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Venture Capital One of the leading international law firms acting for investors and organisations disrupting, or being disrupted by, technology and the digital world.
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“Standout venture capital group representing top-tier clients in the technology, life sciences and cleantech sectors. Handles all stages of the funding cycle and frequently appears on high-profile transactions.”
Chambers UK 2016
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Venture Capital – selected deals
Series A - £1m
Series B – £5m
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Series C - $64m Series E - $86m
Series B - £6m Series C - $44m
Series B – $22.5m
Series C - $40m
Captify Media - £8m
Infinity - £10m
Profile Financial
Solutions - £1m
Property Partner - £5.2m
City Mapper - $40m
Just Park - (undisclosed)
Panaseer - $2.3m
Relayware - £11m
In Crowd - £1.65m
Crocus Technology - $17.5m
Kreditech – (undisclosed)
Alertme - (undisclosed)
Investment into:
Flypay - £3.5m
Investment into:
Contact Engine - £1m
Corporate
Our venture capital
practice is ranked Tier
1 across the leading
legal directories
Commercial
A leading team of
experts offering an
integrated and unique
commercial service to
clients
Data
Protection
'Outstanding
quality of
representation and
advice to the most
sophisticated of
clients' – Chambers
UK 2016
Employment
"They are a top-
notch team: their
communication is
good, their response
times are quick and
the overall operation
is nothing but
excellent" – Chambers
UK 2016.
IP
Managing Intellectual
Property Firm of the
Decade – Europe 2005-
2015
Tax
"Leading name in the
venture capital space" –
Chambers UK 2015
Employee Benefits
We advise on all forms of
compensation delivered to
employees, executives or
consultants
Market Leading
Practices
About Bird & Bird
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Health
Infrastructure
IoT
Retail &
Consumer
Geraint Lloyd Partner, London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7415 6697 [email protected]
Struan Penwarden Partner, London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7905 6229 [email protected]
Ali Ramadan Partner, London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7415 6067 [email protected]
'[Geraint] is described as "a winning ticket" and "one of the most experienced and sensible lawyers in the private equity market."He handles a range of venture capital financings, buyouts and fund formations and has experience in a broad range of sectors.'
Chambers UK 2016
'[Struan] has extensive experience representing venture capitalists and investee companies. He is singled out for his transactional expertise and commercial approach, with one client commenting that he "knows our business and our requirements sometimes better than we do these days."'
Chambers UK 2016
'[Ali] is "excellent" and "incredibly detailed," according to clients. He focuses on transactions in the technology and media sector and is "incredibly personable and a cool head when looking at problems".'
Chambers UK 2016
Shing Lo Partner, London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7415 6782 [email protected]
Mark Rundall Senior Associate, London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7982 6428 [email protected]
“They are first-class. Great
guys to go into battle with,
win, lose or draw. You
always know that you did
your best.”
Chambers UK 2016
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