Mr Tim Bird > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Fieldfisher
RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England
Tim Bird photo

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

 Impact of coronavirus on M&A

 The UK-Japan trade deal: Opportunities and challenges for corporate governance

Website profile

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m

Noted for its strength in the technology, life sciences, financial services, energy, and natural resources sectors, Fieldfisher frequently handles private equity, venture capital, and public M&A, as well as restructuring-related M&A and cross-border transactions. The team is jointly led by technology and fintech specialist Tim Bird, and financial services and life sciences expert Neil Matthews. Bird is noted for his experience leading on acquisitions and exits, with a focus on US and Japanese investment and private equity, while Matthews’ focus encompasses corporate finance, and public and private company fundraising. Thomas Colmer‘s workload encompasses private equity, venture capital, and growth equity deals, while Natalia Schuster advises clients on cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, and reorganisations. Other key figures include Nodir Sidikov, who is well regarded for his M&A, joint venture, and capital markets prowess, and Mark Walker noted for advising German and French clients on investments in the UK market.