Elinor Picton

London UK

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Legal 500 UK 2022

Venture capital

Elinor is a Partner in the Corporate group and is part of the Corporate Technology and Life Sciences team.

Elinor specialises in venture capital, supporting high-growth companies in the technology sector. She advises on every stage of the life-cycle, from early-stage funding, through growth capital, international expansion, and to M&A. Elinor also advises institutional, corporate and individual investors on their investments into fast-growth companies. In addition, Elinor advises on buy and sell-side M&A transactions, restructurings and joint ventures, particularly within the technology sector.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Venture capital

General corporate

Joint ventures

Sectors

Technology, media & communications

Consumer & retail

CV

Since 2024 Partner, TaylorWessing

2023 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

2021 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2024 Partner, TaylorWessing

2023 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

2021 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2016 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales

2014 Legal Practice Course, BPP, London

2013 Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP, London

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Awards

Legal 500 UK 2022

Featured

Legal 500 UK 2022

Experience

Advising Mitel on its transaction to acquire Unify from Atos

We have advised Mitel, a global leader in business communications, on its transaction to acquire Unify, the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) and Communication and Collaboration Services businesses (CCS) of the Atos group.

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Mark Barron

Dr. Christian Traichel

Gilles Amsallem

Elinor Picton

Dr. Rebekka Krause

Dr. Christian Dietz

Marc André Gimmy

Dr. Klara Pototzky

Dr. Michael Kieffer

Sebastian Rünz, LL.M. (Toronto)

Dr. Adrian Birnbach, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Dr. Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Dipl.-Volkswirt

Dr Bert Kimpel

Dr. Nicolai Wiegand, LL.M. (NYU)

Dr. Jan Phillip Rektorschek

Nutmeg on its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase

Long-standing client Nutmeg Saving and Investment Limited, one of the UK’s leading digital wealth managers, on its sale to JPMorgan Chase. The acquisition positions Nutmeg, with over 140,000 investors and £3.5 billion AUM, as an integral part of the bank’s international offering and complements the launch of Chase as a digital bank in the UK.

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Howard Palmer

Elinor Picton

Nell Cooper