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Elliot Cowan

Partner

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Elliot Cowan

Partner

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English

Elliot is a technology focused partner in the Transaction Team at CMS, with extensive experience in Venture Capital, fundraisings, private equity, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions.  He advises a wide range of clients ranging from start-ups to multinationals.

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Relevant experience

  • Accenture on its acquisition of Objectivity, a digital engineering firm specialising in cloud and platform development services.  
  • The 50% shareholders of the SushiSamba Group on the sale of their shares to Shamal Holdings, their 50% joint venture partner.
  • ParentPay Group, a leading provider of education technology, on its equity investment by Montagu Private Equity.
  • Instanda, a digital insurance platform, on its USD 45m Series B fundraising led by Toscafund.
  • The shareholders of Ariel AI, an artificial intelligence start-up focusing on augmented reality, on its sale to Snapchat.
  • Freeline, a biotechnology company focused on developing curative gene therapies for chronic systemic diseases, on its USD 120m Series C financing.
  • Dexters, London’s leading independent chartered surveyors and estate agents, on its investment from Oakley Capital.
  • Behavox, a data operating platform that enables companies to aggregate, and analyse their employees‘ data, on its USD100m equity investment from SoftBank.
  • ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of leading radio frequency distribution equipment, and its management shareholders on the investment in its business by CBPE Capital.
  • What3words, a digital mapping start-up, on its Series C investment from Daimler, and on various media for equity transactions.
  • BMC Software, a US multinational information technology services and consulting company, on its acquistion of RSM Partners Limited, a global provider of mainframe services and software.
  • The shareholders of Crowdicity, an idea and innovation management platform, on its sale to Medallia, the global leader in experience management.
  • Beringea, a UK leading VCT fund, on its investments in Papier, CG Hero and Archdesk.
  • Vyne, a specialist account-to-account payments platform, on its USD 15.5m fundraising led by Hearst Ventures and Entrée Capital.
  • Genflow, an influencer brand building agency, on its USD 11m investment from the British Growth Fund.
  • Kitt, a managed office platform, on its c.USD 8m fundraising led by Hoxton Ventures.
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Education

  • 2008 – Legal Practice Course, BPP London
  • 2007 – Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP London
  • 2005 – Politics and Parliamentary Studies, Leeds University
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Expertise

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13/03/2023
Government consultation on regulation of cryptoassets deals with issuance...
On 1st February 2023, His Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) published a com­pre­hens­ive con­sulta­tion pa­per (“Con­sulta­tion Paper”) that sets out the UK Government’s (“Gov­ern­ment”) intention to...
Regzone Financial Services & Regulation
13/03/2023
Update to Silicon Valley Bank’s current position and what it means
We have been continuing to monitor the situation at Silicon Valley Bank since our Client Alert issued yesterday afternoon. Like the rest of the sector, we were relieved at this morning’s announcement...
Publication
12/03/2023
Silicon Valley Bank’s current position and what to do about it
Please refer to our latest publication Update to Silicon Valley Bank's current position and what it means for the most up-to-date guidance. The team here at CMS has been saddened by the collapse of the...
Publication
30/09/2022
The Law Commission’s consultation paper on digital assets (corporate law...
In July 2022, the Law Commission for England and Wales launched its consultation proposals inviting comments and recognition for protection of digital assets (such as crypto-tokens, cryptoassets and non-fungible...
Law-Now Banking & Finance
29/09/2022
The Law Commission’s consultation paper on digital assets (corporate law...
In Part 1 of this article we covered (1) the suggested creation of a third category of personal property, and (2) how the concept of control, rather than the concept of possession, should apply to data...
Regzone Financial Services & Regulation
18/11/2021
Future Fund conversions
Data released by the British Business Bank show that the Future Fund provided a total of £1.14 billion worth of Convertible Loan Agreements (“CLAs”) to 1,190 companies who completed their applications...
Law-Now FinTech
11/06/2020
Top Exit Triage – Tax
Our years of experience of advising tech companies on M&A have shown us that there are a number of key issues which commonly crop up, risking lower valuations or, in the worst case, stopping a transaction...
Publication
04/06/2020
Top Exit Triage – Company Ownership
Our years of experience of advising tech companies on M&A have shown us that there are a number of key issues which commonly crop up, risking lower valuations, or in the worst case, stopping a transaction...
Publication
28/05/2020
Top Tech Triage – Key Customer Contracts
Our years of experience of advising tech companies on M&A have shown us that there are a number of key issues which commonly crop up, risking lower valuations, or in the worst case, stopping a transaction...
Publication
21/05/2020
Top Tech Triage
Our years of experience of advising tech companies on M&A have shown us that there are a number of key issues which commonly crop up, risking lower valuations, or in the worst case, stopping a transaction...
Publication
19/05/2020
COVID-19 Future Fund (Updated Guidance)
The British Business Bank has announced further details about the Future Fund, a co-investment fund that will match private investments in high-growth UK companies with Gov­ern­ment-backed convertible loan...
Law-Now Coronavirus (COVID-19)
21/04/2020
The Future Fund matches Funding for Start-ups
The government announced financial support for start-ups totalling around £1.25bn. The package consists of two separate pots of money. The first, which launches in May and is named the Future Fund, is...
Law-Now Asset Based Financing
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