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Expertise
James Bateman is a solicitor in Memery Crystal’s Corporate team.
He joined the firm in 2020 as a trainee, before qualifying in 2022. Since joining, James has worked on several high-profile deals across both Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal.
James has experience in private M&A, pre-seed and investment finance, joint ventures and equity capital markets matters for both international and UK clients.
In detail
Recent experience
- Acting for Simon Cowell in his $125m securitisation of the IP in the Got Talent franchise.
- Acting on the combined sale of two creative intelligence businesses in a deal worth over £50m.
- Acting for RSK on multiple acquisitions ranging from £2m – £55m.
- Acting for the shareholders of Contagious Communications, a multi-format creative insights business in selling their stake to Ascential plc.
- Acting on the successful placing of several companies on the AIM Market.
- Acting on multiple Pre-seed and seed round investment work for tech start-ups.
Career history
2022 – Present: Solicitor, Memery Crystal
2020 – 2022: Trainee Solicitor, Memery Crystal
2020 – 2022: Trainee Solicitor, Rosenblatt
2019 – 2020: LPC, Law, The University of Law
2019: Corporate Paralegal, Knights plc
2019: Corporate Paralegal, Turner Parkinson
2014 – 2018: Law graduate from the University of Liverpool