Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has won the 'Funds team of the year' award at The Lawyer Awards 2023.
The awards celebrate the very best of the legal industry over the past year, naming winners across 27 categories.
Stephenson Harwood won this award in recognition of the team's "enormous technical expertise combined with strong client service" across the entire practice, with particular reference to its work advising Horizon Capital on the launch of its $300 million Ukraine-focused tech fund. Judges praised the deal team, led by partner Sarah de Ste Croix, for its "outstanding achievement considering the complexities of the work undertaken" and for being "brilliant in every respect from inception to delivery".
Stephenson Harwood's award-winning private capital and funds group advises clients across the investment space. The team has extensive experience advising on the lifecycle of clients' investment strategies, supporting on: structuring, fundraising, investment and realisation, financing, restructuring, and secondaries mandates.