Julie Fowler (@_JulieFowler) profile picture

Corporate M&A / Capital raising lawyer

New Zealand
Joined October 2011
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SAFEs are on the increase on fundraising deals across Southeast Asia. Two years ago, YC reinvented the SAFE and launched what is now known as the ‘post-money’ SAFE. We run through what that means for founders in our latest guide. buff.ly/3wu6eN2
[SEA] Our latest guide for founders contains links to templates for common legal docs and essential points that founders should wrap their heads around when using them. buff.ly/2M18dWX 🚀 #legaltemplates #startuptemplates
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[NZ] In case you needed another reason to review your drag-along rights in your shareholders agreement, here's @cubicleninja discussing a case from the Court of Appeal about a disgruntled minority shareholder buff.ly/2RbKIcF
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Thinking about bridging finance? You're not the only one. Our simple convertible loan agreement template has been accessed more than 200 times in the last week alone. Access our template buff.ly/3iu8A79
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We want to know more about how the kiwi startup ecosystem is being impacted by Covid-19. If you can spare 5 minutes from your WFH situation, please fill out our survey simmondsstewart.com/blogs/nz…
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Wondering how to sign documents while in lockdown? See our latest blog for a quick breakdown. simmondsstewart.com/blogs/lo…
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We’ve considered some of the issues around startups structuring bridge financing transactions in an economic crisis. Here's our rundown of what we think founders might face.simmondsstewart.sg/blogs/bri…
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The unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19 is having a major impact on all economic activity. So what do you need to be thinking about if you're in the middle of raising a round for your startup? Lee Bagshaw takes a look at things to keep an eye on. simmondsstewart.sg/blogs/how…
We cover some lessons learned from British Airways' massive fine for their GDPR breach buff.ly/2JOCtQT
We've got a new case study! Read to learn more about how we helped kiwi startup @swipedon with their capital raising and eventual exit to UK-listed SmartSpace Software buff.ly/2GcXtOS @HadsFord
We've been busy bees so far in 2019! Read on to learn about our half year capital raising numbers across NZ and Southeast Asia: buff.ly/2JF4J8x 🎉📈
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We're stoked to have been featured in this month's LawTalk, talking about open source templates, winning clients on the internet, and other lessons from the tech sector buff.ly/2NDCydU @nzlawsociety
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Last week's budget included $300m for series A funding to address NZ's venture capital gap 💰📈 Looks promising - any musings from the crowd @SuseReynolds @lancewiggs @iceandy? simmondsstewart.com/blogs/ne…
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Congratulations to @chriswilson_ss
We're super-proud to announce the appointment of long-term team member @chriswilson_ss as a Simmonds Stewart partner from today. Chris has been with us since 2007 and has headed up our Singapore office since early 2017. More on Chris’ promotion here👇 simmondsstewart.com/blogs/si…
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meet the offshore VC’s with simmonds stewart and balgarnie van rooyen at tech week 2019 simmondsstewart.com/blogs/me…
Not sure about the terms you should focus on when negotiating a term sheet? @simmondsnz and @_JulieFowler discuss this and show you how to make your own term sheet 👇 simmondsstewart.com/webinars…
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We are thrilled to have helped AmbitAI on their successful cap raise: Tindall, Levene back chatbot startup, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/business/news…
We've launched our 2019 techlaw intern programme offering law students paid intern positions at companies in the high-growth tech sector! If you're a final-year @AucklandUni law student, learn more and apply 👇 simmondsstewart.com/join-us/…
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Julie Fowler retweeted
It's no secret NZ has a lack of VC funding, meaning the NZ tech community isn't as well resourced as it could be. How can we kickstart a VC ecosystem here? @techlawnz shares some ideas: idealog.co.nz/tech/2019/02/w…