Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 3
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Provided by Marriott Harrison
Marriot Harrison has a market leading Venture Capital team, with Marriott Harrison’s private equity and venture capital lawyers holding a wealth of experience acting for private equity and venture capital houses, management teams, high net worth individuals, other financial institutions, and companies seeking finance.
The firm advises on a broad range of private equity and venture capital related transactions, including start ups, growth and later stage investments, MBOs, MBIs, BIMBOs, re-financings, restructurings and acquisitions and divestments of portfolio companies.
The team regularly supports company clients from seed stage through to their later funding rounds (Series A, B, up to H). That said, the volume of the firm’s work is around the Series A and beyond level.
Marriott Harrison's lawyers are on the drafting committee for the British Venture Capital Association model documents for series A financings, which are the industry standard documents.
The firm is also best known for its role as investor counsel to many of the world’s most recognised VC funds and as a go-to firm for founders and start-ups seeking pragmatic and responsive strategic advice, and for US and European law firms seeking local advice for their clients.
Chambers Review
Marriott Harrison enjoys a strong reputation for its investor-side practice, including representing a number of high-profile technology-focused venture capital funds. Its deep expertise spans sectors such as media, retail and healthcare. The firm is also experienced in acting for investee companies, start-ups and management teams. Marriott Harrison's domestic capabilities are complemented by its experience of representing US funds and European entities.
Work Highlights
- Marriott Harrison acted for Spark Capital and Blossom Capitalas lead investors alongside Salesforce Ventures, on a USD39.5 million Series B funding round for AutogenAI.
Strengths
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"When Marriott Harrisonpresented me with a decision to make, they very clearly set out the options and reasons, providing me with all of the information I needed."
"The team at Marriott Harrison have experts across the board. They are very thorough in their work and can handle complex situations very well."
"The team I work with at Marriott Harrison is responsive, thoughtful and thorough."
"When Marriott Harrisonpresented me with a decision to make, they very clearly set out the options and reasons, providing me with all of the information I needed."
"The team at Marriott Harrison have experts across the board. They are very thorough in their work and can handle complex situations very well."
"The team I work with at Marriott Harrison is responsive, thoughtful and thorough."
Notable Practitioners
David Strong represents investors and household-name companies in venture capital deals. His work is concentrated on the technology space.
"David is fantastic and he has the unique ability to keep cool and carry on in the midst of any challenges."
"He is very responsive, knowledgeable about market practice in the UK, organised and thorough in his review of the transaction agreements."
"David Strong is fantastic, very responsive and commercial."
Ranked Lawyers at
Marriott Harrison
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Members
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Clients
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Accel Partners
Audiotonix
Balderton Capital
Beringea
Edge Investments
Frontline Ventures
Kindred Capital
Maven Capital Partners
Mobeus Equity Partners
Procam
Industries
Provided by Marriott Harrison
AI
Consumer
FinTech
Healthcare
Retail and Leisure
Technology