Michaela Britton
Partner
Services
Corporate
Michaela is a partner in the corporate team in London. She advises on a breadth of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, fundraising and investment agreements, exit strategies and general corporate advisory work. Her clients range from entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs to high-net worth individuals, family-owned and managed businesses and family offices.
A significant part of Michaela’s work has an international element and she regularly advises non-UK based clients, with a particular focus on Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Asia. She often participates at International Bar Association Conferences and contributed to the UK chapter of the Global Legal Post’s FDI Jurisdictional Guide and to the Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe publications.
I sit at the centre of my clients’ business matters and advise them on all corporate matters and transactions. As a trusted advisor, I am often asked to assist with their wider legal concerns, when I bring in expertise from around the firm. I am sought after for my pragmatic and solution-driven approach.
She supports a number of platforms in the SaaS and AI ecosystem, with members across Europe, USA, and India, where she participates in events and gives support to founders and startups in raising funds, navigating the regulatory landscape, matching with business partners and investors, and expanding their business. Michaela has led and advised strategic initiatives across the SaaS and AI ecosystem, supporting fundraising, joint ventures, and acquisitions from early-stage growth through scale. Her work focuses on aligning capital, technology, and partnerships to accelerate value creation and sustainable expansion.
Michaela joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2016 from another leading City firm. Previously in her career, she spent time advising on tax issues both for individuals and companies and obtained the STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients. She has been appointed as the vice chair of the Western Group of the European Regional Forum of the International Bar Association.
Recent work highlights
Acquisition and corporate structure advice
Fund raising and joint ventures
SaaS and AI ecosystem
Cross-border transactions
Partner negotiations
Complex contentions matters
External recognition
What people are saying
She is an excellent professional and I really like working with her. She tackles complex matters with ease and can address difficult and pressing situations with composure and effectively and efficiently sorts out things.
Michaela Britton’s particular strengths lie in cross-border transactions involving simultaneously both developed and emerging markets and where pragmatic solutions are essential.
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