I advise on legal aspects of deals: preparation, organisation, strategy, drafting, tactics, negotiating, reviewing, execution & completion of transactions. My clients range from entrepreneurial founders, owner-managed or family businesses through to international corporate groups and financial investors. I have particular experience in helping businesses internationalising (especially involving the US) or growing at pace, particularly where innovation or technology are involved, always with a focus on maximising value & managing risk. I pride myself on providing timely, cost-effective, concise, pragmatic & robust legal advice in a commercial context that is of direct practical value delivered in a personable and dependable manner. With +23 years of experience, I focus on:
* M&A - buy & sell side mergers, acquisitions & disposals of shares, assets & businesses - involving strategic/trade, financial/PE & other buyers/sellers - both domestic & international (transatlantic & cross-border)
* Emerging Companies & Venture Capital - fundraises, investments & strategic partnerships - especially Venture Capital, Growth Equity & Private Equity - from late seed, EIS/VCT, Series A, B, C & beyond to exit, including convertible loan notes, options, warrants & secondary sell downs
* Legal Due Diligence, including vendor DD & vendor assistance, coordinating specialists across disciplines & territories
* Joint Ventures & Shareholders' Governance, including in a fundraising, family, disputes, real estate, market entry or succession context
* Management Advisory & incentivisation plans, including growth shares
* Equity Capital Markets transactions particularly on AIM, including initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements, rights issues and other secondary offerings
* Carve Outs, Structuring & Reorganisations, including returns of capital, share exchanges, business transfers, demergers & corporate simplification
I have worked:
* in large and mid market international law firms;
* in-house as GC & Head of M&A leading a multi-disciplinary team for a PE-backed global FinTech software vendor; and
* at a “Big 4” practice leading the UK Legal Deals and Private Business team.
I regularly project manage complex deals as transaction counsel even when there is no nexus to the UK & I've worked around the globe with an appreciation of local sensitivities.
What others say…
Thomas Colmer is praised for his ‘deep industry expertise on the corporate side of capital markets fintech‘. Thomas Colmer specialises in M&A and growth equity transactions. Combining ‘efficiency, creativity, and strategic acumen’, Fieldfisher provides ‘solutions-driven’ advice to investors and venture-backed businesses, seeking or providing funding throughout the investment life cycle. Leveraging the firm’s broader regulatory expertise, the team is particularly effective at advising on transactions within the fintech and healthtech sectors, where Thomas Colmer provides ‘highly actionable’ advice. The team is highly experienced in VC-backed investments. […] They are solutions-driven, always finding innovative ways to address complex issues. […] Their uniqueness lies not just in their knowledge and professionalism, but in their approach to service, which seamlessly combines efficiency, creativity, and strategic acumen. Thomas Colmer is excellent. His hand-holding approach and leadership are extremely valuable for all stakeholders and his communication is clear and concise, and his advice highly actionable.
Thomas Colmer is particularly noted for his substantial experience in software, life sciences and fintech mandates. Thomas Colmer is outstanding at bringing his extensive deal experience to bear on difficult negotiations. Thomas is patient and eloquent, technically very sound, and has a very practical commercial approach. A pleasure to work with. Thomas Colmer is commercial, wholly reliable, and extremely responsive.
Strong knowledge, great experience, engaged and interested. […] Personal interest in success, keen understanding of our business priorities. […] Thomas Colmer gives very practical advice - he's transparent, responsive and has great attention to detail.
Articles Written
Mentioned In...
Lawyers I've worked with
-
-
London, England
- +44 330 460 7039
- Email Mark
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 330 460 7028
- Email Andrew
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 330 460 7107
- Email Simon
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 (0)330 460 6523
- Email Nicholas
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 330 460 6434
- Email Tim
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 (0)330 460 6397
- Email Janita
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 330 460 6419
- Email Neil
-
-
-
Palo Alto, United States of America
- + 1 (650) 313 2356
- Email Mark
-
-
-
Paris, France
- +33 1 70 37 81 09
- Email Philippe
-
-
-
Düsseldorf, Germany
- +49 (0)211 950 749 25
- Email Jan
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 (0)20 7861 4065
- Email Philip
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 (0)20 7861 6795
- Email Chris
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 330 460 7085
- Email John
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 330 460 6380
- Email David
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 (0)330 460 6989
- Email John
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 7872 398795
- Email Gordon
-
-
-
Manchester, England
- +44 330 460 7019
- Email Sarah
-
-
-
London, England
- +44 330 460 6601
- Email Colin
-
