Andrew Boyd > Morrison Foerster > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Hugely experienced and well-equipped in high value and cross-border technology M&A transactions, Morrison Foerster’s corporate team offers ‘hands on engagement, incisive advice and is commercial.’ Recent work has included mandates in the food and agricultural industries for clients including Tate & Lyle. London managing partner Andrew Boyd is a key lawyer in this team, regularly handling M&A, carve outs and minority equity investments, domestically and internationally. Offering deep expertise in the technology space, particularly in semiconductor and quantum computing industries is Gary Brown. Simon Arlington is active across all aspects of M&A and private equity, while Stuart Alford regularly advises European, Asian and US-based clients in general corporate advisory, investments and private equity. Partner Amit Kataria has joined King & Spalding LLP, while Dan Coppel joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath in September 2023.

Acting on its own as well as forming an integral part of the firm’s global emerging companies and venture capital practice, which can draw from the firm’s US expertise, in particular, Morrison Foerster is adept at advising global investors on late-stage and strategic financings in the technology and life sciences sectors. One of these, is SoftBank, which the firm continues to regularly advise, through its technology-focused venture capital investment vehicle, Soft Bank Vision Fund. Andrew Boyd is one of the primary contacts.