Ed Kingsbury
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture Capital
Band 2
About
Provided by Ed Kingsbury
Practice Areas
Ed Kingsbury advises clients on investment funds and investment management arrangements and focusses on venture capital, private equity, debt and other alternative funds including litigation funding. He advises investors and sponsors, including on establishing new managers and carry arrangements. His clients include Active Partners, Ferrovial, Golding Capital, Ocean 14, OMERS, Sustainable Future Ventures, Syntaxis Capital and Syz Capital. He also advises on secondaries transactions.
Professional Memberships
British Venture Capital Association Regulatory Committee.
Invest Europe Financial Services and Regulatory Working Group.
Languages Spoken
English, French, German, Spanish
Education
BPP
Legal Practice Course, Post-graduate Diploma in Law
2004
RMA Sandhurst
Commissioning Course
1999
Durham University
BA (Hons) History & Politics
1998
Chambers Review
UK
Ed Kingsbury is noted for his deep expertise in the pan-European venture capital funds space. He also advises clients on alternative funds, with particular knowledge of litigation funding.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ed is really client-focused and demonstrates good commercial awareness."
"Ed knows funds work intimately and is highly approachable."
"Ed knows his subject matter very well. His advice is well researched and pragmatic."
"Ed is a pleasure to work with. He has deep knowledge, industry connections, a personable nature and a willingness to go above and beyond."
"Ed is really client-focused and demonstrates good commercial awareness."
"Ed knows funds work intimately and is highly approachable."
"Ed knows his subject matter very well. His advice is well researched and pragmatic."
"Ed is a pleasure to work with. He has deep knowledge, industry connections, a personable nature and a willingness to go above and beyond."