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103 Colmore Row
Birmingham
B3 3AG
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Mike Jackson
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Mike Jackson is a corporate finance partner and co-head of our Birmingham office. Recognised as a leading corporate partner in the Midlands and a venture capital partner nationally, Mike advises clients on fundraising, private equity transactions and M&A.
Having spent time in house at AstraZeneca and QinetiQ advising on divestment strategy and with BGF advising on growth capital investments, Mike is passionate about understanding what drives clients commercially to better support their decision-making.
Mike is digital lead for our corporate group. He has extensive experience advising tech and tech-enabled corporates, institutional investors, high-growth tech companies and spinouts on M&A and growth capital drives and has a keen interest in leading our own legal tech enablement solutions for clients. Mike has spoken at conferences and international events on the future of legal services.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
(Next Generation Partners)Drawing on strong cross-office working relationships, Browne Jacobson LLP handles a mix of MBOs, acquisitions, and divestitures for a diverse range of corporate clients. The wider team is jointly chaired by several partners working across multiple sites: Nottingham-based corporate head Richard Cox; West Midlands corporate lead Mike Jackson, a specialist in tech and VC work; London-based commercial chair Declan Cushley; and Clare Auty, noted for her focus on commercial health matters. PE head Gareth Davies regularly advises on high-value investments, acquisitions, and exits, while commercial partner Richard Nicholas works with various well-known corporates and charitable organisations on a range of contracts and agreements. Other key names to note include the real estate and construction-focused Clare Hanna, and commercial partner Nick Smee, who heads up the firm’s cleantech offering.
London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
The ‘experienced and approachable team’ at Browne Jacobson LLP provides ‘practical and pragmatic’ advice to entrepreneurs and companies utilising disruptive technology. Much of the work relates to early stage investments, with the firm’s own GROW programme, enabling startups ‘to access high-quality support at favourable rates’. Jon Snade is key to the firm’s success in the space, particularly for companies in the fintech and insurtech sectors, where he is not only active doing deals but also in the context of thought leadership, including his ongoing role for the Government and External Affairs Steering Group of Insurtech UK (the UK’s trade body for the Insurtech sector). Mike Jackson co-heads the team alongside Snade from Birmingham and has a particular focus for regional start-ups and investors on venture-backed mandates in the automotive and greentech space.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners West Midlands > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial: Birmingham West Midlands > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Public sector > Education
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery