Raise-ready legal review
We check your cap table, company records, prior raises, IP ownership and option grants before investor due diligence starts, so you know what needs fixing and what it will cost.
Fixed fee agreed in writing before we start
What the review covers
Designed for a single Australian company preparing for a pre-seed or seed round.
Covers up to 2 prior funding rounds or SAFE/note series (up to 5 instruments on standard terms) and up to 5 core governance, founder or IP agreements. If you have more prior rounds or agreements, we'll quote a fixed fee before starting.
Cap table, register of members & ASIC records
We check your cap table spreadsheet against ASIC records (including past Form 484 filings), your statutory register of members (s 169), share certificates and board or shareholder resolutions.
Governance, founder vesting & pre-emptive rights
We review your Constitution and any existing Shareholders Deed for founder vesting and leaver terms, departed co-founder releases, board approval thresholds, and pre-emptive rights or waivers needed for the new round.
Prior raises, SAFE/note terms & Section 708 compliance
We check executed SAFEs, convertible notes and prior subscription documents for conversion mechanics, MFN or pro-rata rights, s 708 disclosure exemptions, and the 50 non-employee shareholder limit (s 113).
IP chain of title & core asset ownership
We review founder IP assignment deeds and your employee, contractor and adviser templates for IP assignments and moral rights consents, and check that trade marks and key domain names are held by the company.
ESOP & undocumented equity check
Where you have an option plan or adviser equity, we check that the pool and grants match your cap table and board approvals, and flag any informal equity promises in offer letters or emails.
Larger or more complex companies
If you have a multi-entity or HoldCo/OpCo group structure, stacked SAFEs and notes that need waterfall modelling, or key customer and supplier contracts to review, we can include these in your quote.
What you receive
Written report
A practical written report separating deal-blockers (issues investors will ask you to fix before completion) from lower-priority housekeeping.
30-minute walkthrough call
A 30-minute call with Olena to walk through the findings, answer questions, and agree priorities before you open your data room.
Fixed-fee quote for any rectification work
If the review turns up gaps you'd like us to fix (such as missing IP assignments or register updates), we'll give you a separate fixed-fee quote. There's no obligation to use us, and we typically expect pre-seed and seed rectification work to fall between $1,000 and $4,500.
What this is not
To keep fees predictable, the review is focused on pre-raise legal records.
Limited to the records you provide
We review the documents and records you share with us, plus standard ASIC, IP and domain searches. We don't audit matters outside those records.
Not tax, accounting or valuation advice
We don't advise on valuation, financial statements, or tax, and will let you know where your accountant or tax adviser should sign off.
Rectification work is quoted separately
The review identifies what needs fixing. Drafting new deeds, resolutions or ASIC filings to fix those gaps is quoted separately once you've seen the report.
Separate from acting on the round
This review prepares your records before you raise. Reviewing or negotiating term sheets and round documents with investors is scoped separately, and we don't act as a broker.
Planning an upcoming raise?
Book a free 30-minute call (or send us a short note) to talk through your company and timing. After the call, we confirm your fixed fee in writing and send through the document checklist.
All prices are in Australian dollars (AUD) and are the total professional fee you pay. Fixed fees cover our professional fees only and exclude statutory ASIC filing fees, registry search fees, and other third-party disbursements, which are passed on at cost where required.