Norton Rose Fulbright advises Kaizen on securing £42m minority investment

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Kaizen, a leading provider of regulatory compliance solutions for global financial institutions, and its founder Dario Crispini, on the completion of a £42 million minority investment from Boston-based growth equity firm Guidepost Growth Equity.

The funding, which represents Kaizen's first external investment since it was founded in 2013, will support Kaizen to accelerate its product development, invest in go-to-market initiatives, expand in North America, and enhance its compliance technology.

The London-based Norton Rose Fulbright team advising Kaizen was led by partners Sean Murphy and Sophie O'Connor, with support from partners Matthew Findley, Mike Knapper, Dominic Stuttaford, Caroline Thomas, Charlie Pinkerton and Lesley Browning; senior associates Peter Lewis and Fiona Campbell; associates Dan Harman, Emma Lai, Katharine Wadia, Sofia Casselbrant-Multala and Kelsey Oosthuizen; and counsel Matt O'Shea, Victoria Scopes, Jamie Cooke, Nick Howard and Graeme Tricker.

Sean Murphy commented:

"We were delighted to support Dario and Kaizen on this significant external minority investment, which will provide substantial capital to enhance and expand Kaizen's business operations."

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