UK Law and Practice Contributed by: Carly Gulliver, Giles Distin, David Anderson, James Dawson, George Danczak and Elvan Hussein, Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard is a London-headquartered, in- ternational, full-service law firm that has been advis- ing clients for 250 years. The firm’s TMT M&A practice includes over 75 dedicated technology M&A lawyers, collaborating across its global network to deliver a range of significant tech transactions, including the acquisition of Plessey Semiconductors by Haylo Labs, IPOs of The Pebble Group and The Beauty
Tech Group, the takeover of Deliveroo, the sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media, and advising Phlo Technologies on funding rounds, Valsoft on multiple acquisitions, and NatWest on its establishment of a fintech joint venture with Vodeno. The firm is known for award-winning innovation and legal technologies, which it continually develops with its clients in mind.
Authors
Carly Gulliver is a partner in Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate finance team. She specialises in private equity and private M&A with a technology focus, including in digital transformation, cybersecurity and AI.
David Anderson leads Addleshaw Goddard’s Band 1-ranked Scottish corporate team, specialising in investment and M&A deals in the technology sector across the UK and internationally. His experience
Carly advises high-growth companies, founders, management teams and private equity investors on complex transactions, including UK and cross- border deals. Key deals include advising: on the acquisition of Plessey Semiconductors; a mid- market private equity fund on a cybersecurity investment; the founders of 6point6 on multiple transactions; zally on its fundraising; and Equisoft Inc., on its acquisition of Altus.
includes advising: Par Equity on multiple investments and its merger with Praetura Ventures to form PXN Group; a national building society on fintech corporate venturing; EServe on growth investment by Vespa; Create Future on investment by Soho Square; Phlo Technologies on funding rounds; and on the sales of Symphonic Software to Ping Identity Inc and Current Health to Best Buy Inc. David acts for corporate venturers, investment houses, technology businesses and founders. David also co-leads Addleshaw Goddard’s award-winning technology legal mentoring scheme, AG Elevate.
Giles Distin is a partner in Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate finance team and an expert in UK securities regulation and UK listed company transactions, including takeovers, IPOs, equity fundraisings and other
James Dawson is a senior partner in Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate finance team, with 30 years’ experience in advising on technology deals. He spent 18 months working for a digital start-up before returning
ECM and M&A transactions. He was previously seconded for two years to the UK Takeover Panel. During Giles’s tenure at Addleshaw Goddard, the corporate finance team has advised on many listed company transactions involving TMT and tech enabled businesses, including the IPOs of The Pebble Group, The Beauty Tech Group, essensys and AJ Bell, and on the takeovers of Deliveroo, Smoove, AdEPT Technology, IMImobile, KCOM, Nucleus Financial, Curtis Banks and SafeCharge.
to the firm in 2018. James’ recent technology deals include the acquisition of Plessey Semiconductors; a joint venture between NatWest and Vodeno for the establishment of a banking as a service (BaaS) platform; the sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media (a digital platform); and the acquisition of RoosterMoney (a tech-enabled payment card solution). He acquired his taste for technology deals in the late 1990s/early 2000s whilst undertaking dotcom deals for Tiscali.
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