Bryan Shaw > Fox Williams LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Fox Williams LLP
10 FINSBURY SQUARE
LONDON
EC2A 1AF
England
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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner

Career

Bryan Shaw regularly advises entrepreneurs, scale-ups/fast growing companies (usually in the tech/digital or financial services sectors) and investors along the equity fundraising journey through to exit. Bryan also advises a range of corporate clients in various M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions.

Bryan has a diverse background, as a dual-qualified solicitor (England & Wales and Australia) and a range of experiences, from working for multinational institutions to boutique specialist law firms. In addition to his dual solicitor qualifications, Bryan also has an EISA Diploma so is adept at all those SEIS and EIS issues that both investors and entrepreneurs need to be mindful of when making or receiving those early investments,

Bryan joined Fox Williams in December 2022 after a successful three years building MBM Commercial’s London corporate and venture capital practice. Prior to joining MBM Commercial, Bryan worked at TLT and PwC (UK and Australia) advising clients in complex M&A and corporate financial transactions, investment structuring and equity fundraising deals.

Bryan specialises in assisting companies raise their first and follow-on institutional fundraising rounds, anywhere from £1million to £100million plus.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital

(Firms to watch)

Fox Williams LLP is increasing its focus on VC work, in particular in the technology sector, and boosted its team in December 2022 with the hire of Bryan Shaw from MBM Commercial. Hannah Elliott is praised for her ‘high level of technical acumen’ and for being ‘easy to work with‘.

London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m

Lauded by clients for its depth of expertise and cross-border capabilities, the ‘excellent’ corporate team at Fox Williams LLP is well positioned to advise clients across the technology, financial services, media, travel and professional services sectors. Practice head Richie Clark focuses on private and public M&A, principally in the technology, financial services and natural resources sectors, and has continued to deepen relationships with the firm’s international client base. Mary Elliott, praised for her ‘practical solutions’, leads the firm’s publishing and digital media offering where she focuses on publishing and edtech M&A. Andrew Woolf is a key port of all for listed companies, private companies and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, particularly in the financial services and technology sectors. The team has been strengthened by the arrival of VC and financial services expert Bryan Shaw, a dual-qualified (England and Australia) practitioner, who joined from MBM Commercial in December 2022.