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Ecosystem support

Preferred legal partner for Virgin StartUp.

Advised Innovate UK on the establishment and corporate governance of Innovate UK Loans Limited.

Advising Bristol and Bath Regional Capital on the establishment of a social investment fund for regional investment in Bristol.

Involved with multiple accelerators and ecosystems participants including, Carbon13, University of Bristol, Novartis-backed Health Hub in London, the Wayra AI & Blockchain Accelerator Programme, Set Squared, Alt Labs and Farm 491.

Clients

Advised the UKs fastest growing digital retirement platform, Embark Group throughout its growth including multiple acquisitions, key strategic partnerships and joint ventures and fundraisings (most recently the raising of circa £90m of capital from significant institutional investors including Blackrock, Legg Mason, Merian Chrysalis and Franklin Templeton) and in relation to the recently announced exit to Lloyds Banking Group for c. £390m.

Advised UK defence tech business on equity fundraisings, incentive arrangements and commercial matters and ultimately its c. £200m exit to a major international corporate.

Advising Fern Trading Limited (advised by Octopus) in relation to the acquisition of multiple fibre to the premises installation companies, including the provision of up over £700m of further funding and a significant two-stage restructuring of the group.

Advised waste to jet fuel business Firefly on its growth capital investment from Wizz Air Plc and significant associated offtake arrangements.

Advised clean ammonia business We Are Nium on its equity investment led by US venture capital funds AgFunder and DCVC.

Advised battery technology business LIND on equity investment secured from Green Angel Ventures, Scottish Enterprise and the University of Strathclyde.

Advised clean-tech business Hesti on its equity funding round led by SFC Capital.

Advised OpenHydro in an equity funding round led by Sustainable Ventures.

Advised Circularity Capital on its investment in ACS.

Advised Danu Robotics on an equity funding round led by Sustainable Ventures.

Advised Calcivis on its funding round led by the Scottish National Investment Bank and Maven.

Advised Cytomos on its latest funding round led by Old College Capital, Scottish Enterprise and the British Business Bank.

Advised Cumulus Oncology on its £9m funding package secured from the Scottish National Investment Bank and Eos Advisory.

Advised Albert Health on an equity funding round led by Sabanci Ventures.

Advised venture backed health tech business PlaqueTec Limited in relation to multiple fundraisings and corporate governance matters.

Advised fintech business Prosper in relation to its equity funding round from investors including leading fintech figures, including Monzo's co-founder Tom Blomfield, ComplyAdvantage executive chair Charles Delingpole, and Capital One's co-founder and former Octopus and Tandem chair Matt Cooper.

Advised provider of alternative credit solutions to venture capital, growth and private equity, Balance Strategic Capital on multiple equity financing rounds.

Advised fintech start-up Join Communion Limited on its investment round led by funds managed by leading international technology investment firm Target Global.

Advised India-focused financial serviced business Reevoy Capital on multiple equity funding rounds.

Advising payment services start-up Ordo (Smart Request Company Limited) in relation to an investment to NBS Ventures Limited (the venture arm of Nationwide Building Society).

Advised VR business Gemba on its $18m Series A fundraising from international VC investor Parkway Venture Capital.

Advised SaaS business Operati on its equity fundraising from the Development Bank of Wales and Waterspring Ventures.

Advised Panoramic Capital on multiple investments across multiple sectors.

Advised Callens Lenz on its growth financing investment from Foresight.

Advised BGF in relation to multiple investments across multiple sectors.

Advised Oxford University spin-out and AI and deep learning driven 3D body modelling business Aistetic in relation to its equity investment by Oxford Sciences Innovation.

Advised legal tech business Legatics on multiple equity fundraisings lead by Gresham and FINTOP Capital.

Advised Engie NV on its investment in clean-tech waste-to-energy business WASE alongside Hitachi Ventures, WEPA Ventures and Elbow Beach Capital.

Advised pan Latin American lipids business Alianza in relation to its UK corporate venturing and collaboration activities including in relation to University of Bath spin-out Clean Foods Group.

Advised major corporate Equans on its corporate ‘clean-tech’ venturing activities including multiple Investments as part of the Clean Growth Innovation Fund alongside Innovate UK.

Advising German-listed corporate Infineon on its series D investment in XMOS Limited, a leading supplier of voice & audio solutions.