Shing Lo is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice.

An accomplished emerging companies lawyer, she regularly advises market-leading venture funds, growth capital funds, and tech companies on a range of growth financings and M&A transactions. She has a hands-on approach and regularly counsels founders and investors on a wide range of issues, including early stage company formation, venture and growth financing strategy, global expansion, and general corporate counselling.

Shing’s experience includes representing:

  • Atomico as lead investor on:
    • PhysicsX’s US$135 million Series B
    • Factorial’s US$120 million Series C
    • Raycast’s US$30 million Series B
    • US$700 million sale of Peakon to Workday (with Balderton)
    • Multiple other series financings in various startups and growth companies including TestGorilla, ChannelEngine, Sorare, Aiven, and FabricNano
  • Balderton, Lakestar, and Supernova Invest on the €70 million Series C round of Exein
  • OrganOx Ltd, an organ medtech company, on its US$142 million primary and secondary equity financing
  • Nuitée Travel Limited, the travel tech infrastructure company, on its US$48 million Series A fundraising
  • Index Ventures on multiple series financings in various startups and growth companies including Ankar, Tessl Holdings, Dawn Global (dba Tema), Linktree, Beauty Pie, Sylvera, Motorway, Multiverse*, Cutover*, Daye*, SafetyCulture*, and Citymapper*
  • NATO Innovation Fund on multiple series financings in various startups and growth companies including Tekever, Aquark Technologies, Kongsberg Ferrotech, Kraken, and Portal Biotech
  • Notion Capital on multiple series financings in various startups including on: Treefera, Cogna, Aslan, and Ferovinum
  • IXL Learning on its acquisition of MyTutor
  • Cobalt Holdings on its proposed US$230 million IPO on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
  • Felix Capital on multiple series financings in various startups including: Pure Pet Food, Casablanca, and Origin Benefits
  • Moment, an African digital payments platform, on its financings led by General Catalyst, MultiChoice, and others
  • Altruistiq on its seed financing led by Molten Venture, with participation from Norrsken VC and other angel investors
  • Elwood on its Series A financing co-led by Dawn Capital and Goldman Sachs, with participation from Barclays, BlockFi Ventures, Chimera Ventures, CommerzVentures, Digital Currency Group, Flow Traders, and Galaxy Digital Ventures
  • Euler on its financing round led by Haun Ventures with participation from Variant, Jump Crypto, and Uniswap Labs Ventures, among others
  • Zepz (WorldRemit) on its US$292 million Series E financing
  • Peptone on its Series A financing led by F-Prime Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Walden Catalyst Ventures and existing investors, including Hoxton Ventures and dRX Capital, the venture arm of Novartis
  • Crowdcube on its financing led by Circle, the owner and operator of SeedInvest – a leading startup fundraising platform in the US, alongside existing investors Balderton and Molten Ventures, and Series D financing* led by Draper Esprit, Series B financing* led by Numis Securities, and follow-on financing by Draper Esprit
  • ComplyAdvantage on its Series C financing led by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and extended Series C financing by Goldman Sachs
  • Cadence on its cross-border acquisition of Future Facilities
  • Navint on its strategic acquisition of Hansen
  • Bessemer Venture Partners on multiple series financings in various startups including Carwow, Oper, and Vector.ai
  • Octopus Ventures on multiple series financings in various startups including Intigriti, Touchlab, Vira Health, Velaris, and Automata
  • Softbank on multiple series financings in various growth companies including SendCloud
  • Citi Ventures on its investment in GoHenry
  • Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on its growth financing of Lendable
  • Darktrace on its pre-IPO financing, Series E financing* led by Vitruvian, Series D financing* led by Insight Ventures, Series C financing* led by KKR, and Series B financing* led by Summit Partners

* Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)
  • New South Wales (Australia)

Education

  • LL.B. (Hons), University of Sydney, 2002
  • B.Comm., University of Sydney, 2000
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