Collyer Bristow LLP handles a range of work including M&A, early-stage corporate advice and master payment services agreements. ‘Exceptional adviser’ Nigel Brahams spearheads the team’s offering, boasting a far-ranging practice that extends to early-stage funding work for fintechs. Other noteworthy individuals include Christian Davison, a key contact for brokers, investment managers and e-money providers.
Testimonials
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‘Collyer Bristow’s fintech team's experience with Web 3.0 decentralised firms, crypto asset firms, payment services and electronic money institutions makes them extremely knowledgeable and uniquely versatile.'
- 'They have the ability to make the complex seem simple. In areas covered by payment services, electronic money, fund-of-fund platforms and saving and investment applications, Collyer Bristow is an exceptional partner.’
‘The partners at Collyer Bristow, in particular Nigel Brahams, are exceptional advisers who are very accessible, responsive and collaborative, in addition to their expertise in financial services. Nigel embraces the ever-changing way in which financial services are delivered in the digital and Web 3.0 age.’
‘What makes Collyer Bristow especially unique amongst all the law firms in the City is their collaborative teamwork and level of deep expertise amongst all the partners and employees.’
‘Nigel Brahams is our lead lawyer for our significant fintech platform. We valued his deep level of expertise in fintech not only in the UK and Europe but globally as well.’
‘Good value common sense advice and a good deal team.’
‘Nigel Brahams has spent a lot of time in-house and understands both sides of the client-lawyer relationship. I pass him most of my corporate work.’
‘Having worked in business as well as in practice they bring a constructively practical approach to their work. They also tend to be commercially aware, which increases the value of working with them and speeds up the process.’
Key clients
- Cerus Markets
- Citizen
- Cryppro
- Earth Version 2
- FXCM
- Luthier Group
- Pave Holdco
- Praxis Digital
- Satva Trust
- Squarefoot Capital
- Stablecoin Integration
- The Scotcoin Project
- Tokenise Exchange
- Vesti.AI
- Yeyld
- Your FX Copilot
Work highlights
- Advised Tokenise Exchange on the share-for-share sale of the Tokenise business to Vero Networks.
- Acting as corporate counsel to Squarefoot Capital, an innovative company in the real estate development finance space.
- Advised FXCM on updating their standard terms of business for an FX/CFD business and additionally advised on new terms to cover the expansion of their business to cover equities and cryptoassets.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nigel Brahams