Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP handles venture capital and M&A transactions for over 700 fintech start-ups, scale-ups, founders, and investors worldwide, including several fintech unicorns. Clients include VC firms, payments software developers, cloud-based banking platforms, and B2C and B2B financial products groups, completing more than 135 UK-based VC transactions in the past year. Shawn Atkinson leads the firm’s London corporate team and the firm’s global technology companies group, bringing over 20 years of experience in venture and growth capital transactions. Chris Grew heads the London VC team and advises both fintech companies and investors, including software firms and tech investment banks, on landmark fundraisings. Jamie Moore specialises in advising startups through to unicorns, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence.