Kevin McCarthy
Mishcon de Reya LLPMishcon de Reya LLP‘s corporate and M&A practice boasts key sectoral expertise in the technology, corporate real estate, and hospitality and hotels industries. Gaming and better, venture capital, life sciences, and healthcare are other key focus areas for the 'exemplary' team. With a strong breadth of practice, the team continues to attract new clients. Leading the department is Kevin McCarthy, who is praised for having ’a very strong market understanding and is incredible at negotiating the key terms required.’ Technology and venture capital specialist Charlie Fletcher works with a host of venture and growth capital investors, as well as a number of venture-backed and IP-rich companies. Nigel Stacey left the firm in December 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘Kevin McCarthy has a very strong market understanding and is incredible at negotiating the key terms required.’
‘I received exemplary service. The practitioners were available, professional, caring and, very supportive. Everyone is very clearly and visibly qualified, and the work was well coordinated.’
‘Good background work to understand my business and the market within which we operate to ensure advice was on point.’
‘The team are very commercially pragmatic when it comes to deals.’
‘A multidisciplinary firm with all the necessary sectors and areas of expertise to work seamlessly in providing clients a truly wholistic approach and solutions to issues.’
‘The partners are truly at the top of their game and bring a problem-solving approach.’
‘One of the leading corporate teams in the City. It has a strength and breadth that few can rival. They combine serious experience amongst the partnership with a hungry and super engaged up-and-coming next generation. As well as core corporate strengths in a range of other sectors, the merger means that Mishcon is one of the preeminent players in the corporate technology market.’
‘Charlie Fletcher is a lion among sheep. It is hard to think that anyone knows more about the venture capital process than him. He combines deep technical prowess, an envious global network and a commercial, amiable approach which grounded in expertise and confidence of his standing. He leads by example and is renowned amongst IP-rich entrepreneurs, companies and investors. ’
Key clients
- Autovista Group
- Equites International Limited
- Dream International Cooperatief U.A.
- Sunray Engineering Group Limited
- Trimountain Partners LLP
- Backgrid
- Shareholders of Peacock Engineering Limited
- Evelyn Partners
Work highlights
- Acted for Equites International on £360,000,000 sale and subsequent joint venture with Fitzwilliam Development Company.
- Advised Dream International Cooperatief U.A. on its $150,000,000 acquisition of shares in Dream International B.V. from Metric and Temasek and the subsequent sale of these shares to a Luxembourg based investment fund.
- Assisted Evelyn Partners with their latest acquisitions of Harwood Hutton Limited and Harwood Hutton Advisory Services Limited Liability Partnership.
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