Sarah Cole
Sarah Cole

Sarah Cole

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Sarah is a dual-qualified (UK/US) Partner based in our San Francisco office.

Sarah provides advisory services for North American technology and life sciences firms on UK and European investment, launch strategies, M&As, and growth funding - coordinating with Taylor Wessing's regional experts throughout their key development stages. 

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Venture capital
Restructuring & insolvency

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Life sciences & healthcare
Our USA offering

Over the past 10 years, we've built a trusted legal team in San Francisco, focused on technology, media and communciation, life sciences and healthcare, real estate, private wealth, and private equity. Supported by colleagues in the UK and Europe, we also offer deep expertise in M&A, international growth, commercial deals, and data privacy.

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CV

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2016 Admitted to the Bar, California
2014 Masters, Business Administration, Imperial College London
2009 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales

Additional languages

English

Experience

Corcentric acquires SaaS platform

Corcentric, a fast-growing provider of procurement and financial process automation solutions, on its USD32m acquisition of Determine, Inc, a global SaaS solutions provider in Source to Pay and Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management.

Mark Barron
Gilles Amsallem
Claudia Jonath
Marc Schuler
Christophe Flaicher
Anne-Juliette De Zaluski
Sarah Cole

US headquartered technology corporations

Advising on numerous acquisitions (both sales and purchases) across Europe and Asia.

Sarah Cole

Shared economy corporation(s)

Advising various emerging US companies on investment into Europe including incorporation.

Sarah Cole
Mark Barron

Payment services, financial services, software, SAAS corporations

Advising various emerging US companies on investment.

Sarah Cole

A NYSE listed life sciences corporation

A NYSE listed life sciences corporation on a multi-jurisdictional acquisition.

Sarah Cole

Sarah's news & insights

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Life sciences & healthcare

Word on the street at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2026: Part one

21 January 2026

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Life sciences & healthcare

Word on the street at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2026: Part two

21 January 2026
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Life sciences & healthcare

Life sciences M&A roundup: March 2025

31 March 2025

by Ross McNaughton and Sarah Cole

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