Sector experience
Technology and digital businesses
We advise technology businesses and their investors, and organisations adopting technology, on transactions, agreements, IP and data.
Overview
Technology businesses create value through software, data and intellectual property, and often scale quickly across borders. We advise founders, investors and technology companies on the agreements, structures and protections they need.
We also advise organisations adopting technology on procurement, data protection and the governance of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Clients in this sector include software, platform and data businesses, and organisations transforming through technology..
How we help
Our work in this sector
Investment and growth
We advise founders and investors on venture capital and private equity investments, shareholder arrangements and employee share schemes. We negotiate the investor protections and exit provisions that will define the relationship after the investment.
Commercial agreements
We draft and negotiate software, SaaS, licensing, data and pilot agreements, locally and with international partners. We give careful attention to data, intellectual property, service levels and exit.
Intellectual property
We advise on trade marks, ownership of software and inventions, and IP licensing and commercialisation. We make sure that what is created for the business belongs to the business.
Data protection
We advise on POPIA compliance and on data processing and sharing arrangements. We design compliance measures that operational and product teams can apply day to day.
AI and technology governance
We advise on AI use policies, information security governance and acceptable use frameworks. We help boards oversee technology risk with appropriate information and structure.
Technically sound. Commercially minded.
Advice that begins with technical precision and extends to the commercial and strategic judgement that founders, owners and executives rely on.