Mr Tim Bird > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Fieldfisher Offices
RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England
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Mr Tim Bird
Work Department
Corporate M&A and Venture Capital
Position
Partner
Career
Tim leads the firm’s Tech M&A practice and his clients include regular acquirers as well as US and Japanese-listed clients such as Tokyo-listed Glory Group and NASDAQ-listed Wayside Technology Group, Inc.
Tim is known for advising corporates on VC transactions.
Recent transactions include Glory’s €200 million acquisition of 80% of Acrelec Group S.A.S. in France, Glory’s acquisition of 53% of Cash Payment Solutions GmbH in Germany, Wayside Technology Group, Inc.’s acquisition of CDF Group Limited in the UK for $17.4 million, and various acquisitions and minority investments for Accenture (confidential).
Tim has been a mentor at the Sport Tech Hub in London where he advises early stage sports tech ventures on raising funding.
Tim is a regular publisher/broadcaster of articles/podcasts on M&A, e.g.:
When is the best time to sell your business?
Keeping tech M&A deals on the rails
The UK-Japan trade deal: Opportunities and challenges for corporate governance
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
The ‘adaptable and commercially focused’ Fieldfisher is widely recognised for its reputation and deep sector expertise in technology deals. The growing practice offers its service across multiple geographies such as Europe, the US and the CIS. Recent engagements have involved sales of businesses, divestments and joint ventures. Practice head Neil Matthews is highly experienced in public and private M&A. Manchester based David Bowcock‘s clients include AIM listed business services companies, while Thomas Colmer specialises in M&A and growth equity transactions. The ‘valued and trusted’ Nodir Sidikov advises energy and natural resources sector clients in the CIS region, while the ‘approachable, pragmatic and balanced’ Tim Bird advises technology and fintech companies on M&A transactions. Melanie Talbot – who joined from Memery Crystal LLP Dublin in September 2022 – specialises in flotations, takeovers and fundraisings.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
Turned to by a number of fintechs, banks and high-growth startups, Fieldfisher‘s strong fintech offering encompasses technology infrastructure, the establishment of trading and peer-to-peer platforms and the commercial and regulatory side of payment solutions. Practice head Simon Briskman‘s diverse practice extends to advising on SaaS adoption and cloud-based core banking systems. John Brunning is well placed to advise on fast-moving technologies and emerging risks. Tech-focused VC and M&A lawyer Tom Ward acts for a wide range of fast-growth VC -backed companies, while Thomas Colmer is praised for his ‘deep industry expertise on the corporate side of capital markets fintech‘. Tim Bird is well versed in cross border M&A transactions. Simon Lafferty is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Court of protection
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Finance > Securitisation
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital