Growth & Venture Capital

Growth and venture capital is key for early-stage companies. We have the expertise and market knowledge to successfully support companies and investors alike.

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Our team has specialist expertise in growth and venture capital, and works with investors, founders, startup and university spin-out businesses, across all sectors.

We work on deals involving initial seed funding through to large growth investment rounds and eventual exits. Our expertise allows us to provide pragmatic and commercial advice, whilst often working on an accelerated timeline to ensure the deal is completed on time.

Our work

2023 | Deals review

Our Corporate and Private Equity team has had a busy year, working with some of our amazing clients on over 46 deals with a total deal value of more than £500 million.

Watch the video to find out more about the deals we’ve been busy with and what some of our clients had to say about us.

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Meet the team

  • Laura Spendiff

    Partner

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    • Meet the team

    Our Growth & Venture Capital team is led by Laura Spendiff, Partner.

    Our role is to help you navigate transactions efficiently. We work with sector experts and use our team’s specialist skills to ensure you achieve the desired outcome.

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    Testimonials

    • This is a strategic deal for us, and is key in supporting our security portfolio, and we’d like to thank Laura and Tom for their support. Their in-depth knowledge of both the legal and practical aspects of corporate acquisitions, as well as their relevant sector experience means that they were able to handle the transaction from start to finish in a seamless way, and were very commercial in their approach.

      Tamsin Ashmore | CFO
      Ultima Business Solutions

    • The team at Capital know what they’re doing – and it’s been apparent on this deal. Their transaction and private equity expertise, experience in the IT services sector, as well as their pragmatic and efficient approach, made it enjoyable to work with the team.

      Thomas Hobbs | Investment Manager
      Apse Capital

    • Terrafend is a fast growing, venture capital backed sustainability company. Consequently, many of our transactions are diverse in nature and have tight execution timetables. In Sarah, we found the ideal legal counsel to guide and support our business growth. She has a strong understanding of corporate finance, great attention to detail and an innovative and pragmatic thought process – imperative for early stage businesses who have to ‘get things done’, without compromise and to the highest possible professional standards.

      Benjamin Reid | Chief Executive Officer
      Terrafend

    • Gareth, Mel and all of the team at Capital Law have been fantastic – they provided pragmatic advice and calmly guided us throughout the process.

      Steve Edwards | Founder and CEO
      Silvertel

    • Gareth, Sara & the team at Capital Law have been a huge support for us in getting this deal done. Their advice, knowledge and project management have been invaluable. The team have been a real pleasure to work with and we look forward to working together again soon.

      John Cordrey | Private Equity Principal
      Foresight Group

    • I can’t recommend Capital Law enough if you are selling equity in your business. The team led by Gareth Williams-Davies were thoroughly professional and were able to offer a commercially balanced view on all aspects of the transaction. The breadth of skills within Capital Law allowed Gareth to bring in specialist colleagues when required and I could not have been represented better. Gareth’s calm and experienced tone was a great advantage during some of the trickier negotiations and he was a significant factor in completing the transaction.

      Paul Daly | Founder
      Energy Saving Lighting

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