DLA Piper

DLA Piper is the world’s leading global business law firm, with 4,200 lawyers in offices throughout Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the US. Collectively, we have a powerful network of business relationships with VCs, entrepreneurs and executives that extends across the US and around the world, allowing our clients to connect to the right advisors, market influencers and funding sources.

DLA Piper’s emerging growth group collaborates with emerging foreign companies on their US legal needs with an integrated approach in areas that are critical to their success, including: providing access to domestic and foreign funding sources, assisting with business growth and exit strategy planning, creating a corporate structure that is tax-efficient on a global basis, providing advice on intellectual property development, exploitation and protection, and developing innovative business arrangements, including corporate partnering and strategic alliances.

The group is supported by globally recognized Corporate and International Tax practices that were ranked #1 in global M&A deal volume by mergermarket (2011), #1 in Private Equity and Venture Capital deal volume by Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst (2010), and named the International Law Firm in the Americas, Los Angeles Tax Firm of the Year and San Francisco Area Tax Firm of the Year by International Tax Review, Americas Tax Awards, (2011). http://www.dlapiper.com

Silicon Valley Bank

Silicon Valley Bank’s holding company, SVB Financial Group, comprises additional businesses that are dedicated to improving our clients’ opportunities and offering access to the right intelligence and connections in the innovation sector:
* Silicon Valley Bank
* SVB Capital
* SVB Analytics
* SVB Private Bank

With more than $19 billion in total assets and 1,500 employees worldwide, SVB Financial Group strives to solve our clients’ problems and advocate on their behalf in order to increase their probability of success. We are equally dedicated to our employees and our communities, and are consistently ranked among the best places to work and top corporate philanthropists.

Silicon Valley Bank is the California bank subsidiary and the commercial banking operation of SVB Financial Group. Banking services are provided by Silicon Valley Bank, a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. SVB Private Bank is a division of Silicon Valley Bank. SVB Financial Group is also a member of the Federal Reserve System.
http://www.svb.com

The Brenner Group

The Brenner Group, Inc.® is one of the technology community’s leading specialized finance and accounting services firms. Our core offerings include interim financial management, business valuations, financial advisory services and restructurings. Since 1987 more than 1,500 companies have trusted The Brenner Group with their finance and accounting needs.

We are the leading provider of interim and outsourced financial management for venture capital portfolio companies and were named in a recent independent survey as the #1 brand in Silicon Valley for interim CFOs and Controllers. The firm has a senior staff of experienced professionals, each with a rich operating history in venture-backed technology companies.

The Brenner Group is one of the primary business valuation firms supporting our clients’ compliance with the IRC 409A, FAS 123R / ASC 718, FAS 141R / ASC 805, and FAS 142 / ASC 350 as well as valuation issues involving litigation and gifts and donations of securities. A survey of Accel Partners’ portfolio companies identified us as their #1 choice in valuation service providers. The firm also provides financial advisory services including financing and merger/acquisition advice to clients.

With nearly 25 years of experience in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, The Brenner Group is every technology company’s best option for total finance and accounting guidance. http://www.thebrennergroup.com

BridgeBank

Bridge Bank’s vision was to create a bank that reflects the unique needs of our business community. Bridge Bank offers the resources and services typically associated with larger banks with an unparalleled commitment to personal service. With a commitment to being relationship-driven, globally savvy and technologically advanced, Bridge Bank offers banking solutions created specifically to help our clients’ businesses grow and prosper. http://www.bridgebank.com

Cornish & Carey

Cornish & Carey Commercial’s experience and growth as a company parallels the birth of Silicon Valley and its emergence as a global economic power center. Prior to its partnership with Newmark Knight Frank, Cornish & Carey Commercial had grown to become the largest privately held commercial real estate brokerage in the region and ranked in the top five among commercial real estate services firms by combined leasing and investment sales volume. http://www.ccarey.com

E&M Mayock and Associates

E&M Mayock and Associates provides immigration legal services, spanning from U.S. immigration law to employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visas. E&M works with businesses of any size across all industry sectors. They assist in facilitating visa issuance abroad and make the hiring of international personnel a competitive advantage.http://www.emvisa.com

Mansfield Sales Partners

Mansfield Sales Partners, a sales outsourcing company, is comprised of a team of experienced sales executives who assist our clients in meeting their sales goals and growth objectives. We then help you validate the strategy through pure sales execution. We target your best prospects and jumpstart relationships that will create a repeatable revenue stream. As part of our process, we deploy internal lead generation services, senior sales executives and operations professionals to drive your products and services through the sales funnel and into revenue growth. This leaves our clients with a scalable and sustainable sales model for the future. http://www.mansfieldsp.com

SNR Denton

SNR Denton, a top 25 legal services provider by lawyers and professionals worldwide, is a client-focused international legal practice delivering quality and value. SNR Denton offers their clients premier services to meet their evolving needs in the following sectors: Energy, Transport and Infrastructure; Financial Institutions and Funds; Government; Health and Life Sciences; Insurance; Manufacturing; Real Estate, Retail and Hotels; and Technology, Media and Telecommunications.

SNR Denton’s Venture Technology group, a top 10 venture law practice in the US, is renowned for providing nimble, fast-paced counsel to cutting-edge emerging growth companies and venture capital firms from Silicon Valley to New York and London and around the globe. Our multidisciplinary team of lawyers operates at the convergence of innovation, strategy, finance and law. We leverage deep expertise in technology, media and entertainment, telecommunications, life sciences, medical devices, cleantech and health information technology, along with a global network of venture capital and investment banking relationships, to remove hurdles to our clients’ success.

Structured as a boutique within a top 25 global firm, our Venture Technology group, in collaboration with leading angels and venture firms, has developed an innovative set of product and service offerings for its technology-driven clients, including its Sprout Incubation/Acceleration Initiative, which provides incubation and acceleration services to clients in the earliest stages of development, and its IP Assessment and Strategy Offering, which delivers real-time, relevant intellectual property advice to emerging growth companies and their boards and investors. The firm, a member of the Association of University Technology Managers, has an established practice working with universities, federal labs and corporate R&D facilities to commercialize cutting-edge innovative technologies. For more information visit http://www.snrdenton.com/services/venture_technology.aspx or contact Richard Allan Horning, voice +1 650 798-0370; email richard.horning@snrdenton.com.

Workforce Matters

Workforce Matters is a team of consultants who are experts in Human Resources, including Global/International HR Management, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Talent Services, Specialized HR Programs, Benefits Administration, On-boarding and Off-boarding, Organizational Design, Training and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) transition. In addition to their expertise, their partners include Legal, Finance, Benefits and Payroll teams, providing for an integrated and strategic perspective on meeting the needs and attaining the goals of our clients. http://www.wfmatters.com