This title provides best practices for successfully navigating mergers and acquisitions for venture capital portfolio companies. Topics include establishing client goals and objectives, identifying important deal components, and evaluating industry regulations and licensing laws. This book discusses providing legal counsel and analysis, negotiating business and legal issues, conducting due diligence, negotiating contract terms, assessing risks, and analyzing deal killers. Advice is offered on evaluating a company by reviewing the business market, assets, liabilities, and intellectual property.