Overview
Arvin Abraham focuses his practice on transactions for private equity sponsors, venture capital funds and strategic investors, primarily in the FinTech and Healthcare sectors. He complements his transactional practice with deep expertise in the regulatory landscape for financial institutions including banking, payments and digital assets.
Arvin is a member of McDermott’s Global Venture Capital Steering Committee and leads the firm’s Venture Capital and FinTech practices in London. He is recognised as one of the leading FinTech lawyers in London by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. He is also a thought leader on issues relating to crypto-assets and crypto-ventures and is frequently quoted in the press or published on novel areas such as Non-Fungible Tokens, Central Bank Digital Currencies and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations.
Previously Arvin was part of the management teams at two major international banks and has extensive experience with leading bank consortia initiatives and advising on strategic investments.
Results
Financial Services / FinTech Transactions
- Advising an HIG portfolio company on its purchase of a payments business in India
- Advising HSBC on the formation of the HSBC Financial Technology Venture Capital Fund
- Advising HSBC on its investment into Quantifeed Holdings Limited
- Advising HSBC and Deutsche Bank on their investments into TAINA Technology Limited
- Advising Morgan Stanley on the creation of the RegXChange industry platform (a joint-venture with other leading banks)*
- Advising Credit Suisse in purchasing the EMEA private wealth management business of Morgan Stanley*
- Advising Towergate Insurance plc. in its restructuring and asset sale pursuant to a scheme of reorganization*
- Advising J.C. Flowers & Co. in an auction process to acquire a UK based financial services company*
- Advising Lightyear Capital in a co-investment in a UK reinsurer*
Healthcare Transactions
- Advising Premier Healthcare on its investment into a UK based health education business
- Advising the Clermont Group on its investment into Post Era, Inc.
- Advising Carlyle on its acquisition of an insurance provider to the healthcare and legal sectors
- Advising Wellspring on its acquisition of a home healthcare service provider
- Advising TA Associates on numerous healthcare private equity matters
Crypto / Financial Services / FinTech Regulatory and Commercial
- Advising Meta on the transition of Facebook and Instagram to NFT minting platforms
- Advising Animoca Brands on UK crypto regulatory issues relating to in-game tokens
- Advising Ripple on a potential partnership with a stablecoin issuer
- Advising Agoric Systems on a crypto liquidity lending agreement
- Advising Lemonade on UK regulatory issues associated with a new crypto insurance product
- Advising FQX AG on UK regulatory issues relating to its platform for e-promissory notes
- Advising HSBC’s investment bank on the implementation of its Brexit plan*
Other
- Advising Hoxton Ventures on several early-stage investments
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Recognitions
- The Legal 500 UK, Recommended Lawyer in Private Equity: Transactions Mid-Market Deals, 2022 – 2023
- The Legal 500 UK, FinTech, 2023
- Chambers FinTech Guide: London: FinTech Legal – Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies, London: FinTech Legal – Corporate (Band 3), Securities & Financing (Band 3) and London: FinTech Legal, 2023
- Chambers FinTech Guide, London: FinTech Legal, 2022
Community
- Mentor and Advisor, Level 39
Credentials
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
University of Cambridge, L.L.M Commercial Law, 2008
University of California Los Angeles, B.A. Business Economics, summa cum laude, 2005
Admissions
England & Wales
New York
