With the ‘excellent’ David Strong at the helm, Marriott Harrison LLP heavily specialises in follow-on and seed investment rounds, especially in the manufacturing, software, and travel fields. The firm is especially knowledgeable in handing all stages of funding rounds, displaying considerable cross-border capabilities. The team’s corporate expertise is broad, extending to multi-jurisdictional venture debt financings, secondaries transactions and acquisitions. Strong has close relations with fast-growth tech companies and major investors, routinely advising on equity financings and M&A transactions. Frances Spooner demonstrates experience acting for angel investors, David Bettis provides strategic investment counsel, whilst Graham Halliday is an investment round specialist. Bradley Heath exhibits ’top-class professionalism’ in capital fundraises, and both Kimberley Lam’s Descamps and Sean Kelly are also cited as integral team members.
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Testimonials
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‘We found their approachability and knowledge of best practice, benchmarks and industry norms, from both the startups and the VC perspective to be invaluable; it has prevented us from making uninformed decisions about the ownership and control of our business.'
‘The team was extremely responsive throughout our Seed fundraising process. David Strong, in particular, is very approachable and makes clients feel very comfortable. They are very easy to work with and pleasant on every call.’
Key clients
- Accel
- Balderton
Work highlights
Advised Oxford Sciences Enterprises on its investment into Beacon Therapeutics, which raised $170m for its Series B round.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
David Strong
Other key lawyers
Frances Spooner; David Bettis; Graham Halliday; Bradley Heath; Kimberley Lam’s Descamps; Sean Kelly