Joseph Stolerman joined Index Ventures as a legal counsel in June 2021. The ‘ fantastic’ Mark Rundall provides ‘very commercial’ advice to a varied client base that includes corporates, VCTs, venture debt providers and corporate venturers. The ‘ superb’ James Baillieu is well-versed in handling investee and investor work within both the tech and life sciences sectors, and has also been pivotal to the firm’s growing number of clients within the corporate venturing space (as well as advising those receiving investment from these funds). Geraint Lloyd is also an experienced practitioner whose work spans both private equity and venture capital investments, including a considerable volume of work for longstanding client Albion Capital. Vastly experienced team head Struan Penwarden provides ‘ sound practical advice‘ to investees and investors providing/seeking equity investment, as well as having a niche specialism advising providers of venture debt. The firm’s overarching knowledge, including across regulatory matters, commercial and IP-related matters within the tech space is also of huge value to clients, enabling the team to provide a one-stop-shop service to start-ups, in particular, as they scale up. Media and entertainment (including media finance)ĭrawing upon a ‘ fantastic breadth of expertise’ and ‘ good industry knowledge’, due to its longstanding presence in the market and familiarity of “what is market”, Bird & Bird LLP provides a ‘ responsive and helpful’ service to funds and investees throughout the investment life cycle.Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design.Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious).Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates).Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity.Social housing: local authorities and registered providers.Commercial property: corporate occupiers.Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables).Investment fund formation and management.

Insurance litigation: for policyholders.Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans.Banking litigation: investment and retail.Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals).Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m).Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+).M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+.M&A: lower mid-market deals, £50m-£500m.Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory.EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs.Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m) Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+) M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+ EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customsįinancial services: non-contentious/regulatory

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