Alec Smith

Alec advises emerging technology companies and investors on a broad range of corporate practice areas with a primary focus on venture capital and growth equity transactions including related cross-border acquisition and exit processes.

• Engagements

  Venture Capital/ Growth Equity

  • Acted for Warburg Pincus in relation to the $80m Series C financing Privitar Limited
  • Acted for Dogmates Ltd on its $340m series E financing round, led by General Atlantic and L Catterton
    
  • Acted for Foundation Capital in relation to the $60m Series A financing of BCB Group
  • Acted for Centerbridge on its $50m financing of Stenn Technologies
  • Acted for Kinnevik Online AB in relation to the $60m Series B financing round of Monese LTD and $35m Series C financing round of Monese LTD
    
  • Acted for Atomico on multiple early stage investments, including the $35m Series B2 financing of Peakon APS, the $16m Series A financing round of Harbor Lab and the $9m Series A financing of AccuRx LTD
  • Acted for AllTaster Ltd on its $37m Series B financing round, led by Octopus Ventures
  • Acted for Splyt Group Ltd on its $8m Series A financing round from Grab Inc and its $19.5m Series B financing led by Softbank and Amex Ventures
  • Acted for Ometria Limited on its $21m Series B financing round led by Octopus Ventures
  • Acted for Vostock Emerging in relation to the $21.6 m Series B financing round of Juspay
  • Acted for 9fin Limited on its $23m Series A+ financing round, led by Spark
    
  • Acted for Griffin Bank on its $13.5m Series A financing round, led by MassMutual Ventures
    
  • Acted for Bluelayer on its €9m Series Seed financing round, let by Point Nine

  Mergers & Acquisitions/ Private Equity

  • Acting for the sellers on the sale of a majority stake in Matchesfashion.com to Apax Partners*
  • Acting for ARWE Group on its acquisition of Quality Assured Valeting LTD
  • Advising Nikon Corporation on its acquisition of a UK-based manufacturer of robotic motion control solutions*
  • Advising the sellers of an Ed-tech software provider on its sale to Investcorp Technology Partners*
  • Acted for Marlin Equity Partners on closing its acquisition of a minority interest in SmartCredit Limited (t/a SmartSearch)

  Public Markets

  • Advising JD.COM in its capacity as an institutional investor in the $5.8 billion IPO of Farfetch on the NYSE

  *Please note: these particular engagements pre-date Alexander joining Orrick