Matercard's Eugene Bourke, Executive Vice-President of Global Partnerships and Segments and Shieldpay's Founder and Group CEO, Pete Janes, join Claire Van der Zant, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Shieldpay for a fire-side chat focusing on B2B payments, as well as discussing Mastercard and Shieldpay's journey together to date. 

Eugene Bourke is Executive Vice-President of Global Partnerships and Segments at Mastercard.

Eugene is EVP, Mastercard Global Partnerships & Segments. In this role Eugene is responsible for leading Mastercard’s global relationship with HSBC, scaling global business partnerships in new segments, as well as leading Mastercard’s strategy in the Insurance sector and with digital asset platforms. The business development team defines, explores, and develops new global flows by building partnerships to extend Mastercard's technology and data insights within non-traditional customer segments. 

Eugene joined Mastercard Advisors in February 2012, providing consulting services to Tier 1 UK banks. From 2013 to 2017 Eugene led Mastercard’s relationship with a set of major UK issuing banks including Lloyds Banking Group, Santander and Barclays, before taking on the role of SVP, Global Account Lead for HSBC Group. 

Prior to joining Mastercard Eugene spent over 7 years with Dun & Bradstreet latterly leading the Major Accounts team across the Energy, Telco, Technology, Government & Insurance sectors, as well as leading the global relationship with Shell.

In this special episode of Shieldcast, Eugene and Pete discuss with Claire:  

• Shieldpay and Mastercard's journey together to date, starting in 2018 at the Mastercard Start Path programme
• The barriers to streamlining high value, complex B2B transactions
• Why business has been slower to embrace new digital payment methods than consumer 
• The opportunities on the horizon in this space and the technologies that could have the biggest impact

Listen to this episode of Shieldcast to find out more!

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Head of Litigation Technology at Eversheds Sutherland Melina Efstathiou joins Shieldpay's Daniel Dunne to discuss the role of an in-house legaltech team, technology adoption in law firms and key uses and trends in emerging tools such as artificial intelligence (AI). 

Melina Efstathiou is the Head of Litigation Technology at Eversheds Sutherland. 

Melina joined the firm in August 2019, bringing with her over 10 years’ experience in the legal technology sector. Her remit includes building on the firm’s existing suite of technology solutions for disputes and investigations work.

Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Melina most recently worked at Relativity where she was Senior Customer Success Manager with responsibility for client on-boarding, integration and successful adoption of Relativity’s technology in traditional and alternative use cases.

Melina is a qualified lawyer, and before moving into legal technology spent eight years practising law, specialising in financial crime and complex fraud investigations.

In this Class Actions episode of Shieldcast, Melina and Daniel discuss:  

• What a typical day looks like for an in-house legal technology expert
• The value of having an in-house legaltech function in a law firm 
• How technology teams work collaboratively with corporate legal teams 
• The challenge of tech adoption, driving new behaviours and building a tech-first culture
• Key uses and trends in emerging tools such as artificial intelligence (AI)

Listen to this Class Actions edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

Learn more about Eversheds Sutherland: 

Website: Eversheds Sutherland

LinkedIn: Eversheds Sutherland

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Matt Green, Blockchain Litigation Lead at Shoosmiths, joins Shieldpay's Daniel Dunne to explain the complex blockchain market, what is happening on the global stage and the role lawyers play in recovering digital assets.

Matt Green is the Blockchain Litigation Lead at Shoosmiths. 

Matt is a qualified solicitor with an initial interest in intellectual property and technology law. Now, he has a dedicated practice servicing businesses utilising blockchain technology, recovering crypto assets, and advising on copyright and trademarks. 

In 2019, he set the precedent in common law jurisdiction worldwide that crypto assets are property and he continues to develop proven best practices and build a catalogue of successful high court decisions.  

Alongside his legal practice, he's an active voice in the market regularly contributing to academic papers, lecturing at universities, and hosting his own podcast ‘In Early: the crypto podcast’.

In this Class Actions episode of Shieldcast, Matt and Daniel discuss:  

• What blockchain technology is and how to define it
• The role of a litigation lawyer in blockchain and crypto disputes, and the opportunity for law firms
• The four key areas of change, development and growth in the market
• Recent case examples in the UK and in the US
• Funding: the next big opportunity for opening up the market

Listen to this Class Actions edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

Disclaimer: Shieldpay Ltd is not involved in any crypto currency related activitiespursuant to our regulatory permissions. This episode has been produced with the sole purpose of informing and educating our audience regarding the subject matter.

