Ten Years at No. 1 in European Venture Capital

• For the tenth year in a row, Orrick is the No. 1 legal advisor to the European venture capital ecosystem, according to PitchBook. We are grateful to our clients for a decade of innovation together.
• In 2025, Orrick helped raise or invest one-sixth of all European venture capital deployed: US$10+ billion through 400+ venture financing deals.
• Over this past decade, 4 of Europe's 5 largest VC funds and 1,200+ venture-backed companies – including 20 unicorns – turned to us for their legal counsel. We’ve advised on 3,000+ VC deals, raising US$94.2 billion, split evenly between company and investor side.
• Our clients count on us for first to market and record-breaking transactions, from guiding AI, fintech and defense tech companies to unicorn status to completing Europe’s largest fusion energy venture investment.
• In France alone, Orrick advises 8 of the country’s 15 highest-valued VC-backed companies, including Europe’s most valuable frontier AI company, Mistral AI, which Orrick has advised since inception.

“Ten consecutive years as PitchBook’s No. 1 European VC firm reflects the trust our clients place in us and the strength of truly integrated teams across England, France, Germany and Italy,” said Chris Grew, partner in Orrick’s London Technology Companies Group. “We support the full venture ecosystem – advising founders as they scale and investors as they deploy capital across borders and market cycles.”

"Over the past decade, we've been privileged to counsel Europe's most disruptive founders and investors as they've built world-leading technology companies," said Orrick Chair Mitch Zuklie. "Today, it’s come to be expected that Europe will have a stellar showing among the next great crop of AI, fintech and nuclear innovators and we are excited to help them scale."