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Chambers and Partners UK 2026

Private equity: venture capital investment - Band 2: "Howard is an exceptional legal professional with outstanding technical expertise, a pragmatic approach and a keen ability to navigate complex commercial decisions." "He is always responsive, up to date with market practices and provides considered and sensible advice."

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Howard is recognised as one of the UK's leading advisers on venture capital investments, especially on deals in the cleantech and fintech sectors.

He specialises in advising on both M&A and venture capital investments, working for both companies and investors. Clients say they value his meticulous and highly practical advice.

Howard primarily works with companies from the technology, media and life sciences sectors.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Venture capital
General corporate
Joint ventures
Corporate venturing
Exit strategies (venture capital)
Employee and management participation
Financing rounds (Seed, subsequent and growth financing) equity and non-equity instruments
Implementation of business models
Start-up advice
VC funds formation
M&A

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Energy & infrastructure
Fintech
Cryptoassets, blockchain and distributed ledger technology

CV

Since 2006 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1995 - 2006 Partner, Olswang
1993 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1991 Law school finals, Guildford Law School
1990 LLB degree, University of Warwick

Career

Since 2006 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1995 - 2006 Partner, Olswang

Education

1993 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1991 Law school finals, Guildford Law School
1990 LLB degree, University of Warwick

Publications

PLC Cross-Border Handbooks, Venture Capital, 2010

Awards

Chambers and Partners UK 2026

Featured

Private equity: venture capital investment - Band 2: "Howard is an exceptional legal professional with outstanding technical expertise, a pragmatic approach and a keen ability to navigate complex commercial decisions." "He is always responsive, up to date with market practices and provides considered and sensible advice."

Legal 500 UK 2026

Leading partner in the venture capital category.

Legal 500 UK 2025

Leading partner

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

Private Equity (venture capital investment) - Band 3: “Howard can give guidance that is two or three steps ahead. He anticipates our needs before we know we need them” and “With Howard you can feel his depth of knowledge. He is always thoughtful and he really adds value”.

Private Equity (venture capital investments) - Band 3: Howard Palmer is known for his strong practice representing investors and investee companies in a swathe of venture capital investment matters. He is particularly active in the fintech and cleantech spaces. "Howard Palmer is an extremely seasoned practitioner."

Private Equity - Venture Capital Investments: "Howard Palmer is well known for his strong practice representing investors and investee companies in a swathe of venture capital investment matters. He is particularly active in the fintech and cleantech spaces." "Howard is very measured, level-headed and responsive, and delivers a very high quality of work."

Venture capital (Leading individual): "Howard Palmer is an expert in his field, always calm and a pleasure to deal with and has gone out of his way to support the company on many key transactions and all of our fundraising milestones."

Corporate M&A Team of the Year (Mid sized deal) - Bitstamp on its 80% sale to NXMH

Corporate M&A Team of the Year (Mid-sized deal): Advising Bitstamp on its 80% sale to Brussels-based investment firm NXMH.

Leading individual - Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market (Band 3): Howard Palmer focuses his practice on venture capital investments occurring in the cleantech and fintech spaces. He represents both investors and investees, and offers additional capabilities in M&A.

Leading individual - Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (Band 3)

Leading individual - Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (Band 2): Howard Palmer is adept in an array of venture capital investment matters, and acts for both funders and companies seeking finance. He is particularly active in the fintech, cleantech, media and communications fields.

Leading individual - Private Equity (Venture Capital Investments) (Band 2): Howard Palmer has a wealth of expertise in a broad range of early-stage venturing transactions, applying his "huge intellect" to matters in the fintech, cleantech, media and communications fields. Sources praise his "meticulous" counsel, with clients appreciating his "good, sound advice that's always practical."

Venture capital (Leading individual): "Howard Palmer is an expert in his field, always calm and a pleasure to deal with and has gone out of his way to support the company on many key transactions and all of our fundraising milestones."

Experience

Apollo Therapeutics closes $226.5 million series C financing

We advised Apollo Therapeutics in their USD226.5 million series C fundraising. Apollo aims to advance pipeline programs through clinical development and further fund the company’s drug discovery and development activities based on breakthroughs in basic medical research made at its partner institutions, which include The Institute of Cancer Research.

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Early-stage tech investor Dawn Capital on its investments into Firebolt Analytics, Inc and Copper Technologies (UK) Limited

Longstanding client Dawn Capital, on their investments into Firebolt Analytics, Inc as part of its US$127 million Series B fundraising and Copper Technologies (UK) Limited as part of its U$50 million Series B fundraising.

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Nutmeg on its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase

Long-standing client Nutmeg Saving and Investment Limited, one of the UK’s leading digital wealth managers, on its sale to JPMorgan Chase. The acquisition positions Nutmeg, with over 140,000 investors and £3.5 billion AUM, as an integral part of the bank’s international offering and complements the launch of Chase as a digital bank in the UK.

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Early-stage tech investor Dawn Capital on its secondary purchase of shares from shareholders of Dataiku Inc.

This values Dataiku at over USD1 billion. This is one of a long line of deals that Taylor Wessing has advised Dawn Capital on having also advised Dawn Capital on its participation in the EUR 90 million funding round for European open banking platform Tink; and its participation in the £29m Series B round for natural language processing company Eigen Technologies.

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World's longest standing cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp, sells 80% stake to NXMH

We advised on the 80% sale of Bitstamp to Brussels-based investment firm, NXMH. Founded in the UK in 2011, Bitstamp is the world's longest standing cryptocurrency exchange and the EU's largest by volume, with more than three million registered customers.

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Series E fundraising of GBP45 million for Nutmeg

Longstanding client Nutmeg, on their Series E fundraising of GP45m led by Goldman Sachs, which is the largest raise into a European Digital Wealth Manager in history.

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