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Osborne Clarke LLP

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Fund launches and fundraisings for venture capital and growth funds make up the build of Osborne Clarke LLP‘s workload. Helen Parsonage leads the team from the Bristol office and frequently advises institutional investors on fund investments. Simon Thomas is equipped to advise on the structuring and launch of funds, while George Skinner also comes recommended.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team's experience and character are very high quality.’

  • ‘Simon Thomas stands out, with experience and commercial understanding. He has been incredibly supportive as we grow our business.’

  • ‘Very knowledgeable, responsive, commercially focused.’

  • ‘Helen Parsonage - very knowledgeable, understands our needs very well. George Skinner - responsive, hard-working, commercially focused, pragmatic.’

  • ‘Reliable, high quality, and efficient.’

  • ‘Helen Parsonage is a valued long-time advisor to our firm. Her straightforward, pragmatic and commercial approach is something we value highly.’

  • ‘Great team, especially in the VC and PE sector, always good at explaining, great at hosting events.’

  • ‘Helen Parsonage, apart from being a great female lawyer, is pragmatic and explains well to emerging managers. Simon is a great lawyer.’

Key clients

  • Illuminate Financial Management
  • Foresight Group LLP
  • Bridges Fund Management Limited
  • firstminute capital LLP
  • Kester Capital LLP
  • Salt Capital GP Limited
  • Giant Ventures Global LLP
  • BGV Investment Management Limited
  • MMC Ventures Limited
  • Common Magic
  • Albion Capital Group LLP
  • Silverstripe Investment Management

Work highlights

Advised Illuminate Financial Management, a venture capital firm, on its fourth fund focusing on growth stage (series B or later) investments in fintech and enterprise software in the US, UK and Asia ("Fund IV").
Advise Foresight Group on their regional funds, which target debt and equity investments in SMEs in various regions of the UK, thereby supporting innovation and creating local opportunity for new and growing businesses across the relevant UK regions.
Advising Bridges Fund Management Limited, the market leading specialist sustainable and impact investor, on the launch of Bridges Sustainable Growth Fund V.

Practice head

Helen Parsonage

Other key lawyers

Simon Thomas; George Skinner