Venture Capital & Early Stage Fundraising

We act for founders, companies, angel investors, institutional investors and corporate investors on a variety of venture capital fundraising transactions. Our particular focus is on Seed and Series A financings of high-growth early stage companies, typically advising on 30-40 transactions per year in this space. We also have extensive experience on advising on cross-border venture capital transactions. Our clients tell us that they like our common-sense, proportionate and commercial approach.

Our venture capital practice is supported by and complements mainstream, our angel investor network, and miventures, our support program for high-growth early stage companies. We are well connected within the UK early-stage fundraising ecosystem, particularly in the South-West, and are members of the UK Business Angels Association.

We were delighted to be announced the winner of the ‘Best Legal Team for Early-Stage Deals’ category at the UKBAA Angel Investment Awards 2022.

 

Investor Experience

Recent experience

Advising TechMet on its USD 55 million investments from the United States International Development Finance Corporation

Acting for Orchard Funding Group plc on its AIM IPO

Acting for Pay4Later (a consumer finance platform that connects merchants and their customers to banks and finance companies), in securing Series A funding from MissionOG

Acting on the £42m sale of Aero Stanrew

Acting for the Shareholders of MagicSeaweed on the sale to Surfstitch (listed in Australia)

Acting on the sale of Fianium to NKT Photonics (listed in Denmark)

Acting for Mobeus on its investment in Tushingham Sails (Red Paddle Co)

Acting for (UK listed) Haynes Publishing Group plc on its acquisition of Teon Media

KEY CONTACTS
Harry Trick
Harry Trick
Partner
TEAM
Richard Cobb
Richard Cobb
Senior Partner
Stephen Morse
Stephen Morse
Partner
Tom Torkar
Tom Torkar
Partner
Justin Barrow
Justin Barrow
Associate
Chloe Vernon-Shore
Chloe Vernon-Shore
Senior Associate
Philip Mole
Philip Mole
Associate
Anne Todd
Anne Todd
Partner
Adam Quint
Adam Quint
Associate