Taylor Wessing is the sole legal sponsor of the BVCA Technology Spin-Out Conference – turning good science into good business
Taylor Wessing is the sole legal sponsor of the BVCA Technology Spin-Out Conference - turning good science into good business at Imperial College, on 26 September 2006. Other sponsors of this event include 3i and Grant Thornton.
The conference follows on from the BVCA’s research “Creating Success from University Spin-outs” which highlighted important issues for the venture capital industry, technology transfer offices (TTOs), business angels and the Government. The conference will provide the forum for debating and developing follow-up actions on the proposals made by the BVCA’s research, to help establish and improve networking between the stakeholders and to develop good practice in preparing spin-outs for fundraising, building teams and identifying market applications.
Taylor Wessing, represented by partner Simon Walker, will participate in an advisory panel alongside experienced venture capital investors that will review three later stage business propositions and offer constructive advice as to how it should be worked up into a fundable venture proposal.
Simon Walker commented:
"We are delighted to be a sponsor to the BVCA Technology Spin-Out Conference. Spin-outs are critical to providing a vibrant stream of companies aspiring to be the next big thing. Through our Cambridge office in particular we frequently assist spin-outs and we are confident that the Conference will contribute to a greater understanding of their particular needs."
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If you would like to attend the conference or require further information please contact Taylor Wessing's Media Relations on 020 7300 4930/ 4925 or email s.lee@taylorwessing.com.
Taylor Wessing is a major European law firm of 550 lawyers with offices in London, Cambridge, Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Paris and Shanghai.
Taylor Wessing is one of the leading law firms acting on venture capital transactions in the UK, Europe and beyond. With a team of over 25 corporate lawyers across the UK, France and Germany, its top-ranked venture capital group is involved in matters ranging from early-stage investments, subsequent funding rounds, convertible debt interim fundings, through to trade sales and IPOs.
Our London office is augmented by our technology-centric Cambridge base, which is a portal for wide range of institutional investors, founders and companies seeking funding. Our client base includes institutional investors, venture capital funds and corporate venturers based in the UK, US, France, Germany, elsewhere in Europe, Israel and the United States, as well as the founders and companies seeking funding.
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The BVCA is the industry body representing UK private equity and venture capital at home, across Europe and around the world. Our members account for over 95 per cent of all UK-based private equity firms. The UK market is the largest and most dynamic in Europe, accounting for around 52 per cent of the whole European private equity market. The industry invests in every sector of the UK economy, across all regions of the country and its economic impact is significant and growing. It is estimated, for example, that over a fifth, some 3 million people, of the private sector workforce is now employed by private equity-backed companies.