Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner covers a variety of workstreams in the technology and commercial arena, including sourcing, supplier arrangements, data privacy and acquisitions. The team is led by Marcus Pearl, who is noted for his expertise in handling M&A transactions arising out of the financial services, fintech and insurtech sectors. Kate Jeffery advises on commercial agreements concerning IT and outsourcing, while Ben Wheeler has experience in the financial services industry, particularly in relation to payments.
Testimonials
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‘Experts in the sector and great industry insight. Proactive and impressive ability to think outside the box to solve problems.’
‘Marcus Pearl and Ben Wheeler. Absolute commitment to getting the deal done, always available, including in the early hours of the morning. Calm, measured, nothing was a problem and we felt really well supported. Transparent, open and pragmatic.’
‘Domain knowledge and the ability to support us in managing a number of very different relationships, small niche technology partners and large global technology businesses with the ability to bring in specialists as required.’
Key clients
- BT Group PLC/Openreach (BT)
- FARFETCH (NYSE: FTCH)
- LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Dior, Sephora etc.)
- Tesco
- Estee Lauder
- eBay
- Playtech PLC
- Schroders Investment Management
- Royal Mail Group
- World Wide Technology Inc.
- DXC Technology Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised FARFETCH on a strategic project to become the technology leader in the fashion world by establishing a tech infrastructure platform (Farfetch Platform Solutions).
- Advised FTSE 100 giant, British Telecommunications PLC’s on a strategic digital and IT transformation project worth £1 billion.
- Advised on a three-year carved-out outsourcing arrangement and reciprocal multi-year master services agreements, as part of the firm's advice to Lumen on the proposed divestiture of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marcus Pearl