Learn more about Shoosmiths: 

Website: Shoosmiths.co.uk

LinkedIn: Shoosmiths

Podcast: In Early - The Crypto Podcast

Thank you for listening. 

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Lara Melrose, Litigation Finance Portfolio Advisor at Orchard Global, joins Shieldpay's Daniel Dunne to clarify what the litigation funding engagement looks like for law firms, provide her advice for legal teams navigating the market, and explore what is happening in the UK and globally for this fast-growing area of financing.

Lara Melrose is a Litigation Finance Portfolio Advisor at Orchard Global.

Prior to joining Orchard Global in 2020, she was a Managing Associate at Mischon de Reya LLP in their litigation practice, where she handled complex and high value commercial and financial disputes. Previously, she worked in the Commercial Litigation department at Addleshaw Goddard LLP and started her career at Freshfields Brukhaus Deringer LLP. 

Lara holds a BA in Law with French from Nottingham University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Nottingham Law School. She is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales.


In this Class Actions episode of Shieldcast, Lara and Daniel discuss:  

• The four key stages of engagement with a litigation funder 
• An outline of the key information claimants and law firms need to prepare and present to successfully secure funding
• How to choose a funder: assessment considerations for law firms seeking financing
• Regulation and the legitimacy of players in the market 
• The global outlook and emerging areas of growth in the market

Listen to this Class Actions edition of Shieldcast to find out more!


Learn more about Orchard Global: 

Website: orchardglobal.com

LinkedIn: Orchard Global

Thank you for listening. 

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Pogust Goodhead's Global Chief Operating Officer, Alicia Alinia, and Chief Technology and Marketing Officer, Rich Hill, join Claire Van Der Zant, Revenue Director of Shieldpay for a conversation focusing on how cutting-edge law firms such as Pogust Goodhead are innovating and defying the status quo in all aspects of what they do, driven by their strong ethos and being a purpose-led law firm.

Alicia Alinia is Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Pogust Goodhead and has over 20 years of experience in the legal sector. Alicia serves on the firm’s Global Board and provides leadership and implements the firms’ strategic vision. She is responsible for driving results, facilitating growth, and increasing overall efficiency across multiple jurisdictions with an uncompromising commitment to improving client experience.  

Alicia started her career as a litigator having been involved in many high-profile cases representing institutional and individual clients. 

She moved into Executive leadership with a specific specialism in transformation & change, culture change,  performance improvement, restructuring & turnaround.  

Alicia is an experienced public speaker and media commentator across tv, local and international news.

Richard Hill is Chief Technology and Marketing Officer for Pogust Goodhead. 

Richard graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Mathematics & Computer Science.  

With over eighteen years’ experience in the digital marketing, cinema and media industries, he has cultivated several early-stage start-up companies from inception through to exit. Richard enjoys leading and developing cutting edge software solutions through the effective leveraging of his commercial, product development, digital marketing, and technical background.  

Richard leads Pogust Goodhead’s global technology & marketing initiatives and is responsible for our client aggregation, client processing, information security, systems and the software development of innovative platform capabilities that help cement Pogust Goodhead as the global leader in group litigation.


In this Class Actions episode of Shieldcast, Alicia, Rich and Claire discuss:  

• Why more companies are merging their marketing and technology teams together to form a singular, united function
• What law firms can learn from other commercial industries about technology and customer experience
• How bold leadership drives the firm to think, feel and do differently 
• How being a purpose-led organisation benefits company culture and talent acquisition
• The importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing across the market, both nationally and internationally 

Listen to this Class Actions edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

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Learn more about Pogust Goodhead: 

Website: pogustgoodhead.com

LinkedIn: Pogust Goodhead

Twitter: @PogustGoodhead

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Founder and CEO of DirectID James Varga discusses the power of open banking to streamline the class action claimant bank verification process and how Shieldpay and DirectID have partnered to support the first use case for group litigation settlements.

Note: This is a rerelease of a recent webinar we hosted.  

James Varga is the CEO & founder of DirectID, a global credit & risk platform providing open banking data to decision-makers.

Since 2010, James has relentlessly pursued the opportunity to use open banking as the foundation for a streamlined credit & risk process that is fairer for all. James sees financial services as a global trust network – a network he has used to passionately address issues such as identity, credit & risk and financial inclusion.

