Article co-written by Andrew Tzialli, Corporate M&A Group and Head of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain at Philip Lee, and Daniel Lawlor, Managing Director, Aquest. As it stands, numerous activities regarding the supply, purchase, and exchange of cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets often fall within the regulatory “cracks” across the EU. Whilst there is an acceptance that certain crypto-asset […]

As published in The Irish Independent, August 29 2020. OneCoin garnered billions in investment before its leader disappeared. Tanya Sweeney writes about the hunt for the ‘Missing Cryptoqueen’, featuring head of our cryptocurrency and blockchain group, Andrew Tzialli. Article available here.

On February 5th, Head of our Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Group, Andrew Tzialli, will be participating in a panel discussion on tokenisation of equity in Ireland and the opportunities it presents. This event is co-hosted by AKASHA Innovation Hub and SORS Digital Assets. For further details on the speaker line up and how to register, click […]

Andrew Tzialli is a partner in the Corporate team and head of the firm’s Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Group. Andrew’s practice primarily involves working on corporate transactions, including private equity and venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate re-structuring, corporate finance and banking. Many of the transactional matters Andrew works on are for clients that are […]

Andrew Tzialli is a partner in the Corporate team and head of the firm’s Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Group. Andrew’s practice primarily involves working on corporate transactions, including private equity and venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate re-structuring, corporate finance and banking. Many of the transactional matters Andrew works on are for clients that are […]

Highlights: Repsol to be cornerstone investor in UK/Spain based Finboot’s latest fundraising round The legal advice to Finboot was led from the London office of Philip Lee, by Andrew Tzialli, Partner and head of the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Group Finboot will supply Repsol with its blockchain technology solution BlockLabs Finboot’s proprietary software (“MARCO”) uses blockchain […]

As published in the Irish Examiner, Monday 24th June 2019: It is now a decade since the publication of the infamous bitcoin white paper (Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System) and the launch of the bitcoin blockchain. Ten years on and with the imminent launch on Friday 24th May of Blockchain Week in Ireland, how […]

Raising Finance as a Blockchain Business – Securitised Token Offerings and Initial Exchange Offerings vs Venture Capital for Equity Are you assessing your options for raising finance via the STO or IEO route? Or are you exploring the more traditional route of equity finance from VC funds, angel investors or crowdfunding? As part of Blockchain Ireland […]

The AKASHA Foundation announced the opening of a new blockchain innovation hub in Dublin. This new location is a regional branch of the Foundation, which has its headquarters in Crypto Valley, Switzerland, and was founded in 2015 by Ethereum co-founder Mihai Alisie. The opening of this co-working space adds another physical location to a developing […]