Alex ..

Corporate Development | Legal | Partnerships & Growth || Web3, Crypto & FinTech

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Legal, Strategy, Operations & Growth leader, with a proven track record in business expansion, corporate development, and strategic partnerships across Web3, Crypto, FinTech, and AI. I’ve successfully founded and advised tech startups and scale-ups, and played a key role in scaling high-profile companies across AMER, EMEA, and APAC. With deep expertise in corporate and commercial law, capital markets, and global deal-making, I’ve led acquisitions, M&A transactions, and strategic spin-offs, navigating legal, operational, and cross-border complexities. I thrive on building high-impact ecosystems, defining go-to-market strategies, and unlocking growth through partnerships and business development. My career sits at the intersection of innovation and execution, whether scaling product-market fit, entering new markets, or forging category-defining collaborations. I specialise in identifying strategic inflection points and converting them into global growth opportunities. Passionate about bridging tech and business, I focus on long-term value creation through partnerships, investments, and ecosystem-led growth.

Experience

  • VP, Corporate Development & Operations at Helix Labs
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Backing the next internet. Venture studio investing, building, launching and scaling next-gen Crypto, Web3 and FinTech startups. • Corporate Development & Operations • Legal & Regulatory • Growth & Strategic Partnerships

  • Senior Lawyer | Global M&A at White & Case LLP
    Jul 2021 - Mar 2022 · 9 mos

    Defining global M&A strategy and operations of cross-border matters and transactions, including acquisitions and spin-offs, while managing teams across AMER, EMEA and APAC regions.

  • Head of Legal & Executive Consultant at Eversheds Sutherland
    Mar 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Corporate & Commercial | M&A | Capital Markets Secondments: • Lloyds Banking Group - Legal & Global PM • TSB Bank - Head of Legal & Operations • FCA - Senior Lawyer

  • Senior Lawyer & Strategy Consultant at Deloitte
    Nov 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Legal Services & Management Consulting • Led high-impact legal, strategic, and operational projects for global investment banks, driving change management, business transformation, and regulatory alignment. • Directed corporate restructuring, legal function re-engineering, and transformation programs, implementing automation and optimising sourcing for scalable and cost-effective solutions. • Advised on M&A, capital markets strategy, and regulatory initiatives, reducing legal risk while supporting business expansion and financial optimisation. • Supported Deloitte Innovation & Ventures in exploring, investing, acquiring, and incubating AI-driven business models.

  • Lawyer at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr

    Corporate & Commercial | M&A and Investments | Corporate Governance and Compliance | Banking and Financial Markets • Executed M&A transactions for private and traded companies, including cross-border deals, IPOs, equity investments, and corporate restructuring. • Provided strategic legal expertise in corporate and commercial law, capital markets, and banking regulatory compliance, including MiFID II, UCITS, derivatives, swaps, repos, and fund formation. • Negotiated and drafted complex shareholder agreements, commercial contracts, and transactional documentation, ensuring optimal legal structures and risk mitigation. • Advising tech start-ups and scale-ups on growth, company structures, funding rounds, exit strategies, and national and international expansion.