In this Class Actions episode of Shieldcast, James and Pete discuss:  

• What is Open Banking, why was it introduced and what are the applications of the initiative?
• What have been the historical challenges with verifying account ownership?
• How can Open Banking be used to address key challenges in high volume transactions, such as compliance and fraud prevention? 
• What might be the next evolution of Open Banking and how can there be further developments to improve the digital payments process? 

Listen to this Class Actions edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

Learn more about DirectID: 

Website: direct.id

LinkedIn: DirectID

Twitter: @_directid

You can read about Shieldpay's partnership with DirectID here.
To rewatch the webinar recording, you can register for access to the video here. 

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Founder and CEO of Case Pilots Clare Ducksbury joins Shieldpay's Daniel Dunne to discuss the role technology plays in the class action claims process, touching on the importance of collaboration with law firms and how putting the claimant first is absolutely paramount to managing a successful case.

Clare Ducksbury is the Founder and CEO of Case Pilots, an acclaimed provider of claims administration services. Prior to Case Pilots, Clare set up and managed the Claims Resolution Tribunal for Holocaust Dormant Bank Accounts in Switzerland and spent 10 years as a Partner at Forensic Risk Alliance.

In this Class Actions episode of Shieldcast, Clare and Daniel discuss:  

• How legal technology supporting collective action cases has developed over the past 20 or so years - Clare takes us back to 1998!
• The importance of implementing digital technologies to better meet the needs of claimants and their expectations of speed and convenience
• Why law firms and tech providers need to focus on educating the public to better establish the new regime in the UK and across Europe
• How key players in the market can better collaborate and support the long-term evolution of the regime

Listen to this Class Actions edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

You can learn more about Case Pilots and the services they provide on their website: www.casepilots.com

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Co-founder of Avvoka, Eliot Benzecrit, discusses the importance of data in contracts, whether automation tools should aim to co-exist with Microsoft Word and how to achieve interoperability of legaltech platforms.

Eliot Benzecrit is the Co-founder of Avvoka, the next-gen document automation tool. Prior to starting Avvoka in 2016, Eliot was a corporate M&A lawyer at Slaughter and May, in London. 

In this Transaction Management episode of Shieldcast, Eliot and Geoff discuss:  

• The disconnect between the knowledge of the precedent and what's actually in generated deal documents
• Whether lawyers should leave Microsoft Word
• The two types of transactions where automation tools can provide real value
• Why data structuring is so important for transaction management
• How lawyers can use legaltech tools for cross party collaboration 
• Building an integrated legaltech system and how to achieve interoperability 

Listen to this Transaction Management edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

You can learn more about Avvoka and the services they provide on their website: www.avvoka.com

Eliot contributed to our recent Transaction Management eBook. You can read his insights on why we should care about data in contracts by downloading the book here. 

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Legal Practice Lead at iManage, Jack Shepherd, discusses his experiences making the jump from practicing lawyer to building legaltech products and offers his key pieces of advice and learnings on product development, collecting data and how to incentivise lawyers to adopt new tools.

Jack Shepherd combines his knowledge of legal technology with his experience working as a restructuring lawyer at an international law firm. He has a focus on the processes lawyers do in their day-to-day working lives, and how technologies and processes can feed into these and actually become adopted on the ground. He has particular expertise in transaction management, e-signatures and knowledge management. 

In this Transaction Management episode of Shieldcast, Jack and Geoff discuss:  

• Customers as the driving force behind iManage's recent acquisitions to expand their product offerings
• Why the transition from legal practitioner to legal technologist was the "challenge of a lifetime"
• How to incentivise lawyers to become interested in and adopt new tools
• The tension between technology pushing standardisation and a lawyer's inherent want to offer client-centric services
• What to do about data - the collection process and the insights to be extracted

Listen to this Transaction Management edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

You can learn more about iManage and the services they provide on their website: www.imanage.com

Jack contributed to our recent Transaction Management eBook. You can read his insights on whether technology has fundamentally changed how we close transactions by downloading the book here. 

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Co-founder and CEO of Juro Richard Mabey discusses the importance of developing and iterating product features as well as the driving factors for behavioural change in the legal sector.

Richard Mabey is co-founder, CEO at Juro - the all-in-one contract automation platform. 

Richard trained as a corporate lawyer with Freshfields before an MBA at INSEAD and a product role at LegalZoom. 

He's a Fellow of the RSA, an alum of the Georgetown Leadership Seminar and a Non-Executive Director of Bright Blue.

