Advising Figment on its acquisition of Rated Labs

We have advised Figment on its acquisition of staking and validator analytics business Rated Labs.

Figment is the leading provider of blockchain staking infrastructure, providing complete staking solutions for institutional clients, including asset managers and exchanges.

Our team worked as UK counsel on the deal and was led by partner Philip Shepherd, senior counsel Charlotte Whalley and senior associate Jack Coventry in the corporate group. The team also included:

• Corporate: Jack Cunningham (Associate) and Dillan Madhani (Associate).
• Tax: Graham Samuel-Gibbon (Partner), Bridget Winters (Senior Counsel) and Melissa Hale (Associate).
• Incentives: Claire Matthews (Partner) and Katie Lewis (Senior Counsel) and Elliot Michaelson Taylor (Senior Associate).
• IP: Graham Hann (Partner), Kelly Burke (Senior Counsel) and Margarita Taliadoros (Associate).
• Employment: Helen Farr (Partner), Mark Rose (Senior Counsel), Joe Burton (Associate) and Liam Hutton (Associate).
• Immigration: Vikki Wiberg (Senior Counsel).
• Pensions: Mark Smith (Partner) and Afshan Mallik (Senior Counsel).
• Competition: Louisa Penny (Senior Counsel).
• Regulatory: Neil Millar (Senior Associate).