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Philip Shepherd

Philip Shepherd

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Philip advises on mergers and acquisitions, international expansion and private fundraisings. He acts for clients across a broad range of sectors but has a particular focus on the technology, life sciences and specialised manufacturing industries.

Philip's clients include many fast growing venture capital backed and publicly traded companies.  He supports US, Canadian and other international clients on their expansion to, and growth in, the UK, Europe and beyond. Philip supports clients on buy-side and sell-side transactions often involving US, Canadian or other international parties.

Philip has helped many corporate clients on their group reorganisations and he frequently runs international projects, working with our overseas offices and counsel.

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Since 2014 Partner
2011 - 2014 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2011 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2005 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales

Career

Since 2014 Partner
2011 - 2014 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2011 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2005 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales

Publications

Can I give a new investor a 50% stake? Responding to a question posed, The Financial Times, May 2014

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Acquisition, SME: Sherweb Ireland Limited's acquisition of MicroWarehouse

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Advising Behaviour Interactive on its acquisition of SockMonkey Studios

We have advised Behaviour™ Interactive, the largest Canadian video game studio, on its acquisition of SockMonkey Studios, an award-winning developer based in the United Kingdom.

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