About

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Our award winning private equity team at Dentons in the UK advises on mid-market through to large cap deals. In the past 12 months, the team has worked on deals valued at over £10 billion for leading global, European and UK buyout funds and other private capital investors, secondary funds, management teams and portfolio companies. Our transactions are frequently complex and cross-border, highlighting our key geographic differentiator in the market.

 In an increasingly global industry, no other law firm comes close to the depth and strength Dentons can offer our private equity clients - we have over 200 specialist lawyers working on private equity transactions, allowing us to assemble the right team for every deal. We have outstanding sector-related expertise, in areas including energy, industrial, infrastructure, consumer, manufacturing, financial services, technology, fintech, retail and hotels matters.

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Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment - UK-wide
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Band 4
What the Team is Known For

Renowned for its global capability, Dentons houses a well-resourced venture capital offering that is able to support emerging companies, venture capital funds and corporate venture capital funders. The team routinely handles Series A-C investments along with later stage investments comprising of Series D and beyond. While active across a variety of industry sectors, Dentons is particularly active in the energy transition space.

Work Highlights

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  • Dentons acted for Eight Roadson its lead investment into Raft's USD30 million Series B financing round.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Joseph Altendorff
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Band 4

Joseph Altendorff is renowned for his expertise in advising investor and investee companies on sophisticated venture capital matters. He sits as head of the firm's Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies team in the UK.

"Joseph's legal and business acumen, and his ability to manage his team to deliver world-class results is one of the reasons I keep coming back to the firm."

"Joe was excellent and managed to keep a difficult transaction on track to a successful completion."

"Joe went the extra mile because he clearly cares, not just about doing a good job, but also about us. He was great at working with us to workshop the right solutions and at applying his expertise."

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Nicholas Plant
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Band 4

Nicholas Plant acts for well-known sponsors on a range of domestic and cross-border deals, including those in the technology and consumer products spaces, among others. He is co-leader of Dentons' global private equity group.

"Nicholas is really good at anticipating the issues and driving the resolutions. He is on top of all aspects."

"Nicholas is an impressive professional, not only because of the expertise shown during the process but also, after that, he has been able to provide us with great quality advice."

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Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 million

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Nicholas Plant
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Band 4
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment

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Joseph Altendorff
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Band 4

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