{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62dfcddf4f4d8b00124d226a/65d26d365cb9080017a0ad1c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"An optimistic 2024 with Chris Keen of Mishcon de Reya","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62dfcddf4f4d8b00124d226a/1708502522082-4b7afa448996523db98a1e6417bef9b4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Providing a snapshot of what it has been like trying to raise and deploy capital over the last year, is Chris Keen, Head of Emerging Companies in Cambridge, at Mishcon de Reya.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss the more challenging market of 2023, but with a deal level that remained almost the same as previous years, it’s looking rosy for 2024.</p><p><br></p><p>From Pre-seed through to Series D, Private Equity (PE) and Mergers and Acquisition (M&amp;A), we talk about the dynamics of deals locally in Cambridge and throughout the UK. And Chris gives some useful guidance on when to engage with a lawyer, and note, the advice is to bring it further forward than you may think.</p><p><br></p><p>We also find out that many advisors are providing line of sight of investment potential from the Cambridge ecosystem to investors outside of the region – so that’s great news for our homegrown tech and innovation.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Carl Homer, Cambridge TV</p>","author_name":"James Parton & Faye Holland"}