Mathias is a Partner in Osborne Clarke's Corporate team and advises on M&A, venture and growth capital fundraisings, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and corporate governance, primarily in the Technology sector.
Mathias has advised on a large variety of corporate transactions and has worked with businesses operating in, amongst other areas, Fintech; enterprise Saas; digital media; e-commerce and consumer internet; video games; cybersecurity; digital transformation consulting; IT services; and advertising and marketing services.
Praised for his 'integrity and ethics', Mathias Loertscher provides 'exceptional support' to companies and funders, particularly as it relates to work within the technology, media and communications sector.
Mathias' clients include a mix of high-growth private companies, entrepreneurs and investors and he is regularly engaged on cross-border transactions involving parties across the globe.
Mathias is recognised as a "Leading Individual" in the Legal 500 for venture capital.
Mathias Loertscher is an absolute pleasure to deal with. He has an incisive mind and doesn’t let any outstanding issues go missing.
Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world
I aim to provide proactive, clear and actionable advice to my clients to help them navigate their milestone transactions and broader business life-cycles.
Sale of Notonthehighstreet
Advising Notonthehighstreet and its management team on the sale of the company to growth equity firm Great Hill Partners. Read more >
Sale of 1E
Advising leading endpoint management business 1E and its management team on the sale of the company to The Carlyle Group. Read more >
Investment in Venatus
Advising Venatus, a global advertising technology platform targeting video gaming and entertainment audiences, on an investment by Livingbridge, one of the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investors. Read more >
Sale of Inawisdom
Advising the shareholders of artificial intelligence and machine learning specialists, Inawisdom, on the company’s sale to Cognizant. Read more >
Series B investment in Secure Code Warrior
Advising global secure coding company, Secure Code Warrior, on its Series B US$47.6 million funding round led by Goldman Sachs. Read more >
Insights
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