Joshua Cohen
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Joshua Cohen

Associate

Email

joshua.cohen@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1335

Offices

London

V-CARD
Josh has experience in a range of corporate transactions including international M&A, private equity deals, joint ventures, IPOs, growth and venture capital investments, and general corporate advisory work.

He has a particular focus on the Tech sector and has worked with companies and investors throughout EMEA and the United States on some of their most complex and transformative projects. Josh is also a member of the firm's Sports sector group.

Josh has also spent six months on secondment to Goldman Sachs.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Doordash on its $8bn acquisition of Wolt.
  • OpenText Corporation on its £5bn recommended offer for Micro Focus International plc.
  • CapitalG, Alphabet’s independent growth fund, on its acquisition of a minority interest in Italian software unicorn TeamSystem.
  • Quantexa on its $175m Series F financing round at a valuation of $2.6bn. 
  • BVNK on its $50m Series B financing round.
  • Cube on its strategic partnership with Hg.
  • CAB Payments on its IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
  • A sovereign wealth fund on its acquisition of a minority interest in a Formula One team.
  • A sovereign wealth fund on its investment in the E1 electric powerboat racing series.
  • Various investors and venture capital firms on a number of early and growth stage technology investments.

Pro bono

  • Advising Innovating Minds, which delivers training to open up access to early help for children who have had traumatic experiences, on a range of contractual arrangements and corporate governance matters.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), March 2022

Academic

LPC (LLM Commercial Legal Practice), BPP Law School, 2020
LLB Law, University of Birmingham, 2019
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.