Venture Capital

The Venture Capital multi-jurisdictional guide brings together practical information on topical cross-border venture capital issues through a collection of country-specific Q&As.

In each Q&A, a standard set of questions relating to venture capital law and practice is answered by a leading law firm recommended for its venture capital expertise in that jurisdiction following independent research carried out by PLC Which lawyer?

The Q&A guide aims to give a structured overview of the key practical issues including, for example, the level of activity and recent trends in the market; investment incentives for institutional and private investors; management incentives; and exit routes from investments. In addition, answers to questions can be compared across a number of jurisdictions to assist in the management of cross-border transactions (see Country Q&A tool).

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Country Q&A
Venture Capital: Austria A Q&A guide to venture capital law in Austria. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: Belgium A Q&A guide to venture capital law in Belgium. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: Brazil A Q&A guide to venture capital law in Brazil. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: China A Q&A guide to venture capital law in China. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms in China, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: France A Q&A guide to venture capital law in France. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms in France, please visit PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: Germany A Q&A guide to venture capital law in Germany. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms in Germany, please visit PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: India A Q&A guide to venture capital law in India. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: Israel A Q&A guide to venture capital law in Israel. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: Japan A Q&A guide to venture capital law in Japan. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms in Japan, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: Russian Federation A Q&A guide to venture capital law in the Russian Federation. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: Sweden A Q&A guide to venture capital law in Sweden. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: Switzerland A Q&A guide to venture capital law in Switzerland. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms in Switzerland, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: The Netherlands A Q&A guide to venture capital law in The Netherlands. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: UK (England and Wales) A Q&A guide to venture capital law in the UK (England and Wales). The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms in the UK (England and Wales), see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Venture Capital: United States A Q&A guide to venture capital law in the United States. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the venture capital market; tax incentives; fund structures; fund formation and regulation; investor protection; founder and employee incentivisation and exits. For a full list of recommended venture capital lawyers and law firms in the United States, see PLC Which lawyer? To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Country Q&A
Cross-border chapters
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Feature tables
Tax incentive schemes to encourage investment in venture capital companies The table below provides a high-level summary of the tax incentive schemes that exist to encourage investment in venture capital companies in 14 jurisdictions across the globe. The contents of the table have been derived from Question 3 of the Country Q&A. For the full answers and for information relating to other venture capital law matters, refer to the Venture Capital Country Q&A tool. This table is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/venturecapital-mjg.	Feature tables
PLC Which lawyer?
Venture Capital: PLC Which lawyer? This section is designed to assist lawyers and clients in identifying venture capital counsel in nine jurisdictions. Our editorial team has researched the legal markets worldwide to identify the firms and individuals that the market considers to have expertise in this practice area. Firms and individuals are listed by jurisdiction and firms are ranked as follows: Leading Highly recommended Recommended Recognised For more information on how PLC Which lawyer? rankings are compiled please click here. Follow the links below for recommended counsel in venture capital. This research is part of the Venture Capital multi-jurisdictional guide, a multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital investments and the leading practitioners worldwide.	PLC Which lawyer?