Simpson Thacher is representing Bridgepoint Group plc (“Bridgepoint”) in its addition of the team from Newbury Partners (“Newbury”), a leading mid-market secondaries investment firm with more than $4 billion of Assets under Management. Upon satisfaction of customary closing conditions and conditions precedent, the experienced Newbury team is expected to join Bridgepoint in early 2026, expanding the Group’s capabilities into the attractive and fast-growing secondaries segment.
Newbury specialises in acquiring limited partnership interests in established buyout, growth equity and venture capital funds. Founded in 2006, the team have raised over $6.5 billion in committed capital across six dedicated funds and have invested in more than 700 underlying private equity fund interests on behalf of over 250 limited partners worldwide, returning more than $5 billion in distributions since inception.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Lucy Gillett, Irina Nica and Avery Golombek (M&A); Daniel Lloyd, Lavinia Mo and Samuel Willing (Private Funds); Benjamin Rippeon, Kathryn Stone and Andrew Wasilick (Tax); Jamin Koslowe and Nicolas Deguines (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Stephanie Biggs, William LeBas, Adam Lovell and Joshua Kim (Regulatory); and Nick Westbrook (Data Privacy).