About

I am a Senior Associate in the firm's Corporate team and provide clients with a range of general corporate and transactional advice. The focus of my practice is venture capital and my clients tend to be startups, growth companies, founders and investors.

I joined Lewis Silkin in 2021 from the corporate finance department of a US firm. Since joining Lewis Silkin I have advised on a wide range of corporate transactions, ranging from early stage investment rounds to exits by way of M&A.

In addition to transactional work, much of my time is also spent helping clients with their day-to-day general corporate law requirements, whether that's advising companies on a departing founder or assisting companies navigate their shareholder arrangements.

I am also heavily involved with Startup by Lewis Silkin, the firm's dedicated community resource for startups, founders and venture capital investors.

Experience

Venture capital

  • Advising companies with each aspect of a fundraising, from the termsheet stage through to diligence, the transaction documents and completion
  • Assisting companies and investors with the negotiation and structuring of convertible securities, including convertible loan agreements, advance subscription agreements, SAFEs and similar instruments
  • Helping companies and shareholders structure, negotiate and complete an exit, whether that's by way of M&A, a reorganisation or otherwise

Testimonials

"David Wilbe is fantastic. His way of structuring agreements throughout time saved the company four zero figures amounts. He argued skilfully over legal clauses in our favour without annoying the investors. Peter Bates is also great. We have seen his progress over the years over multiple rounds of investment, and we are very happy to work with him."
Legal 500

Services

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