Liquidation preference in Dragons’ Den negotiation
Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by admin in VCIC
Two shows I watch every week are Dragons’ Den (BBC) and Shark Tank (ABC). After watching a recent episode of Dragons’ Den, I was surprised by James Caan offering a liquidation preference as part of his offer using participating preferred stock. Typically in either show the negotiations are only focused on valuation with common stock.
In Dragons’ Den: Series 6: Episode 3 – 5 of 6, fast forward to 4:30 for the beginning of the pitch and negotiation.
It is the first time I’ve seen any Dragon or Shark refer to preferred stock type features. It was a very odd attempt, given that there were other offers at the same valuation without these features.
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