Ylan Steiner
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment
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0044 20 7862 4606Share profile
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About
Provided by Ylan Steiner
Practice Areas
Venture and Growth Capital
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Corporate Transactions
Career
Ylan is a highly regarded strategic advisor, acting across private equity investing and specialising in venture and growth capital transactions for both companies and investors, including a full range of related exits.
Following an earlier career as a computer software programmer, Ylan has a passion for technology and innovation across numerous sectors.
Ylan’s notable company-side representations include Currencycloud, EVRYTHNG, Griffin Financial, MFS Africa, nPlan, Railsbank, Signal AI and Taster. One CEO client described Ylan as the “most incredible lawyer… [who I have worked with] for years. He's that good and his deal team is good too.”
In addition to his company-side representations, Ylan acts for leading venture capital and private equity firms and other strategic investors, including Vitruvian Partners, Warburg Pincus, Kennet Capital Partners, Kinnevik, Marlin Equity Partners, Seedcamp, and Oxx.
Ylan has been consistently recognised as a leading venture capital advisor in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Ylan was described by one client in Legal 500 UK 2022 as “an exceptionally knowledgeable counsel – he helped guide me through a number of challenges around our fundraise with ease, speed and clarity.”
Professional Memberships
Practitioners Advisory Board for the Masters in Corporate Law at the University of Cambridge
Chambers Review
UK
Ylan Steiner is a highly regarded practitioner who is well versed in venture financings and related exit transactions. His client base includes a number of prominent companies and investment funds.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ylan is very commercially minded, responsive and always has a solution."
"Ylan is brilliant."
"Ylan he ensured the right people were at the right meetings. He really worked with us to help us get to a result."
"Ylan is brilliant and is a go-to lawyer for growth transactions. There is no one better in his field."
"Ylan is very commercially minded, responsive and always has a solution."
"Ylan is brilliant."
"Ylan he ensured the right people were at the right meetings. He really worked with us to help us get to a result."
"Ylan is brilliant and is a go-to lawyer for growth transactions. There is no one better in his field."