Ciaran Hickey > Wiggin LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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9TH FLOOR, MET BUILDING
22 PERCY STREET
LONDON
W1T 2BU
England
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Ciaran Hickey
Work Department
Technology, Corporate
Position
Ciaran is a partner in the Corporate group. With over 15 years’ experience advising on a variety of deals, Ciaran is a corporate adviser specialising in the technology, computer games and digital media sectors. He acts for all types of clients in the technology and media sectors, from leading companies to investors and entrepreneurs. He is experienced across a broad range of corporate transactions including M&A, venture capital, corporate venturing, joint ventures and reorganisations and frequently work on deals spanning multiple jurisdictions. He uses this experience to offer clients pragmatic and valuable advice throughout the process and to ensure transactions are closed successfully. He also leads the team that works with our corporate venturing partners Microsoft Accelerator and Wayra.
Career
Trained PwC Legal, London; qualified 2003; PwC Legal 2001-03; HBJ Gateley 2003-04; Eversheds 2004-06; partner Wiggin 2006 to date.
Education
St Bedes RC School, Blackburn; Lancaster University (1999 LLB (Hons) 2(1)); Nottingham Law School (2000 LPC).
Leisure
Rugby, Golf, watching sports generally.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
(Firms to watch)The team at Wiggin LLP , which is praised for its ‘very pragmatic and commercial approach to getting things done‘, has been handling increasing volumes of VC work in recent years. Key names include the ‘experienced and commercially minded‘ Ben Whitelock and Ciaran Hickey.
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
Boasting a ‘true partner-led service’ and ‘pragmatic and commercial approach’, Wiggin LLP is regularly sought out by a range of top clients from the media, entertainment and technology sectors. The team is well placed to advise public and private companies on domestic and cross-border matters, including joint ventures, M&A and private equity deals. The team is led by the ‘commercially-minded’ Ben Whitelock, who has particular experience advising on corporate deals in the betting and gaming, technology, and publishing sectors. Ciaran Hickey advises clients across the technology and media sectors on a broad range of cross-border and domestic corporate transactions, acting for leading businesses, investors and entrepreneurs. Jason Fisher, lauded for his ‘first-class client service’, is instrumental in managing the firm’s relationships with key clients.
Lawyer Rankings
- M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m London > Corporate and commercial
- Firms to watch London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital