

Corporate
Venture capital
2024


Venture capital poses a number of unique legal challenges. Companies seeking funding will encounter a range of potential investors, each with different investment strategies, terms and funding options. Investors in turn will be presented with a multitude of investment opportunities across different sectors and stages of their life cycle. Drawing on our extensive experience, we make fundraising and investing simple, helping you to achieve your strategic goals.
How we can help you
Our Venture Capital team is recognised as one of the strongest in Europe and advises clients across all stages of their life cycle. We act for high-profile investors - from prominent early-stage funds and large international venture capital firms to corporate investors and sovereign wealth funds - as well as many of the most successful early- and growth-stage investee companies across the world.
Many of our clients have been with us since their inception, valuing our strategic, commercial and technical advice. We know the decisions we help you make can have a significant impact on the success of your business. Drawing on the expertise of our international network, our top-ranked UK Venture Capital team will help you grow and protect your business.
We can advise on:
- corporate venturing
- employee and management participation
- exit strategies
- financing rounds (seed, subsequent and growth financing)
- equity and non-equity instruments
- implementation of business models
- start-up strategy
- VC funds formation
- venture capital taxation.

Knowledgeable and experienced.
Chambers and Partners
Further information
If you'd like to know more about how we can help, please contact us.
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