Representing a range of significant funds, individual investors, and investee companies, the Burges Salmon LLP practice boasts expertise across the tech, financial services, and healthcare industries. The team is spearheaded by the Bristol-based Mark Shepherd, who stands out for his work in complex funding rounds. Danny Lee operates out of Edinburgh, boasting a wide range of venture capital institutions among his key clients. From Bristol, Alex Lloyd notably focuses on equity investments. Edinburgh-based Niall Mackle is also noted, with broad sector coverage spanning tech, renewables, and consumer goods.
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Key clients
- Foresight
- Climate Transition Capital LLP
- Inverleith
- Panoramic Growth Equity
- Circularity Capital
- LDC
- BGF (formerly Business Growth Fund)
- Octopus Investments
- Bridges Fund Management
- Causeway Capital
Work highlights
- Advised legal transaction management software business Legatics in relation to an equity investment by Gresham House and US venture capital fund FINTOP Capital.
- Advised Edinburgh based cancer therapeutical company and oncology biotech creation studio, Cumulus Oncology, on its £9m investment fundraise and on its collaboration with Swiss entity, LeadXPro AG for the development of a small molecule compound series.
- Advised Foresight Group, the listed sustainability-led alternative investment manager, on its investment in Harvest London, a UK-based controlled environment agriculture company.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Shepherd