The IBA White Paper on pan-European
model clauses for round A investments
May 21, 2025 | 5:30 pm | Cocktails to follow
Portolano Cavallo, in collaboration with the Italian Tech Alliance and InnovUp, is excited to present the International Bar Association (IBA) White Paper.
The IBA White Paper is the result of an ambitious project aimed at establishing a standardized pan-European agreement for early-stage investments. This project has been supported by the IBA European Regional Forum and the IBA Closely Held Committee and has seen the active participation of more than one hundred experienced venture capital lawyers from multiple jurisdictions around Europe.
The seminar will be introduced by Francesco Cerruti (Italian Tech Alliance), Giorgio Ciron (InnovUp), and Daniel Del Rio (IBA), and will be organized into two sessions:
1. During the first session, we will go through each step of the process that led to the creation of the IBA White Paper. We will hear insights from the seven Clauses Coordinators: Giuseppe Coco (Ughi e Nunziante), Emma Dansbo (Cirio), Pierre-Alexandre Degehet (Kleyr Grasso), Pedro Fernandez (Pérez-Llorca), Ignacio Lacasa (Across Legal), Uri Nesher (Pearl Cohen), and Grzegorz Pobozniak (KKG Legal).
Moderators: Marco Rizzi (Bratschi), Antonia Verna (Portolano Cavallo), and Jens Wenzel (Hengeler Mueller).
2. The second session will be dedicated to sharing the experiences of Italian startups and VC investors in negotiating cross-border Series A investments deals with operators or startups from foreign jurisdictions. We will hear testimonials by Marco Di Miceli (Neva SGR), Gabriele Grecchi (KLISBio), Celeste Mastria (360 Capital), and Chiara Petrioli (WSense).
Moderators: Luca Gambini and Antonia Verna from (Portolano Cavallo).
