Justin Stock

Managing Partner – London
jstock@cooley.com
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I really enjoy working with ambitious and interesting clients in different sectors and with different needs, many of whom are changing the world in exciting and innovative ways.

About Justin

Justin Stock is a partner in Cooley's corporate practice and is managing partner of our London office. He focuses on M&A, corporate finance and private equity. Justin has acted on acquisitions and disposals (primarily cross border) for trade buyers and portfolio companies acquiring and disposing of both controlling and noncontrolling interests. He is experienced in both public to private transactions and private mergers and has worked on securities transactions, including large IPOs, placings, secondary issues and convertible debt issues.

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Super Group Completes Warrant Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation

Super Group Completes Warrant Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation

January 10, 2023

Cooley advised Super Group, the holding company for top global online sports betting and gaming businesses Betway and Spin, on the completion of its public warrant exchange offer and warrant consent solicitation, as well as its related earnout shares waiver. Jointly, the measures removed the potential issuance of approximately 78.8 million of Super Group’s ordinary shares, lowering Super Group’s potential fully diluted share count by 13.6%. The exchange offer and consent solicitation simplified Super Group’s capital structure, increased its public float and reduced the potentially dilutive impact of the warrants.

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Managing Partner – London, London
Brian Leaf
Partner, Reston
Rita Sobral
Associate, London
Kyle Huh
Associate, Palo Alto
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Xander Lee
Partner, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Rick Jantz
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica

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Capital Markets

Accel and General Catalyst Lead £85 Million Investment in Monzo

Accel and General Catalyst Lead £85 Million Investment in Monzo

November 7, 2018

Cooley advised Accel and General Catalyst as lead investors in UK digital bank Monzo’s £85 million fund raising. The investment brought Monzo’s valuation to more than £1 billion, creating the UK’s latest unicorn.

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Aaron Archer
Partner, London
Justin Stock
Managing Partner – London, London
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Associate, London
Charlotte Lennon
Associate, London
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Mark Jones
Associate, London

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Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Fintech
Technology Transactions

RZC Investments Acquires Rapha

RZC Investments Acquires Rapha

August 1, 2017

Cooley advised RZC Investments on acquiring control of British upmarket cycling brand Rapha.

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Justin Stock
Managing Partner – London, London
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Harry Calkin
Associate, London

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Capital Markets
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Venture Capital

Cooley Advises SoftBank on Improbable’s $502 Million Funding

Cooley Advises SoftBank on Improbable’s $502 Million Funding

May 26, 2017

Cooley advised SoftBank as the lead investor on London-based VR company Improbable’s $502 million Series B funding round. A transatlantic Cooley team worked on this record-breaking transaction.

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Matthew Bartus
Partner, San Francisco
Ryan Naftulin
Partner, London
Justin Stock
Managing Partner – London, London
Adam Ruttenberg
Partner, Washington, DC
Lauren Creel
Partner, Palo Alto
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Aaron Archer
Partner, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Daniel Sellwood
Associate, London
Harriet Jones
Associate, London

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Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Technology Transactions
Antitrust and Competition
Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
Compensation and Benefits
Government Contracts
Labor and Employment
Patent Counseling and Prosecution

Improbable Closes $500 Million Series B

Improbable Closes $500 Million Series B

May 1, 2017

Cooley advised Softbank on its investment in the Series B financing of Improbable, developer of an operating system designed to build virtual gaming experiences. Partner Aaron Archer led the Cooley team advising Softbank.

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Aaron Archer
Partner, London
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Lauren Creel
Partner, Palo Alto
David Dalton
Associate, Los Angeles Santa Monica
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Matthew Bartus
Partner, San Francisco
Paula Holland
Partner, London
Harry Calkin
Associate, London
Natasha Kaye
Partner, London
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Harriet Jones
Associate, London
Chris Stack
Partner, London
David Fletcher
Partner, Washington, DC
Kevin King
Partner, Washington, DC
Adam Ruttenberg
Partner, Washington, DC
Daniel Sellwood
Associate, London
Justin Stock
Managing Partner – London, London
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Antitrust and Competition
Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
Technology Transactions
Trade Secret Litigation and Dispute Counseling
Labor and Employment
Commercial Litigation
Tax
Corporate
Compensation and Benefits
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Rankings and accolades

Legal 500 UK: M&A  (2022)

Legal 500 UK: Private Equity  (2022)

Legal 500 UK: TMT (technology, media and telecoms) (2022)


Justin Stock is my go-to M&A attorney in the UK. I find him very responsive and happy to assist with custom solutions for our unique problems. He is creative and always willing to assist.

Legal 500, Corporate & Commercial M&A, 2023