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Jessica Gardner
Jessica Gardner
Partner in the Competition and Regulatory Group at Fieldfisher, based in London.  More than 12 years of experience advising UK and international clients on a range of competition law matters, including dawn raids, CMA investigations, market studies, abuses of market power, merger control and antitrust litigation.  Jessica also leads on Fieldfisher's offering of ESG regulatory support in the UK.  Jessica advises across all sectors, with particular expertise in food and beverage, retail/consumer goods and life sciences. She is well regarded in the market, having been named in law.com's Rising Star awards in 2022 as one of the UK's Top 25 up and coming female lawyers under 40, listed as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 2023 and 2024 and awarded Runner Up in the 'Lawyer of the Year' category at the Modern Law Awards in 2022.
Thomas Colmer
Thomas Colmer
I am a Corporate transactional lawyer focussing on M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Growth Equity deals. I advise on legal aspects of deals: preparation, organisation, strategy, drafting, tactics, negotiating, reviewing, execution & completion of transactions.  My clients range from entrepreneurial founders, owner-managed or family businesses through to international corporate groups and financial investors.   I have particular experience in helping businesses internationalising (especially involving the US) or growing at pace, particularly where innovation or technology are involved, always with a focus on maximising value & managing risk.  I pride myself on providing timely, cost-effective, concise, pragmatic & robust legal advice in a commercial context that is of direct practical value delivered in a personable and dependable manner.  With +23 years of experience, I focus on: * M&A - buy & sell side mergers, acquisitions & disposals of shares, assets & businesses - involving strategic/trade, financial/PE & other buyers/sellers - both domestic & international (transatlantic & cross-border) * Emerging Companies & Venture Capital - fundraises, investments & strategic partnerships - especially Venture Capital, Growth Equity & Private Equity - from late seed, EIS/VCT, Series A, B, C & beyond to exit, including convertible loan notes, options, warrants & secondary sell downs * Legal Due Diligence, including vendor DD & vendor assistance, coordinating specialists across disciplines & territories * Joint Ventures & Shareholders' Governance, including in a fundraising, family, disputes, real estate, market entry or succession context * Management Advisory & incentivisation plans, including growth shares * Equity Capital Markets transactions particularly on AIM, including initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements, rights issues and other secondary offerings * Carve Outs, Structuring & Reorganisations, including returns of capital, share exchanges, business transfers, demergers & corporate simplification