In this Transaction Management episode of Shieldcast, Richard and Geoff discuss:  

• Why engaging with customers is so important for continuous product improvement
• The art and science of developing a pricing strategy 
• How to find a content niche, deliver engaging pieces and build a community
• Why there is a clear distinction between designing a product for in-house versus private practice lawyers, and whether this is changing
• What is driving behavioural change and innovation in the legal sector

Listen to this Transaction Management edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

You can learn more about Juro and the services they provide on their website: www.juro.com

Richard contributed to our recent Transaction Management eBook. You can read his insights on how document formats will change in the future by downloading the book here. 

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Head of Engagement at Legatics Daniel Grant Smith discusses recently conducted research by Legatics into the barriers to legaltech adoption and the findings published in their behaviour change and AI microservices whitepapers.

Daniel Grant Smith trained and qualified as an associate at Hogan Lovells for 5 years, working in the Private Equity/M&A team on transactions of all sizes, from billion-dollar acquisitions to Seed financings.  

Prior to joining Legatics, he completed an MBA at Cambridge University Judge Business School, with his final research paper focusing on barriers to the practical adoption of LegalTech solutions in law firms, and is passionate about law firm innovation and change. 

Dan holds a BA (Hons) degree in History from Bristol University.

In this Transaction Management episode of Shieldcast, Dan and Geoff discuss:  

• What behavioural barriers there are to the adoption of legaltech in law firms
• Why the structure of billable hours and the challenge of 'not enough time in the day' has prevented lawyers from implementing new technologies
• How the pandemic has affected the digital transformation of the legal sector
• To what extent Partners need to be driving the uptake of legaltech and their responsibility to role model 
• How carrying out research and collecting data can influence product developments

Listen to this Transaction Management edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

You can download their whitepapers on identifying barriers to legal technology adoption here: https://events.legatics.com/barriers-to-legal-tech-adoption-lp 

Learn more about Legatics on their website: www.legatics.com

Dan contributed to our recent Transaction Management eBook. You can read his insights on the barriers to legaltech adoption by downloading the book here. 

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Co-founder and CEO of SeedLegals, Anthony Rose, discusses the standardisation of documents and deal terms in funding rounds, the macro effects of tech disruptors and what to consider when expanding product offering.

Anthony Rose is co-founder and CEO at SeedLegals, a legaltech platform that lets startups and investors complete the legals needed to build, grow and fund their business, at a fraction of the cost of using a law firm. More than one in six of all early-stage funding rounds in the UK are now done on SeedLegals.

In 2015 Anthony founded 6Tribes, a world of communities based on shared interests. Previously, Anthony co-founded Beamly, a social and content network for television, which was acquired by Coty in 2015.

Known as “The man behind BBC iPlayer”, Anthony ran the iPlayer and other BBC services from 2007 to 2010, taking the iPlayer from pre-launch to major success story.

In this Transaction Management episode of Shieldcast, Anthony and Geoff discuss:  

• Why and how funding rounds have changed in recent years
• To what extent documents and deal terms can be standardised
• How to use the 'software eats the world' model
• Why new tech companies need to consider the long-term impact and macro effects of their products/services
• What to consider when expanding product offering and new features

Listen to this Transaction Management edition of Shieldcast to find out more!


You can learn more about SeedLegals and the services they provide on their website: https://seedlegals.com/

Anthony contributed to our recent Transaction Management eBook. You can read his insights on how data will drive deal terms in the future by downloading the book here. 

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Head of Product at StructureFlow, Owen Oliver, discusses the growing interest in using visualisation tools for deal structuring, creating coordinated tech ecosystems and the role of data to enhance transaction management processes for both lawyers and their clients.

Owen Oliver is a corporate lawyer-turned legal technologist. After 10 years’ experience as a transactional lawyer with Fieldfisher and Ingenious Media, Owen co-founded Workshare Transact in 2015, the legal transaction management application now known as Litera Transact that is used by global law firms such as Clifford Chance, Norton Rose Fulbright and Simmons & Simmons.  

In his current role as Head of Product at StructureFlow, Owen leads on the development of the StructureFlow product to help users think, communicate and collaborate more efficiently by visualising transactions and matters with their software.  

