International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised bunch, a leading private markets platform, in connection with their expansion into the UK market.
The Berlin-headquartered fintech provides an end-to-end fund administration platform, which combines AI and workflow automation with personalized support from local fund administration experts. It enables fund managers and investors to operate, administrate and transact securely within private markets.
The expansion into the UK market follows a period of significant growth for bunch, which has seen both their revenue and committed capital triple in the past 12 months. They have successfully opened a new office in London as part of their strategic growth plans, which will enable them to better serve their clients and tap into the thriving UK fintech ecosystem. This is a significant milestone in the thriving, ever evolving and dynamic UK private capital markets ecosystem.
The Osborne Clarke team advising on this matter was led by Partner Chris Ratcliffe (financial regulation), Associate Director Chris Hickey (financial regulation) and Senior Associate Uday Mehra (corporate).
Osborne Clarke's financial regulation team advises financial institutions and corporate entities on all aspects of financial services authorisation and the regulatory environment in which they operate. They advise on all aspects of domestic and European financial services regulatory regime.
The firm's corporate team is considered a go-to practice for many companies, working with global businesses in a range of sectors including technology, media, and communications. The team advises at every stage of company development across all corporate issues, from equity and debt fundraisings to M&A, IPOs and JVs.
