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Bristows LLP Offices

Bristows LLP
100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT
LONDON
EC4Y 0DH
England
Visit website 020 7400 8000 020 7400 8050

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Louise Eldridge

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020 7400 8230 louise.eldridge@bristows.com View profile View profile

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Louise advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings (including IPOs and secondary public offers) and joint ventures.

Louise is particularly experienced in domestic and international M&A, equity financings and other corporate transactions for clients in technology and IP-rich businesses.

Louise acts for both domestic and international clients from growth companies to financial institutions, global multinationals, venture capital and private equity investors.

She advises clients across a range of industries, with particular emphasis on technology, media & marcoms, and life sciences.

Louise is head of Bristows’ multi-discipline fintech practice in which role she acts for both UK and international clients across the sector from start-ups developing technology to investors and corporates investing in this rapidly expanding area. The fintech practice covers a wide range of fintech payment services, regtech, insurtech, digital transformation, A1, robotics and distributed ledger technology. Louise also has experience advising on a broad range of corporate insolvency matters including:

  • providing strategic and advisory support for company boards;
  • advising on directors’ duties; and
  • restructuring transactions, administrations and liquidations.

On insolvency related matters Louise acts for individual directors, company boards and insolvency practitioners.

Career

Qualified 2003
Partner 2012
Head of Fintech 2018 – present

Languages

French.

Memberships

Tech London Advocates

Education

Kings William’s College, Castletown, Isle of Man;
University of Reading, BA French 1998

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Leading individuals)

Louise Eldridge –Bristows LLP

Bristows LLP draws considerable praise from clients for its ‘proactive and pragmatic’ approach. The team is particularly well regarded for its expertise in the life sciences and technology sectors where they are regularly sought out by some of the world’s largest companies, including a number of FTSE 100-listed entities. The practice is steered by Iain Redford who has extensive experience in M&A, IPOs, financing, and joint ventures, particularly in the technology and life sciences sectors. A litany of private equity funds and large global corporations turn to the ‘excellent’ Louise Eldridge for representation in the full scope of corporate transactions, from M&A to venture capital (VC) investment transactions and joint ventures. Richard Swaine specialises in advising charity and not-for-profit clients on corporate transactions and governance matters. Matt Dennis is noted for his focus in the technology and IP-rich industries.

London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech

Payment services, regtech, insurtech, and digital transformation are some of the key areas of strength for Bristows LLP‘s ‘excellent’ technology-focused fintech practice. Additional strengths include AI, DLT and blockchain, while the team is also well placed to handle contentious mandates.  The team is led by the ‘outstanding’ Louise Eldridge, who is well regarded for her expertise in blockchain and digital transformation matters. Outsourcing projects for IT students is a noteworthy area of focus for telecoms expert Toby Crick. Marc Dautlich frequently guides fintech clients through issues at the intersection of technology and data protection. Mac Macmillan leverages her pre-law background in software development to inform her advice on a range data protection matters, while Mike Edgar boasts an in-depth understanding of tech procurement issues.

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