In this Transaction Management episode of Shieldcast, Owen and Geoff discuss:  

• Why there is a growing interest in using visualisation tools and their wide range of applications for the legal industry 
• Whether technology innovations should be improving current transaction management processes or rather disrupt with new innovations and working practices 
• Why it is important to knit together new technologies  
• How data and new insights can be used to enhance lawyer and client experience

Listen to this Transaction Management edition of Shieldcast to find out more! 


You can learn more about StructureFlow and the services they provide on their website: https://www.structureflow.co/

Owen contributed to our recent Transaction Management eBook. You can read his insights on how visualisation tools are changing the game for deal planning and structuring by downloading the book here. 

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Nick Kirby, Legal Director of Mishcon de Reya discusses building specialist technology teams, starting incubators, and how tech has transformed the legal industry. 

 Firmly establishing himself as one of Mishcon de Reya's Tech Champions, Nick is a mentor for MDR LAB, Mishcon's programme for tech start-ups in the legal space. As part of this role, he has built technology products which help the Real Estate department automate various tasks.  In addition, Nick also mentors PropTech start-ups at Pi Labs, a company investing in early-stage property tech ventures.  

Nick is responsible for researching new technologies, including software which utilises machine learning and AI for smart document automation.  

In this Modern Law episode of Shieldcast, Nick and Geoff discuss: 

• What role new technology plays in de-risking and streamlining the legal practitioner’s caseload 
• When legal tech can help firms improve and prepare the lawyers of the future that provide value for clients 
• Why a collaborative approach to legal product development can bring positive change for the industry 
• How the Covid-19 crisis has significantly advanced innovation and change for both the legal industry and tech innovators.  

Named as one of the top 10 most innovative lawyers in Europe by the Financial Times in 2019, Nick was commended by the FT for his role in the digital transfer of residential property with the Land Registry. He was also named in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 in 2018 within the 'disruptors' category, hailing those on the front line of legal tech. The Lawyer commented: 'In recent years Mishcon de Reya has made a name for itself as a technology-focused business and, when it comes to real estate, none of its lawyers are more engaged than Nick Kirby.'  

Listen to this Modern Law edition of Shieldcast to find out more! 

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Daniel Porus, Chief Commercial Officer at Legatics discusses legal tech ecosystems and scaling up a successful legal tech business during a global pandemic. 

Prior to Legatics, Daniel worked as a corporate solicitor at leading New Zealand and Australian firms. His frustrations with the inefficiencies of his day to day practice ultimately led him to Cambridge University Judge Business School and, following business school, Daniel has been combining his interest in technology and knowledge of the working practices of lawyers at Legatics to address what had driven him away from the law and help to improve its practice for lawyers of the future. 

In this Modern Law episode of Shieldcast, Daniel and Geoff discuss: 

• What insights and challenges of the legal industry can influence technology and innovation 
• Why ‘billable hours’ is a false KPI, now clients and users increasingly demand more from the legal industry 
• When firms are most likely to be open to change and how legal tech can collaborate with stakeholders on solutions  
• How legal tech innovators can penetrate new markets and scale up for increased demand in challenging times.  

Daniel holds an MBA from Cambridge University and an LLB/BA Economics from the University of Auckland and has turned six years of experience as a legal professional to building one of the leading lights of legaltech.  

Listen to this Modern Law edition of Shieldcast to find out more! 

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Amy Bell, co-founder of Teal Compliance and Teal Legal, discusses how lawyers can stay ahead of the curve in compliance and navigate the deep waters of regulation through technology, with host Geoff Dunnett. 

An early pioneer of modern compliance approaches, Amy has built a solid reputation for helping firms adapt to the changing legal landscape. Founding Teal Compliance in January 2018, Amy’s team provide support to law firms and help them to understand compliance, showing them how to apply risk management principles to improve client service and deliver efficiencies.  

Amy’s passion and expertise of compliance and regulation has made her a popular industry speaker, with contributions for the Law Society, the ARK Group, MBL Seminars as well as local Law Societies. 

In this Modern Law episode of Shieldcast, Amy and Geoff discuss: 

• What are the challenges of compliance in an ever-changing legal landscape 
• How the advent of Alternative Business Structures (ABS)s have upped the stakes for maintaining competitive advantage  
• When new technology and stakeholders can co-exist and collaborate for tackling real life threats and opportunities 
• Why common approaches to compliance and anti-money laundering prevention are not enough as we adjust to the ‘new normal’. 

