Steve is a partner in the corporate team at Shoosmiths specialising in advising companies and investors on venture and growth capital investments, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions, mainly in the technology sector. He is ranked by the Legal 500 as a leading individual for venture capital work.
On the company side, Steve regularly guides companies and founders through the full life-cycle of the business, from the first funding round, through later-stage rounds and to a successful exit. He also acts on a repeat basis for a number of investors and acquirors.
Recent experience includes:
- acting for an edtech company on various financing rounds;
- advising XYZ Reality on multiple financings;
- acting for cleantech VC Clean Growth Fund on a number of investment rounds;
- acting for a leading UK technology VC on various investment rounds;
- acting on a repeat basis for a leading built environment VC; and
- multiple exits of venture-backed companies.