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John Finnemore

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+44 20 7524 6432 [email protected]

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner

Career

John Finnemore is a partner in the CMS Corporate Team. He is a specialist venture capital, private equity and mergers and acquisitions lawyer.  He has a particular focus on advising clients in the tech sector and taking those clients through all funding rounds to eventual exit.

John trained with a US firm and has worked for international law firms throughout his career.  He has substantial experience in venture capital matters and is ranked in both the Chambers and Legal 500 guides for this work in that space.

John is ranked in Chambers and Partners for “Private Equity – Venture Capital” and is described as “excellent”

 

Education

  • 2003 – LPC, College of Law, Birmingham
  • 2002 – LL.B (Hons), University of Warwick, Coventry

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital

(Leading partners)

John Finnemore – CMS

Acting for investors and target companies on all manner of funding rounds – covering friends and family, seed, Series A, B, and late-stage – the team at CMS is particularly praised for its expertise in the IT, energy, and real estate industries. The team is jointly led by Tony Waller and John Finnemore in London; the former advises investors in and acquirers of high-growth tech corporations, while the latter is an expert in complex follow-on investments. Other key figures include Louis Glass, who is noted for his knowledge of the TMT space; Tom Jameson, who assists with private equity investments; and Theo Godfrey, whose expertise encompasses life sciences and healthcare.

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