LAWYER PROFILE

Ed Kingsbury

UK 2026

CMS

Ranked in 1 practice area

Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture Capital

UK-wide

4 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Ed Kingsbury advises clients on investment funds and investment management arrangements and focusses on venture capital, private equity, debt and other alternative funds including litigation funding. He advises investors and sponsors, including on establishing new managers and carry arrangements. His clients include Active Partners, Ferrovial, Golding Capital, Ocean 14, OMERS, Sustainable Future Ventures, Syntaxis Capital and Syz Capital. He also advises on secondaries transactions.

Professional Memberships

British Venture Capital Association Regulatory Committee.

Invest Europe Financial Services and Regulatory Working Group.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture Capital - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Ed Kingsbury is noted for his deep expertise in the pan-European venture capital funds space. He also advises clients on alternative funds, with particular knowledge of litigation funding.

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Strengths

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Ed stands out for his availability, ability to navigate cross-border nuances and his clear communication style, even on complex structuring matters.
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture CapitalChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Ed is technical, unbelievably bright and is extremely technical and leaves you with the impression that he loves the subject matter and knows it inside and out.
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture CapitalChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Ed is a pleasure to work with and constantly demonstrates his deep market expertise and connections.
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture CapitalChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Ed is a very practical, highly engaging and sensible lawyer with great solutions and experience.
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture CapitalChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
What sets Ed apart from his peers is his deep and longstanding expertise in private market funds, coupled with a highly pragmatic and commercially-aware approach.
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture CapitalChambers Guide to the Legal Profession