"An expert in the software, media, and digital health industries."
The Legal 500 UK 2025
"Highly attentive, commercial and pragmatic. … [We] are impressed with his extremely creative legal and commercial solutions."
The Legal 500 UK 2025
Ranked – Venture Capital Investment
Chambers UK 2025
Hall of Fame – Venture Capital
The Legal 500 UK 2025
"Industry stalwart and adept at guiding companies from their seed financing through to late stage financing, IPO and beyond."
The Legal 500 UK 2024
"Specialises in representing venture capital funds and emerging growth companies in an array of transactions."
Chambers UK 2024
"Very knowledgeable and easy to work with. He focuses on what matters."
Chambers UK 2024
"Mike Turner is extremely seasoned."
Chambers UK 2023
"Leverages his vast knowledge gleaned through his many years’ experience in private sector, as well as those formed during his tenure as a general partner in a technology-focused venture capital fund."
The Legal 500 UK 2023
Profile
Mike Turner is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Corporate Department and Emerging Companies Practice. He primarily handles venture capital, growth equity, and M&A transactions.
He represents clients who operate across the TMT sector, with a particular focus on software, consumer internet, video games and e-sports, fintech, digital health, and e-commerce.
Mike’s TMT sector experience owes much to his time as a general partner in a technology-focused venture capital fund from 2005-2008.
Experience
Mike’s experience includes advising:
Build A Rocket Boy on its acquisition of Playfusion
CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition of Jagex, a UK-based video game developer
Miniclip on its US$1.2 billion acquisition of Easybrain Group Ltd, a leading mobile games developer
TQ Ventures as lead investor in the seed funding round of Twain Technology UG, an AI sales communication business based in Germany
Savvy Games Group on its US$4.9 billion acquisition of Scopely, Inc.
Jawaker on its US$205 million sale to Stillfront
Ubisoft on its minority investment in Vela Games, an independent game studio
WorldRemit on its US$292 million Series E funding round
An undisclosed investor on the US$110 million Series B funding round for Einride AB, a leading transport company based in Sweden
An undisclosed investor on the US$350 million Series D funding round for Bought By Many, a pet insurance company
Hedosophia on its €400 Million SPAC IPO
Nanobit, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games based in Zagreb, Croatia on its sale to Stillfront
Ericsson/Cradlepoint on its acquisition of Ericom Software
Savvy Games Group/EFG on its acquisition of Vindex (Esports Engine)
Permira Growth Opportunities in its participation in the GoCardless US$312 million Series G
Savvy Games Group on its acquisition of 8.8% of Embracer Group for US$1 billion
B-Flexion on its disposal of Affidea Group to GBL for €1 billion
Multiple venture and growth equity investments for TQ Ventures, Hedosophia, Temasek, B-Flexion, Kingsway Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, L Catterton, and Hoxton Ventures
FaceIt on its combination with ESL and related sale to Savvy Games Group for US$1.5 billion
OMERS as lead investor in Northvolt’s US$2.75 billion Series E and its subsequent US$1.1 billion convertible note
Wargaming on the sale of Melsoft Games to Moonactive
Zeplug on its US$240 million Series C led by ICG Infra
Fandom on its acquisition of digital games marketplace Fanatical
Atomico in its participation in Sorare’s US$680 million Series B
Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.
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