Oliver Stacey > Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Characterised as ‘very responsive and detailed’, Norton Rose Fulbright has expertise in all aspects of venture capital and growth equity work, from early-stage seed investments through to late-stage growth equity investments. The team is co-headed by Victoria Birch and Sophie O’Connor; the former specialises in complex venture capital financings, while the latter primarily focuses on advising portfolio companies and management teams. Oliver Stacey is knowledgeable in the telecoms and tech spheres, while Sean Murphy routinely assists growth equity investors.

Led by finance specialist Rob Marsh, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s London team regularly advises on blockbuster mergers, complex company takeovers, and asset portfolio investments across a plethora of traditional, clean energy and digital infrastructure and energy asset types. The group acts on behalf of multinational corporates, funds, major industry players, and governmental bodies, with far reaching geographical coverage which is especially concentrated in developing markets in Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The ‘exceptional’ Stephen Rigby continues to advise a host of top-end clients, well-versed in M&A, private equity transactions, and restructurings. Jon Perry advises on a number of transport project investments both domestically and overseas, while Oliver Stacey‘s recent workload includes major telecom acquisitions and investment deals in African markets. Both recently promoted to partner, Andrew Davies‘ broad corporate practice encompasses energy, transport and real estate assets, while Nari Ertem is particularly noted for her cross-border M&A capabilities.

The cross-disciplinary technology team at Norton Rose Fulbright advises on the full gamut of issues, encompassing the rollout of disruptive technology, AI, digital infrastructure, gaming products and space and satellite technology. The team is co-headed by global fintech head Sean Murphy and Oliver Stacey. Murphy regularly advises on the deployment of financial services technology, in addition to public and private M&A, joint ventures, PE buy-outs and venture capital and growth equity investments. Stacey advises on corporate issues within the communications, tech and media space, specifically public and private M&A, joint ventures and commercial agreements. A key contact for a range of banks, Islamic financial institutions, software providers, asset managers and platform trading operators, James Russell leads the commercial and outsourcing team, specialising in outsourcing, information technology and IP law.

Reputed for its AI monetisation, cloud migration, and digital infrastructure expertise, Norton Rose Fulbright is geared to handle FinTech, technology M&A, and competition matters. James Russell is well-versed in IP law, network infrastructure and outsourcing, while Oliver Stacey is proficient in commercial transactions and restructuring. Sean Murphy is often engaged in the deployment of financial services technology, and Jonathan Ball is experienced in cyber-related information theft. Rohan Isaacs is proficient in mobile tower transactions, Mark Maurice has expertise in cross-border transactions, and Kerri Gevers is focused on cloud computing and systems developments.