Alex Davidson brings dynamic, entrepreneurial insight to venture capital and corporate transactions, helping investors and high-growth companies execute strategic deals efficiently and with commercial clarity.
Alex advises venture capital funds, high-growth companies and corporate clients on investments, fundraises and strategic transactions across the technology and life sciences sectors. He leads on drafting, negotiation and deal execution, guiding clients through complex equity, debt, M&A and restructuring matters. With broad corporate experience and a highly entrepreneurial approach, Alex delivers practical, commercial advice that drives efficient outcomes and supports clients’ long-term-growth objectives.
Representative Experience
- Advised Supercede, an insurtech startup, on its $15 million Series A financing and a connected advance subscription round, having advised on its earlier Series Seed and Pre-A rounds.
- Acted for a leading UK climate fund on Series Seed and Series A investments into various companies, in sectors ranging from biofuel to data centers.
- Represented the founders of an e-commerce company in a £65 million exit to a U.S. buyer.
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- Venture Capital & Growth Transactions
- Advised a UK startup, providing a clearing function for global digital assets on a $10 million Series Seed financing and its ~$15 million Series A round led by the investment arm of a large international stock exchange.
- Acted for the UK’s largest provider of specialist tax-efficient investments on early-stage investments of £2 million to £5 million into various companies, in sectors ranging from cell therapeutics to social housing technology.
- Advised various UK and international venture capital investor clients on debt and equity investments in innovative technology and life sciences companies across Series Seed, Series A and Series B rounds, in sectors ranging from cybersecurity to biomaterials.
- Represented company-side clients, in sectors from 3D printing to artificial intelligence-supported sustainability, on fundraises involving equity, secondaries, advance subscription agreements, SAFEs, convertible loan notes and venture debt.
- M&A, Private Equity & Joint Ventures
- Supported a telecoms client in forming an infrastructure joint venture involving £70 million in contributions.
- Advised a clean energy company on the financed acquisition of the operating company of a dockyard, supporting both corporate and finance workstreams on a $40 million transaction.
- Acted for buyers and sellers on numerous mid-market private M&A transactions (£10 million to £250 million), including drafting and negotiating primary deal documentation and running transaction processes.
- Corporate Advisory, Governance & Restructuring
- Acted as primary corporate adviser to a major international data center provider.
- Advised on various corporate simplification and multijurisdictional restructuring projects.
- Assisted in structuring, financing and preparing governance documentation for new funds, including litigation and search funds.
Professional Highlights
- Recognised by The Legal 500 UK as a key lawyer when working in a former firm’s band 2-ranked Venture Capital practice (2025).
- Mentor at the London Business School’s startup incubator (2023–2025).
- Trustee and company secretary of the Spitalfields City Farm.
Education
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Legal Practice Course, University of Law, Guildford, 2017
With distinctionGraduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School, 2016
With commendationB.A., Geography, The University of Exeter, 2014
With first-class honors
Admissions
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England and Wales
Languages
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Spanish