Experience
Stephen specialises in advising domestic and international clients on all aspects of their legal and strategic issues across a range of industries, with a particular focus on tech.
He works with high-growth companies, founders and investors at all stages of the corporate journey - from inception, through growth and strategic matters, to M&A activities, exits and beyond.
Stephen has extensive Venture Capital and M&A experience, having worked in London for over 8 years with US law firm, Orrick.
Recognised as a “Recommended Individual” and key practitioner for Venture Capital in the Legal 500 2026 rankings, Stephen actively engages with clients to understand the key issues in order to provide tailored advice that really adds value. Stephen is driven by being a trusted advisor to his clients, not just another service provider.
Key highlights include advising:
- Revolut on its $250M Series C financing
- Stripe and Goodwater Capital on their Series D, E and F investments in Monzo
- Vitesse on its $93M Series C investment from KKR
- Butternut Box on all of its financing rounds, from $1M Seed to $380M Series E led by General Atlantic and L Catterton
- Macquarie on its GPU financing arrangements with FluidStack
- Graphcore on several financing rounds and its eventual $600M sale to Softbank
- Scalapay on its $155M Series A and $500M Series B financing rounds, led by Tiger Global and Tencent respectively
- Numan on its $60M Series C financing, led by White Star Capital and Big Pi Ventures
- MyEdSpace on its $15M Series A financing, led by White Star Capital
- LoopFX on its $3M Seed financing, led by Augmentum Fintech
- Lawhive on its $15M Seed and $40M Series A financings, led by Google Ventures and Balderton
- Everseen on its €65M Series A financing, led by Crosspoint Capital
- Rossum on its Seed and $100M Series A financing, led by General Catalyst
- Salesforce Ventures on 45+ investments across Europe
- ABN AMRO Ventures on 20+ investments across Europe
- BMW iVentures on its investment in the $190M Series C of Motorway and eventual sale
- Marlin Equity Partners on its acquisition of a minority interest in SmartCredit Limited (t/a SmartSearch)
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