{"id":361837,"date":"2026-08-01T13:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/angel-investor\/aanz-expert-session-updated-equity-templates-with-murray-whyte\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:52:52","slug":"aanz-expert-session-updated-equity-templates-with-murray-whyte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=361837","title":{"rendered":"AANZ Expert Session | Updated Equity Templates with Murray Whyte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vidzing.tv\/angel-association-new-zealand\/5c6722a0-9a6f-43e7-a0bf-0454e9183b10?autoplay=true\">Listen<\/a> to this online expert session to learn about significant recent updates to the AANZ equity investment template documents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In November 2025 AANZ released a significant update to New Zealand\u2019s industry-standard equity investment template documents (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.angelassociation.co.nz\/resources\/templates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The update was a result of several months of mahi from a working group involving several law firms and other stakeholders active in New Zealand\u2019s early-stage investment ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first major update to the templates since 2019, aiming to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>align the documents with the equity investment term sheet (last updated in 2023)<\/li>\n<li>respond to evolving market practice and learnings<\/li>\n<li>address intervening law changes<\/li>\n<li>increase the speed and reduce the cost associated with preparing equity investment documents, particularly for follow-on investment rounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this session,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avid.legal\/expert\/murray-whyte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Murray Whyte<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avid.legal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avid.legal<\/a> guides us through the main changes, helping us understand why certain changes have been made, and providing some practical tips for using the updated templates to document equity investment financing rounds.<\/p>\n<p>This session is relevant to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>investors who negotiate investment deal terms (or aspire to);<\/li>\n<li>entrepreneurs\/directors\/companies seeking investment from Angels and Venture Capital investors in the future;<\/li>\n<li>lawyers and others who advise clients in relation to equity investments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will be a session not to be missed!<\/p>\n<p>Follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vidzing.tv\/angel-association-new-zealand\/5c6722a0-9a6f-43e7-a0bf-0454e9183b10?autoplay=true\">link<\/a> to vidzing to access this session<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this online expert session to learn about significant recent updates to the AANZ equity investment template documents. 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