"The venture capital market calls Shing Lo a 'rock star' - and she is. Her judgement and experience are unparalleled."
Chambers UK 2025
"Brilliant, very straight to the point and knows what clients want. She comes from a commercial angle and can flag the points that we care about."
Chambers UK 2025
"An excellent depth of knowledge in relation to fintech, VC and capital raising in particular."
The Legal 500 UK 2025
Ranked – Venture Capital Investment
Chambers UK 2025
Leading Individual – Venture Capital
The Legal 500 UK 2025
"An excellent reputation as a venture capital investment specialist."
Chambers UK 2024
"Makes incredibly complex and stressful transactions much easier."
Chambers UK 2024
"A rock star. She is straightforward and to the point, works at incredible pace and produces a brilliant product."
Chambers UK 2024
"The person you want on your side for high-stakes matters, and she should get all the praise that has come to her. She makes incredibly complex and stressful transactions much easier."
The Legal 500 UK 2024
"Shing is a problem solver who thinks outside the box and comes up with commercial solutions."
The Legal 500 UK 2024
Profile
Shing Lo is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice.
An accomplished emerging companies lawyer, she has advised a number of iconic venture capital funds and tech companies in venture capital financings and M&A transactions. Shing’s practice encompasses series financing rounds (covering early stage, growth and pre-IPO rounds), bridge/convertible rounds, venture and growth debt, and M&A transactions. She has a hands-on approach and regularly counsels founders and investors on a wide range of issues, including early stage company formation, venture and growth financing strategy, global expansion, and general corporate counselling.
Experience
Shing’s experience includes representing:
&Open on its seed financing led by First Round Capital and LocalGlobe and Series A financing led by Molten Ventures
Altruistiq on its seed financing led by Molten Venture, with participation from Norrsken VC and other angel investors
Elwood on its Series A financing co-led by Dawn Capital and Goldman Sachs, with participation from Barclays, BlockFi Ventures, Chimera Ventures, CommerzVentures, Digital Currency Group, Flow Traders, and Galaxy Digital Ventures
Euler on its financing round led by Haun Ventures with participation from Variant, Jump Crypto, and Uniswap Labs Ventures, among others
Tactic on its seed financing round led by Index Ventures, joined by Visionaries Club and IFG.VC
Zepz (WorldRemit) on its US$292 million Series E financing
Peptone on its Series A financing led by F-Prime Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Walden Catalyst Ventures and existing investors, including Hoxton Ventures and dRX Capital, the venture arm of Novartis
Crowdcube on its financing led by Circle, the owner and operator of SeedInvest – a leading startup fundraising platform in the US, alongside existing investors Balderton and Molten Ventures, and Series D financing* led by Draper Esprit, Series B financing* led by Numis Securities, and follow-on financing by Draper Esprit
ComplyAdvantage on its Series C financing led by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and extended Series C financing by Goldman Sachs
Undisclosed lead investors on the financing round of Brusa HyPower
L Catterton on its Series B financing of Freetrade
Atomico and Balderton on the US$700 million sale of Peakon to Workday, and Series A financing in TestGorilla
Cadence on its cross-border acquisition of Future Facilities
Navint on its strategic acquisition of Hansen
LifeScore on its Series A financing led by Octopus Ventures
Atomico on multiple series financings in various startups and growth companies including ChannelEngine, Sorare, Aiven and FabricNano
Bessemer Venture Partners on multiple series financings in various startups including Oper and Vector.ai
HSBC on its Series B financing in Miotech, an ESG data startup
Index Ventures on multiple series financings in various startups and growth companies including Linktree, Beauty Pie, Sylvera, Motorway, Multiverse*, Cutover*, Daye*, SafetyCulture*, and Citymapper*
Octopus Ventures on multiple series financings in various startups including Intigriti, Touchlab, Vira Health, Velaris and Automata
Softbank on multiple series financings in various growth companies including SendCloud
Citi Ventures on its investment in GoHenry
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on its growth financing of Lendable
Darktrace on its pre-IPO financing, Series E financing* led by Vitruvian, Series D financing* led by Insight Ventures, Series C financing* led by KKR, and Series B financing* led by Summit Partners
Korean Investment Partners on its Series A follow on financing of Vaccitech*
OilX on its financing led by GS Caltex and Citi*
Youtility on its seed financing by Barclays and Ascension Ventures*
Thimble/Verifly on its Series B and Series A financings*
Arm on its financing of BluWireless Technology*
Sapphire Ventures on its Series C financing of CultureAmp*
F-Secure on its £105 million acquisition of MWR InfoSecurity*
JustEat on its acquisitions of Flyt and Practi*
Precision Medicine Group on its acquisition of Argint International*
AXIO on its disposal of the Vidal Group to Japanese listed M3, Inc., disposal of the MIMs group in the Asia-Pacific region to a Japanese purchaser consortium, disposal of MRO Network to Penton, disposal of IASIST to IMS Health, and acquisition of Chipworks Inc*
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