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James Spencer

Investor

General Counsel at Crane Venture Partners

London, England, United Kingdom

About

General Counsel and Head of Legal, a UK-qualified solicitor with a decade advising early-stage investors and companies on VC fundraising, M&A, and exits. He previously spent over eight years at Mishcon de Reya.

Experience

  1. Crane Venture PartnersGeneral Counselcurrent2026 — present
  2. Crane Venture PartnersHead of Legal2023 — 2026Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. Private Family OfficeHead of Legal - Ventures2022 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Newton Venture ProgramNewton Scholar2023
  5. Mishcon de Reya LLPManaging Associate (Corporate)2018 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
  6. Mishcon de Reya LLPAssociate (Corporate)2014 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
  7. Woodford Investment ManagementLegal Counsel (Secondee)2015
  8. Pinsent Masons LLPSolicitor (Corporate)2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
  9. Pinsent Masons LLPTrainee Solicitor2010 — 2012
  10. Anheuser-Busch InBevTrainee Solicitor (Secondee)2011 — 2012

Education

  1. BPP Law SchoolGDL/LPC2007 — 2009
  2. University of BirminghamMedieval & Modern History2004 — 2007
  3. Haberdashers' Boys' School1997 — 2004

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Corporate Real EstateInvestment ManagementVenture CapitalCorporate Law9MergersCorporate FinanceIPOEquity Capital MarketsCapital MarketsOutsourcing1

From James's professional profile.

Colleagues at Crane Venture Partners

Aga Paliwoda
Executive Assistant to Co-Founders at Crane Venture Partners
Aleksandra Totoń
Fund Controller at Crane Venture Partners
Alisha Fernandes
Executive Assistant, India Team at Crane Venture Partners
Anandamoy Roychowdhary
Managing Director, India & APAC at Crane Venture Partners
Aneel Lakhani
Investor at Crane Venture Partners
Anna Cachadiña Abelló
Investor at Crane Venture Partners
Ashwwani Verma
Director Legal at Crane Venture Partners
Ayala Ples
Head of Platform at Crane Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does James Spencer work?
James Spencer is General Counsel at Crane Venture Partners.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Crane Venture Partners24

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Also worked at Private Family Office15

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Also worked at Mishcon de Reya LLP3

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Also worked at Pinsent Masons LLP5

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