Collaborate with an experienced deal team to structure and execute secondary transactions for private company clients.
Empowering Legal Practices with Tailored Services Designed to Enhance Efficiency, Drive Growth, and Achieve Superior Client Outcomeshase, We can assist you in understanding and potentially unlocking the equity in your private company shares.
Utilize your equity to unlock greater potential.
Cap Table Transfer
Leverage expert support to accelerate shareholder data transfers.
Effortlessly import client cap tables along with shareholder and investor information.
Audit, verify, and clean client cap tables to ensure precision and transparency.
Easily export updated data back into the client’s cap table platform after each program.
Settlement Technology
Comprehensive workflow management and dashboard for companies and legal teams.
Verify seller holdings, manage ROFR approvals, and generate detailed post-trade reports.
Track stock transfer agreements, submissions, and monitor overall transaction progress.
Streamline cash distributions by coordinating wires and timestamps with ease.
Yes, selling your private company share is possible. However, it depends on your company’s specific policy regarding the sale of private shares and your ability to find a qualified buyer who meets the “accredited investor” criteria set by FINRA and the SEC.
Some companies permit the sale of vested shares, while others impose restrictions or designate specific times for selling. Although companies recognize their employees’ need for liquidity, such sales can impact the company’s valuation and capitalization table. As a result, the sale of private company shares generally requires company approval.
Yes, you can sell your pre-IPO shares independently, but you’ll need to find an accredited investor and get approval from your company. The process involves negotiating terms, managing paperwork, and coordinating with a transfer agent. While it can be complex and time-consuming, it’s feasible to handle the sale on your own.
Additionally, some companies provide share buyback programs or tender offers, which offer a structured method for selling shares. However, these opportunities are not guaranteed and come with specific eligibility requirements and fixed prices. It’s important to understand that these company-led sales may not always align with your personal financial objectives.
To sell your private company shares on Forge’s secondary marketplace, you’ll need to register and provide details about your shares, including your desired sale price. Forge will work to match you with a buyer, but the final sale price will depend on supply and demand, and a sale is not guaranteed.
When a buyer is identified, Forge will help with the necessary documentation and seek company approval for the transaction. This process typically takes 30-60 days and involves a service fee of approximately 5% of the sale price. Forge also offers broker support throughout the process to help ensure the sale meets your financial objectives.
Understand key elements of your startup equity and selling pre-IPO shares
We work to help startup employees sell their vested shares so they can pursue their personal and financial goals.
As an employee at a fast-growing technology company, a large percentage of your compensation may be paid in equity, or stock in the company. Typically, you earn this stock over many years, and the amount may be refreshed throughout your career.
Today, the average startup stays private for 11 years before IPO. That means that it may be as long as 11 years before you can easily sell your shares through a traditional stock transaction.*
As a shareholder and an employee, you may want to convert some of that stock into cash to fund something else in your life, like a house. Or as a way to diversify your financial profile.
That’s where we comes in. we work to help you sell your shares so that you can use the money however you see fit.
Selling your shares is a straightforward four-step process:
Unlike public companies, startups and private companies trade less frequently and are not required to disclose financial information to the general public. Consequently, the stock prices of private companies are not updated as often.
With over 16,000 private market transactions completed across more than 450 companies, a proprietary platform of trading and valuation data is available to help price your shares. Additionally, Private Market Specialists, experienced in facilitating private market transactions, can provide market insights and compile all available information to assist you in determining the value of your shares.
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Forge works to help startup employees sell their vested shares so they can pursue their personal and financial goals.
As an employee at a fast-growing technology company, a large percentage of your compensation may be paid in equity, or stock in the company. Typically, you earn this stock over many years, and the amount may be refreshed throughout your career.
Today, the average startup stays private for 11 years before IPO. That means that it may be as long as 11 years before you can easily sell your shares through a traditional stock transaction.*
As a shareholder and an employee, you may want to convert some of that stock into cash to fund something else in your life, like a house. Or as a way to diversify your financial profile.
That’s where Forge comes in. Forge works to help you sell your shares so that you can use the money however you see fit.
Forge works to help startup employees sell their vested shares so they can pursue their personal and financial goals.
As an employee at a fast-growing technology company, a large percentage of your compensation may be paid in equity, or stock in the company. Typically, you earn this stock over many years, and the amount may be refreshed throughout your career.
Today, the average startup stays private for 11 years before IPO. That means that it may be as long as 11 years before you can easily sell your shares through a traditional stock transaction.*
As a shareholder and an employee, you may want to convert some of that stock into cash to fund something else in your life, like a house. Or as a way to diversify your financial profile.
That’s where Forge comes in. Forge works to help you sell your shares so that you can use the money however you see fit.
Forge works to help startup employees sell their vested shares so they can pursue their personal and financial goals.
As an employee at a fast-growing technology company, a large percentage of your compensation may be paid in equity, or stock in the company. Typically, you earn this stock over many years, and the amount may be refreshed throughout your career.
Today, the average startup stays private for 11 years before IPO. That means that it may be as long as 11 years before you can easily sell your shares through a traditional stock transaction.*
As a shareholder and an employee, you may want to convert some of that stock into cash to fund something else in your life, like a house. Or as a way to diversify your financial profile.
That’s where Forge comes in. Forge works to help you sell your shares so that you can use the money however you see fit.
Whether you’re looking to sell shares, diversify your portfolio, or just want to learn more about the private market, we provides a clear path to help you achieve your investment goals.
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