Osborne Clarke advises Highland Europe on its investment in Huel

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Sam Pither

Osborne Clarke, an international law firm with offices in Reading, has advised Highland Europe on its lead investment in Huel’s $24 million funding round.

The Osborne Clarke team was led by Corporate Partner Robert Wood and included Associate Director Robert Pook and Senior Associate Josephine Healy-Russell.

Huel sells a range of plant-based drinks, powders and meal products online, and aims to do so in a way which is sustainable, all fitting within a diet aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.

The business, which was valued at $560m in its funding round, is backed by the likes of Idris and Sabrina Dhowre Elba, Grace Beverley and Jonathan Ross.

Highland Europe specialises in supporting scale-ups in making acquisitions to fast-track their product development. The European firm’s investments include WeTransfer, Supermetrics, Plentific, Reachdesk, and Modulr.

Sam Pither

Sam is the Regional Editor of Biz News, responsible for both Hampshire and Dorset. A new recruit to journalism, Sam started writing for the Business Magazine as a freelancer in May of 2022 after completing his degree in English at University College London. His passion for local businesses and ability to tell a story soon caught the attention of the publication’s management team and have led to his meteoric rise. Sam, who lives in central Reading, takes a particular interest in technology, gaming and food and drink, having been a chef before starting his degree.