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London – September 15, 2021 – Cooley advised Snyk, a cybersecurity software startup, on its $530 million Series F financing, which brings the company's valuation to $8.5 billion. Lawyers Ryan Naftulin

The UK government announced last week that the Future Fund is to be expanded, both in terms of the amount of funding available for early-stage, high-growth startups and the eligibility...

Where an investor in a joint venture company has invested not only by subscribing for shares but also by advancing loan capital, the investor may be granted relief from unfairly prejudicial conduct even though such relief will benefit the investor only as a loan creditor and not as a member.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a £320m plan to drive innovation and unlock the first tranche of investment under the Mansion House Reforms...

A cross firm team has advised venture capital trusts Gresham House Renewable Energy VCT 1 and VCT 2 plc, which invest in a portfolio of renewable energy projects in the UK, on their sale of UK...

As part of its new strategy to improve the public image of the PE Industry the British Venture Capital Association today publicised a new transparency and disclosure regime.

Brain surgery is a risky business. Straying a millimetre in the wrong direction can be fatal to a patient. When removing a tumour, for example, if you go too small you risk not removing all of the tumour, whereas if you go to large you risk damaging critical structures in the brain.

If we deem investment or a successful sale as being indicative of success, it is clear that start-ups which, from an early stage, have had a clear IP strategy and that have pursued that strategy...

With an increasingly mature tech ecosystem, Europe has never been more attractive to international venture capital and growth equity investors.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a multi‑firm review examining the use and effectiveness of market soundings by wholesale banks on transactions in UK listed shares.

Gowling WLG's Corporate team has won 'Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year' at the 2023 Insider South East Dealmakers Awards.

A young growing company looking to raise equity capital from private investors (business angels) can face a bewildering array of advice, information requests, documentation and demands on its time that seem out of all proportion to the amount being raised.

Being an aspiring commercial lawyer often means being confronted by complex, often abstract, concepts - which can result in students and trainees being faced with jargon that can be difficult to understand.

When it comes to the new media model, no one knows precisely what it will look like or what their competitors are doing.

Have you thought about ditching the comfort of your nine to five and all the corporate entertainment, and taking a leap into the world of startups?

For the second episode of Founders Counsel, three dynamic and successful operators (Silicon Valley speak for executives) who became venture...

Our venture debt services form part of the broader package provided by Withers tech and our corporate & commercial team to support fast growing companies and early stage tech corporates.