- Global lawyer to a global B2B payments fintech company on matters including its sale from public to private ownership, the launch of new payments and credit offerings, and the sale of its European tolls business.
- Advised an American multinational fintech company operating an online payments system on its acquisition of a crypto asset business.
- Advised multiple clients, including fintech businesses, on regulatory permission applications with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in respect to crypto assets and “buy now, pay later” permissions.
- Advised an international financial center on its establishment of a payments regulatory framework.
- Advised on the £14 billion sale of a British bank’s “bad bank” assets to a U.S.-based private equity house.
- Advised on a British multinational universal bank and financial services holding company’s recovery, resolution planning, and ring-fencing projects.
- Advised on IPOs in the online payments, online banking, and small business loans sectors.
Jonathan Garforth
Partner,
- Phone: +44 20 8161 4381
- Email: jonathan.garforth@alston.com
Fintech and banking clients rely on Jonathan to be their quarterback attorney. From fintech startups looking for that first down to mature institutions finding themselves third and long on a highly strategic matter, Jonathan draws on his unique experience in consumer finance, payments, and digital assets to get his clients over the line.