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by a searcher from IESE Business School
in Madrid, Spain

1yr ago

Private Placement Memorandum

Dear all,

I am in the process of launching my search fund in Spain and am currently working on my PPM. I have a couple of questions and would appreciate any insights:

Is the PPM template in Exhibit 3 of the Stanford Primer applicable for Spain? Is it necessary to have the company set up before completing the PPM (as the Primer refers to a "logo" and "name of your fund")? Thank you in advance, and I look forward to contributing to this community.

Best regards,

Alfonso

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from IESE Business School in Madrid, Spain

Thank you, that was exactly what I was doing. I had an informal conversation with an investor and I was thinking about sharing a draft prior to the meeting that I have with my lawyers next week, but I will wait then. Thanks for your contribution.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Raleigh, NC, USA

I'm not in Spain but I also have had questions about when to incorporate the business. I've been told to wait until you at least have verbal commitments from an investor or two. The reason I was given is that investors don't want to pick up any possible liability from an existing business. I've also been told to do it as soon as possible so that it is done and you are ready to issue shares. Since I'm in the US and it doesn't take that long to set up a Delaware entity I haven't stressed this point much. But given ^redacted‌'s comment maybe I should go ahead and file the LLC paperwork. I'd love to hear thoughts from others.