Summary:

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For many UK companies, the US offers an opportunity to access increased capital, commercial opportunities, and organisational rigor. However, successfully competing with US companies in their home market requires a willingness to re-evaluate many aspects of a UK business.

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In this intimate dinner led by Daniel Glazer, London Office Managing Partner and US Expansion Lead at Silicon Valley-headquartered Wilson Sonsini, we discussed what it took for a UK company to compete and win in the US and to meet the expectations of US investors, commercial partners, employees, and acquirors.

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Wilson Sonsini has represented more tech companies on their venture financings, M&A transactions, and IPOs than any other law firm globally. The firm is a Silicon Valley "anchor tenant," having taken public Apple, Doordash, Google, Linkedin, Lyft, Netflix, Palantir, Roblox, Square, Tesla, Twitter, and many others. Wilson Sonsini’s integrated US/UK team in London has supported 2000+ UK/EU tech and life sciences companies during their US life cycle – US launch and scaling, US fundraising, and US M&A/IPO exit.

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