Nadim Zaman > Keystone Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Keystone Law
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Nadim is an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in equity investments, disposals, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises high-growth companies on venture capital and private equity transactions, including seed and series A, B and C investment rounds, convertible loan note investments, and strategic acquisitions and exits (most recently for Accel Partners, Ventech, and founders of Hassle.com).

Nadim also advises the venture capital firms and corporate finance houses that serve high-growth companies in the UK and overseas. He is experienced in dealing with direct and indirect overseas investment in UK businesses, having worked closely with Apax Partners for two years on the equity investments by the Chinese, Australian and Singapore sovereign wealth funds.

Nadim is well placed to advise on mergers, acquisitions, disposals and investments, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, and management team mandates, across a broad range of market sectors.

Career

Trained at King & Wood Mallesons, qualified 2004; DLA Piper, 2012-14; Partner at Temple Bright, 2014-16; Keystone Law, 2016.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital

Praised by one client as a ’fantastic practice’, Keystone Law focuses on all aspects of venture capital, work routinely handling growth and replacement capital issues, alongside complex fundraisings, and investments. Nadim Zaman specialises in equity investment work; Dee Sian advises on general M&A and divestments of portfolio companies; while Catherine Williams is especially knowledgeable concerning bridge financing matters. Jeremy Davis, an expert on corporate finance and joint ventures, and Simon Holden, who advises on IPOs, are also recommended.

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

The corporate and M&A practice at Keystone Law has a particular focus on the TMT and healthcare sectors, and its expertise in these fields continues to attract new clients. Nadim Zaman specialises in M&A and corporate finance, while Dee Sian is adept in M&A and venture capital transactions. On the cross-border transaction front, Jeremy Davis is a key contact at the firm alongside Stuart Mathews, who joined the firm in 2023 from McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP. Other key figures include the highly experienced Edward Dawes, as well as Simon Holden and Charles Frank, both of whom are noted for their capital markets acumen.