Lembeye

Lembeye's eight-strong venture capital team acts for founders, start-ups, and investment funds throughout the life cycle of venture capital and private equity transactions. Examples include strategic investments and liquidity events, as well as M&A deals and public offerings; and the practice’s expertise extends to stock option plans, initial funding rounds with angel investors and venture funds, shareholder agreements, governance frameworks, and assisting with clients’ international expansion efforts. Venture capital, private equity, M&A, corporate law and banking and finance specialist Nicolás Espina acts for start-ups throughout their growth stages, including both early-financing phases and international expansion stages; and senior associate Camila O’Shea is a key member of the firm’s venture capital and corporate team. Director María Paz Aguirre, whose wide-ranging practice includes venture capital mandates, is a 2024 hire from Chirgwin.