Alex Dodds

Alex is a Senior Associate in the Corporate Technology and Life Sciences Team, who specialises in advising investors and technology-focused companies on venture capital investments, M&A transactions and other general corporate matters.

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Career

Since 2021	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2021	Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 - 2017	Lawyer, Latham & Watkins LLP

Education

2013	Bachelor of Laws (LLB), The University of Law, London
2010	History and German (BA Hons), The University of Manchester
2009	Geschichte und Germanistik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Additional languages

English

German

Expertise

Sectors Technology, media & communications

Experience

Gousto on a GBP30 million funding

The UK’s largest online meal-kit manufacturer, Gousto, on its latest GBP30 million fundraising round. Led by private equity investor Perwyn, the investment takes the total funds raised by Gousto to over GBP100 million. Gousto will use the investment to evolve its technology proposition, so it can continue to lead the recipe box category and grow its share of the 1 billion home-cooked meals eaten in the UK weekly. This is the third funding round that Taylor Wessing has advised Gousto on.

World's longest standing cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp, sells 80% stake to NXMH

We advised on the 80% sale of Bitstamp to Brussels-based investment firm, NXMH. Founded in the UK in 2011, Bitstamp is the world's longest standing cryptocurrency exchange and the EU's largest by volume, with more than three million registered customers.