RWK Goodman advises Rockpool on its investment in assistive technology company CareScribe

CareScribe is a rapidly growing technology company which works to enhance educational and workplace outcomes for neurodivergent and disabled people.

A RWK Goodman team led by partner David Gerber advised on the transaction for Rockpool, with additional corporate support provided by partner Iain Butler, senior associate Michelle Waligóra, associate Yasmine Grove and trainee Neve Lehrian. The wider team included Vijay Ladhani (banking); Carl Selby (regulatory); Charlotte Ebbutt (commercial and IP); Charlotte Marshall (employment) and Jennifer Guest (real estate).

David said: “This is a significant investment by Rockpool to support CareScribe’s ambitious growth strategy, supporting neurodiverse and disabled people within the workplace and education.

“We’re delighted to have been able to support Rockpool on its latest investment. This was a great example of RWK Goodman’s breadth and depth of expertise, with our London-based private equity team supported by a full-service team comprising lawyers from Bristol through to the Thames Valley.”

Alongside RWK Goodman, Rockpool was also advised on the investment by Cortus Advisory (financial), NGM Tax (tax- legal), Claritas (tax), Strategy& (commercial), Catalysis (organisational), Palladium (technology), WA Comms (political) and RSM (corporate finance).

The shareholders of CareScribe were advised by Azets (corporate finance), Roxburgh Milkins (legal), and Claritas (tax).

Darran Green, partner at Rockpool, said: “I am thrilled to be backing Rich and Tom to support CareScribe’s development. Rockpool was drawn to invest in CareScribe by its ambitious growth strategy focused on product innovation and market expansion, underpinned by a clear social purpose to support disabled and neurodivergent people. Our role will be to enable CareScribe to broaden its reach and impact over the coming years.

“I’d also like to thank the RWK Goodman team for their outstanding support on getting this investment over the line. Their hard work, strategic guidance and expertise has been greatly appreciated and we look forward to working with them again.”