Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round K&L Gates raised.
Companies K&L Gates acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Kiernan-Green | Senior Associate | Lawyers Weekly |
| Cassandra Ferrier | Lawyer | Lawyers Weekly |
| Ellen Richmond | Lawyer | Lawyers Weekly |
| Sophie Taylor | IP Lawyer (former) | Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
Stories naming K&L Gates. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Guardhouse, a Sydney workforce management platform for physical security, announced a strategic growth investment from Sundance Growth; the firm's $125 million debut fund from 2025 is also noted.
Also sundancegrowth.com
FairSupply has closed its Series A funding round led by AirTree Ventures, with Tidal Ventures, Minderoo Foundation and Queensland Investment Corporation participating; the amount was undisclosed and K&L Gates advised on the deal.
Blackbird introduces seven new team members for 2020 across legal, operations and investment roles, while recalling a $100 million GP-led secondary, a raised New Zealand fund, and its earlier Startmate investment in Perx.