. Do not take that decision without professional support. Share your project with us and we will bring you the difference you need. Share your project with outstanding lawyers for founders.
If you need lawyers in Madrid to advise you, Escalera & Tuset is the answer. If you need lawyers who can defend you, Escalera & Tuset is the answer. If you need information, Escalera & Tuset is the answer. We are here purely to help you in the way you need. Get in touch now.
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