Osborne Clarke has advised the founders and majority shareholders of LegalTechTalk Limited on the sale of the legal technology and transformation event business to Hyve International Events, part of Hyve Group, in a transaction that links legal tech, B2B events and international expansion in the UK and overseas.
The international practice announced on 9 July 2026 that it acted across the transaction lifecycle, from preparatory work to execution, drawing on its corporate, tax, incentives and employment teams.
Ken Wilkinson led the Osborne Clarke team, supported by Rav Sagar and Courtney Cox on corporate work, James Meakin and Anna Reynolds on tax, Michael Carter and Natalie Paddock on incentives, and Emma Ladley and Anisah Ahmed on employment.
Hyve Group announced the acquisition on 6 July 2026, describing LegalTechTalk as Europe’s leading event for legal technology and transformation.
LegalTechTalk said its 2026 edition drew more than 5,500 attendees from over 75 countries, with 62% of attendees classed as C-suite or senior decision-makers and more than 400 speakers across law, technology, business and investment.
Bradley Collins and Mikkel Jensen, the founders of LegalTechTalk, will continue to lead the business as Hyve supports international expansion, including LegalTechTalk USA in Miami Beach.
The transaction points to a legal tech market moving further into mainstream corporate M&A. Solicitors advising founders, platform businesses and conference-led communities will recognise the legal work behind that shift: founder exits, brand control, employee incentives, tax treatment, IP ownership, data rights and the commercial treatment of hosted-meetings products.
Barristers may see disputes where fast-growing legal tech, media and events businesses later test transaction warranties, restrictive covenants, deferred consideration or customer-data rights.
In-house counsel at legal technology companies and event operators should read the transaction as a reminder that growth assets can require corporate M&A, employment, technology, privacy, brand protection and international launch advice on the same timetable.
The advisory lineup gives law firm management a useful signal. Dentons advised Hyve Group on the acquisition, while Osborne Clarke acted for the LegalTechTalk founders. That split reflects a market in which firms with credible TMT, events and technology-sector credentials can compete for mandates linked to the legal profession’s own transformation.
Hyve’s ownership gives LegalTechTalk a stronger base for expansion beyond Europe. For advisers, the transaction is a reminder that legal tech deals now require corporate, technology, employment, data and AI governance advice to move together from the outset.