February.23.2021
Orrick is again the #1 venture capital law firm in Europe, according to Pitchbook’s 2020 annual report. This is the fifth consecutive year that Orrick has dominated the European market. Pitchbook reports that the firm completed nearly 200 deals in Europe in 2020, more than double the runner up firm.
Globally, the firm ranked #5 for venture capital, helping raise over $25 billion in 2020, with over 920 deals completed in 45+ countries across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
In Europe, Orrick advised clients such as:
• AI chipmaker Graphcore (UK)
• Aviation pioneer Lilium (Germany)
• Automotive e-commerce startup Brumbrum (Italy)
• Fintech startup Currencycloud (UK)
• Insurtech startup Alan (France)
• Content management platform Contentful (Germany)
• Nanowire LED developer Aledia (France)
• Insurtech startup Bought By Many (UK)
• Credit marketplace auxmoney (Germany)
• Fintech startup Oval Money (Italy)
• Smart city tech company Connexin (UK)
Globally, the firm advised clients such as:
• Sourcegraph
• Clutter
• Convoy
• Perfect Day
• Frontier Car Group
• Retool
• Getaround
• FabFitFun
• Deel
• UpKeep
In addition, Orrick regularly acts worldwide for leading investors such as:
• Atomico
• Coatue Management
• Crosslink Capital
• Darsana Capital
• Footprint Coalition Ventures
• Goodwater Capital
• Kinnevik
• M12
• NfX Capital
• NTT DOCOMO Ventures
• PayPal
• Revolution Growth
• Sprints Capital
• Upfront Ventures
• Vitruvian Partners
• Vostok New Ventures