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Shareholders Agreement VC (English)

Sophisticated shareholders agreement (SHA) under Dutch law between investor(s), founder(s) and the company. This SHA can be created from both investor and founder perspective and facilitates early stage investments.

The SHA assumes that the company is a Dutch private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap). Investors and founders can be of any nature and may also include private individuals.

Terms of this document configurable to your needs include:

  • Valuation of shares
  • Anti-dilution protection
  • (Preferred) dividend rights
  • Liquidation preference
  • Drag-along and Tag-along
  • Leaver clause
  • Exit clause and lock-ups
  • Governance and decision making
  • Non-competition and other investor protection

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