A member and former Chair of the Law Society's Money Laundering Task Force, where she represents the solicitors profession at government and in Europe, Amy is also the author of the Law Society's Anti-Bribery Toolkit, their Anti Money Laundering Training courses, and co-author of the 4th edition of Solicitors and Money Laundering. Amy’s latest book Solicitors & Money Laundering and Compliance That Works is published autumn 2020. 

Listen to this Modern Law edition of Shieldcast to find out more! 

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Crispin Passmore, Founder and principle of Passmore Consulting discusses regulation, regulators and their role in fostering innovation. 

In this new series dedicated to Modern Law, Shieldcast host Geoff Dunnett discusses the contentious topic of regulation with Crispin Passmore and how it may ultimately influence innovation and technology for a new post-Covid world. 

Prior to consulting, Crispin led the regulatory reform programme at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), and prior to the SRA, Crispin helped to set up the Legal Services Board (LSB), which involved setting up its own regulatory model to oversee existing professional body regulators (including the SRA), Crispin is no stranger to change and innovation. 

 In this Modern Law episode of Shieldcast, Crispin and Geoff discuss: 

• What the key drivers for regulatory change mean for both lawyers and clients, and how both they can both influence innovation 
• When the justice system and public interest conflict, a catalyst for change is created 
• Why a digital approach to lawyering fosters positive, responsive consumer-led regulation 
• How the developing landscape of lawyering may advance in a brave new world  

Crispin’s deep and broad knowledge of the legal market has been built over more than 25 years in the legal market in a number of roles, pioneering new approaches to arguably a previously inert industry. 

Listen to this Modern Law edition of Shieldcast to find out more! 

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Concluding our special Fundraising series, in this episode of Shieldcast Geoff Dunnett discusses capital raising, generating investor demand and creating private company equity liquidity with Capdesk's Christian Gabriel.

In this episode of Shieldcast, they discuss:

• Venture capital funding and investor relations
• Fundraising rounds to complement company culture
• How private companies are staying private for longer 
• Series A funding, and what happens next. 

With 10 years experience in the equity investment sector as a director for the investment platform FundedByMe and as managing partner of the Corporate Finance House, Christian provides insightful specialist financial guidance.

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As companies begin fundraising activities in a post-lockdown world, the fight against fraudulent investment activity and exploit will be more integral than ever when closing day comes. Shieldpay's Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Willem Wellinghoff shares his tips for successful due diligence. 

Learn why researching your investor profiles is key to closing day success but also the long term execution of your business. Willem will help you answer the following fundraising challenges:

• Which investors should you attract to control potential risk factors?
• What steps can you take for checking and knowing your investors?
• How can you ensure legitimate funds for sustainable business growth?

Listen to this fundraising edition of Shieldcast to find out!

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With a wealth of experience in supporting start-ups and high-growth businesses in their fundraising rounds, corporate finance lawyer James Farha discusses his greatest learnings, the work he and his team do, and how preparation is vital in the early days of new business development.

Covering a broad spectrum of topics from the actual practice of the law, James shares his first-hand account of the challenges of setting up the business of a law firm, with useful insights as to what companies should consider in their fundraising journey.

What are the key drivers of successful start-ups? Which tools of the trade are essential for a new law business? What are the common pitfalls to avoid? Listen to this fundraising edition of Shieldcast to find out!

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Financial services regulatory and transactional lawyer turned entrepreneur Tariq Khan discusses his experiences as a founding partner of Outrun Ventures, Techstars mentor, much sought-after start-up advisor and angel investor.

With insight across all parts of the fundraising ecosystem, Tariq discusses how companies can make the life of an investor easier during the fundraising process, how investors can really add value to their companies by being part of the journey and how his investment thesis centres on finding businesses that make money, but that have a net positive social impact.

What’s the best way a company can reach out to an investor? Does LinkedIn work for finding investors? What’s key to making the fundraising run smoothly? What could cause unease for an investor? Listen to this fundraising edition of Shieldcast to find out.

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In this very special inaugural episode of Shieldcast, Geoff Dunnett, Professional Services Director at Shieldpay, discusses fundraising for businesses with Peter Janes.

Fundraising is nothing new to Shieldpay’s Founder and CEO, Peter Janes. Now with eight funding rounds and three startups to his name including an exit with The Post Network and some lessons learnt with Shopa, Peter talks through his own experiences and offers some valuable insights into the fundamentals of successfully fundraising for a business. 

Peter discusses the processes he has adopted, the types of investors businesses now have access to and his source of greatest learning.

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