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2 . There has been only one round of financing for KATATO ( a Series A investment of $ 1 0 million in convertible participating

2. There has been only one round of financing for KATATO (a Series A investment of $10 million in convertible participating preferred at a $15 million premoney valuation). If converted, the Series A investors would own 40% of the company ($10M/($10M + $15M)) and the entrepreneur would own 60%. The company has an offer to be acquired for $70M. The Series A preferred shares have a liquidation preference of 1X and participate with a 3X cap. (3 points)
(1) Under thecapped liquidation preference how much money would the Series A investor receive?
(2) By converting to common stock, how much would the investor receive?
(3) So, is it better to convert or take the liquidation preference?

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