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From: Vincenzo lozzo
Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 2:26 PM
To: Jeffrey E.
Subject: Favor/help
Jeffrey,
So it looks like we are moving forward with the company (meaning we have inv=stors), this is good news for me but also
poses an issue.
The issue is that my shareholder agreement with my previous company is prett= annoying, both because I cannot freely
hire people from there but also bec=use I might have some non-compete issues down the line. So I'm trying to se=l my
equity in that company (Trail Of Bits Inc).
I went to dinner with the other co-founders of the company the other day to s=e if they were willing to buy me out, I
should know more early next week bu= I don't think it's very likely to happen.
A competitor of the company is willing to buy me out, but I'm sure that if l=go with him the other co-founders will fight
hard to prevent the sale or at=the very least delay it a lot (they don't like each other very much, and th=t's an
understatement).
Anyway, the request for help is the following:
Do you think you or a friend/client of yours might be willing to buy it?
There are two options, the first is just my equity (roughly around 8%) and t=e second is mine + another guy that left
which would bring the total to abo=t 18%.
The company is profitable and the revenue should be around $3-5mm, so fairly=small. I'm waiting to receive the
financials from them to know exactly the r=venues for 2014.
The remaining co-founders have a long-term view on it, meaning they will lik=ly not be willing to sell it for at least 5
years or so.
In terms of positioning, the company is a known market leader for certain go=ernment services/agencies.
Given the revenue I'm trying to get around 500k for my stake. As I said anot=er guy is willing to sell his stake too if 500k
is too small of an investme=t.
Besides the pure investment opportunity, what I was thinking is that it coul= be a good deal for somebody who is either
trying to get an investor visa f=r the US or for some form of tax saving. Hence why I figured I'd ask you. = Anyhow, as a
general indication do you think it's doable?
Sorry for reaching out to you, but I figured you're one of the few people I k=ow who could help and could move fast
enough.
Thank you,
V
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