England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Taylor Wessing LLP
Taylor Wessing LLP is sought out by banks, financial service providers, investors and emerging fintech companies on investments, fundraisings, M&A, litigation and regulatory work. The practice is jointly headed up by four partners: Graham Hann is a go-to lawyer for transformational projects concerning IT and data; venture capital specialist Angus Miln has a strong book of work for emerging and high-growth technology companies; Charlotte Hill is an expert in financial services regulation, and Howard Palmer is noted for his work with fintech companies on venture capital investments. Other key figures include Clare Reynolds, who has in-depth knowledge of operational resilience and cloud computing.
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Key clients
- Kantox
- Bitpanda Custody (fka Trustology)
- SEON
- Monzo
- Curve
- Thought machine
- Kuda
- Dawn Capital
- Titanbay
- Bankingly
- interactive investor
- Argent
Work highlights
- Advised Kantox on its sale to French banking giant BNP Paribas.
- Advised Dawn Capital on investments into Fonoa, Elwood Technologies' $70m Series A funding, and Cover Genius' $70m Series D.
- Advised Thought Machine on its $160m Series D funding round led by Temasek, with participation from Intesa Sanpaolo and Morgan Stanley.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Angus Miln, Howard Palmer, Graham Hann, Charlotte Hill