Praised for its ‘great collaboration’, Ashurst has in-depth experience acting on behalf of major venture capital funds, private equity houses, and tech companies in fundraisings and cross-border investment transactions. Practice head Jonathan Cohen specialises in tech M&A and complex follow-on rounds. Praised by clients for her US expertise, Tara Waters regularly represents growth capital investors, while Jacob Gold assists with growth investments. Chris Grey is knowledgeable on joint ventures and corporate governance. Dillon Fuzi is also recommended, especially for corporate transactions.
Testimonials
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‘Great collaboration, open to working around client's requirements.’
‘Jonathan Cohen is great to work with.’
‘Made to feel special as a client.’
‘The Ashurst Venture Capital team worked closely with the business to provide support across a number of product areas. They are all incredibly knowledgeable, with a pragmatic and sensible commercial approach. They have appropriate breadth across the team to support on a variety of transactions efficiently matching the appropriate level of support. Particularly useful is having access to Tara Waters' whose US expertise has been invaluable in providing a sensible commercial review of cross-jurisdictional documents.’
‘Jacob Gold has been a longstanding and invaluable partner. He is incredibly supporting and approachable and works closely alongside the business, which is invaluable as an in-house lawyer. His technical expertise is always complemented by an astute awareness of commercial practices, giving a sensible steer on current market trends and negotiating positions. It is always reassuring to have Jacob in the room on your side!’
‘Very commercial and practical, understood our key concerns and able to navigate through difficult issues. They were conscious of budgets and able to suggest routes to execution with that in mind.’
Key clients
- Xpansiv
- bp Technology Ventures Ltd
- The Original Fit Factory Ltd
- Napo
- Ioconic
- Monument Bank
- Levin Group
- Zeal
- Coop Exchange
- Climate VC
- Getbusy plc
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Lyra Investment Management
- BlackRock
- British Patient Capital
- Nomura
- British Business Bank
Work highlights
- Advised Xpansiv on its investment into UK target Evident.
- Advised Google on multiple UK tech investments.
- Advised on Nomura's investment in Fnality's £77.7m Series B funding round.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathan Cohen