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ONE LONDON WALL
EC2Y 5EB
LONDON
EC2Y 5EB
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Robert Wood
Work Department
M&A, Corporate Finance and PE
Position
Rob is a Partner in Osborne Clarke’s corporate practice and advises investors, management teams and companies on all aspects of the private equity market, focusing on venture and growth capital transactions, private equity buyouts, buy-and-build projects and exits.
He has particular expertise in advising on complex transactions involving investor syndicates.
Much of Rob’s work focuses on the Tech, Media and Comms sector, particularly on high-growth companies trying to bring the latest technology to market.
Please see full biography at osborneclarke.com/lawyers/robert-wood/
Career
Rob joined Osborne Clarke in 2000 and has been a Partner since 2010. He was named “Lawyer of the Year” at the 2018 Thames Valley Deal Awards.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
(Leading individuals)Thames Valley powerhouse Osborne Clarke LLP enjoys a market leading reputation for its ability to handle the full suite of corporate matters, especially those with a cross-border element, and possesses particular expertise in M&A, private equity and venture capital across a range of industry sectors. Corporate team leader Sara Valentine is a specialist in the tech sector, and advises on complex restructurings and cross-border M&A transactions. Pre-eminent Thames Valley practitioner Greg Leyshon acts as national head of corporate and overall head of business transactions. Robert Wood is also renowned, coming highly recommended as ‘the ultimate deal leader’. Mike Freer heads up the firm’s specialist management advisory group and is the go-to lawyer for advising management teams in relation to buy-outs, buy-ins, equity release deals and their subsequent exits.
London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
(Leading individuals)The ‘highly responsive‘ team at Osborne Clarke LLP provides a ‘very efficient, pragmatic and cost-effective service’ to investors and investees seeking or providing financing at an early through to late stage of the investment cycle. Its longstanding presence in the market, particularly as it relates to technology and life science spin-outs, scale-ups and exits, ensures that it is able to provide ‘an excellent balance between legal and commercial expertise’, while its international footprint enables the team to excel in multi-jurisdictional mandates. ‘Intelligent’ Reading-based team head Robert Wood deploys ‘great organisational and legal skills’ to good effect for funds and companies, particularly on later stage mandates often involving investor syndicates. Leveraging his broader corporate/M&A capabilities to good effect, London-based Mathias Loertscher is a popular choice among tech-focused companies on Seed and Series A financing, as well as on investment later in the growth curve – to include advise to shareholders on exit strategies. The ‘brilliant’ Rob Hayes displays a ‘very calm’ demeanour with a particular focus and expertise in working with high growth businesses and institutional investors in the technology and life sciences sectors. Justin Starling has a strong grounding in the life sciences and healthcare sector, utilising this very capably on pure venture capital deals, as well as for university spin-outs seeking to commercialise their innovations. ‘Superstar’ associate director Elizabeth Yell continues to gain market traction and is a firm favourite for both institutional investors and venture-backed companies as a result of her ‘incredible eye for detail whilst having the skills to drive and manage everything’. All partners are based in Reading, unless otherwise indicated.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Venture capital London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- 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: Film & TV
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > TMT
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Environment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Asset based lending