Tailored legal advice for startups and growth companies
Building a successful company requires more than a strong business idea. With the right legal structure and guidance from the outset, you create solid conditions for investment, growth, and a successful exit. At TM & Partners, we offer customized legal advice for entrepreneurs, startups, and growth companies through our “Start-up Partner” service. The service is designed to address the legal challenges that arise when a company is in its formation stage or operates in an early growth phase.
We act as a long-term legal partner throughout the company’s entire journey, from protecting the initial idea to capital raising, expansion, and exit. With our broad expertise in business law, including venture capital, intellectual property, tech, financing, and corporate law, as well as our extensive network, we provide a true “one-stop-shop” legal experience for our clients.
Start-up Partner – how the collaboration works
Each client within our startup programis assigned a senior dedicated contact person, often a partner, who coordinates the legal advice and, when needed, brings in the firm’s specialists in relevant practice areas. Through this service, companies are connected with leading lawyers within their respective fields. We also tryto match advisors based on industry. To ensure the highest quality of our advice, we work with a limited number of companies within our start-up offering.
Our offering also includes:
- Educational programs on key legal topics relevant to start-ups
- Networking events
- Access to the firm’s conference rooms for, for example, board meetings and pitch sessions
Cost-effective legal advice
We understand that startups and growth companies often operate with limited resources. At the same time, we want to support innovation. Therefore, we offer cost-effective legal advice, often at a pre-agreed fixed fee. For example, we provide fixed pricing for shareholders’ agreements, a company’s first capital raise, and incentive programs.
We also have the ability to offer various types of success fee arrangements.
In addition, we provide certain initial legal advice free of charge for companies that qualify for participation in our Start-up Partner program.
Legal areas we support startups with
Our lawyers have extensive experience assisting startups and growth companies in key legal areas.
Corporate law and corporate structure
Advice on corporate law, shareholders’ agreements, incentive programs, and corporate governance to create a stable structure for investments and expansion.
Read more about our corporate law services.
Venture capital and fundraising
Support in venture capital investments, financing rounds, and capital raising, including investment agreements and negotiations with investors.
Intellectual property and protection of innovation
Strategic advice on intellectual property, including trademarks, design rights, copyrights, and patents, to protect the company’s innovations and technological solutions.
Tech
Advice on technology-related legal matters, including software agreements, SaaS solutions, data protection, regulatory issues, AI, and digital business models, tailored for technology-driven companies in early and growth stages.
Commercial agreements
Drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements, such as license agreements, software agreements, development agreements, collaboration agreements, and purchase and supply agreements.
Transactions and exit
Legal support in mergers and acquisitions, investments, and exit processes, including due diligence and strategic transaction advice.
Dispute resolution
Representation in dispute resolution, arbitration, and court proceedings when business relationships or intellectual property rights are challenged.
TM & Partners combines business understanding with deep legal expertiserelevant for startups and growth companies. Through our Start-up Partner offering, you gain a long-term advisor who supports you at every stage—from idea to exit.
Contact us to gain access to leading legal expertise:
Helena Brännvall
Partner | Tech
Jonas Hämälä
Partner | Capital Markets
Philip Rämsell
Partner | M&A
