In 2024, despite political and regulatory challenges, Europe's talent pool reached new heights, even amid funding shortages. Venture capital investment in European startups reached over $52B last year, aligning with the...more
Venture capital investment in European startups reached over $60B last year, higher than pre-pandemic levels but lower than the highs of 2021 and 2022.
To see how this changed deal terms, Orrick used in-house technologies,...more
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the "Act") received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, setting in motion significant changes to the UK's corporate transparency regime and a transformation process at the...more
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Despite a shift to economic headwinds, investors injected more than $95B into the European tech market in 2022, the second-largest amount ever. To see how deal terms changed, Orrick developed new technologies and...more
3/10/2023
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This guidance does not constitute legal advice. To the extent that you have any questions arising out of the guidance, please speak to a member of the Orrick team who will be happy to assist. The invasion of Ukraine by...more
5/11/2022
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2021 was a record year of investment and growth for the European tech and venture ecosystem, and for the UK in particular. Building on the last five years of consecutive growth, the total amount of capital invested into...more
With an increasingly mature tech ecosystem, Europe has never been more attractive to international venture capital and growth equity investors. European Tech had its best ever fundraising year in 2016 with European companies...more
It's a common issue: a US venture capitalist and a European company agree on the commercial terms of an investment transaction and think that the hard work is done but quickly find themselves at an impasse over the way the...more
11/29/2016
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The number of European startups in search of funding and full of ambition to compete on the global stage has never been greater. U.S.-based venture capital funds are in prime position to take advantage of the opportunity of...more