Clients ranging from international household names to fast-growth start-ups turn to Osborne Clarke LLP for assistance with a range of transactional work spanning seed funding to large-scale funding and M&A. Technology and outsourcing contracts work is an additional strength for the team. Regulatory expert Paul Anning heads up the team alongside corporate fintech partner Tom Try and commercial fintech partner Mark Taylor. M&A, fundraising and restructuring transactions are areas of activity for Try, while Taylor has strong record in mandates related to innovative IT development, implementation and exploitation. Mark Wesker, praised for his ‘hyper-focused guidance’, is a further key contact for transactional work in the fintech space.
Testimonials
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‘The team are knowledgeable about the challenges facing technology companies operating in financial services. ’
‘Mark Taylor is a good sounding board and thinks around issues provides a good counterbalance.’
‘The OC team moves at the same pace we do. We do a significant number of complex acquisitions and loans which almost always end up with a challenging structure. The team think outside the box with a client-centric, commercial mindset that gets the transaction over the line.'
- 'The service from the corporate team is phenomenal and I would, and do, recommend them frequently. The banking team also recently provided fantastic support on a recent cornerstone transaction.'
- 'When we identify a new opportunity - OC are our first call.’
‘Mark Wesker focuses relentlessly on us as a customer and our desired outcome and works back from that. It means we get hyper-focused guidance without starting from a standard position. I see Mark as effective our chief legal officer
Tom Bussy recently helped us negotiate an unusual transaction, he was relentlessly focused on the art of the possible which at some points felt miles away! His solutions focus kept momentum in the deal and got us over the line. The result we believe will be absolutely transformational for our business.
‘Mark Taylor and Gemma Nash have a great understanding of, and interest in, the fintech sector. They leverage their traditional banking and technology knowledge to deliver robust, pragmatic advice that can be clearly understood by my non-legal colleagues.’
Key clients
- Fintern
- Flock
- Computershare
- ClearBank
- Grafton Capital (and management shareholders)
- Freemarket FX
- IAG Silverstripe
- Liberis
- Evolution Funding management team
- Albion VC
- Octopus Money
Work highlights
- Advised Computershare on its acquisition of the European public equity employee share plan business from Shareworks, part of Morgan Stanley.
- Advised Fintern on its consumer arm Abound's raise of up to £500 million.
- Advised Flock, an Insurtech focussed on commercial vehicle fleets, on a $38M series B fundraising led by Octopus Ventures.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Anning, Tom Try, Mark Taylor