Lucy Gillett

Lucy Gillett is a Partner in the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice. Named a 2024 “U.K. Female Rising Star” by Law.com International, Lucy has experience across a broad range of transactions, from complex cross-border private equity portfolio acquisitions to acquisitions and disposals of interests in private equity firms and other alternative asset managers, as well as public M&A transactions. Lucy also represents clients on IPOs and other equity capital markets transactions and provides board-level advice on general corporate matters, particularly those relevant to U.K.-listed companies.

Lucy’s recent work highlights include:

• Rosebank Industries plc in its admission to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and its acquisition of Electrical Components International
• Multiple engagements for Bridgepoint, including in its IPO on the London main market, its addition of the Newbury Partners team, its addition of ECP to its platform, and its acquisition of EQT’s credit business 
• H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of KPMG’s U.K. restructuring business, Interpath, and in its proposed sale of Interpath to funds managed by Bridgepoint, as well as in its acquisition of Kantar Media from Bain Capital controlled Kantar Group
• EQT in its recommended cash acquisition of Keywords Studios Plc
• Baring Private Equity Asia in its acquisition by EQT AB for consideration valued at €6.8 billion
• BC Partners on its strategic partnership between BC Real Estate (BCPRE) and Proprium Capital Partners, in which Proprium will acquire a team from BCPRE
• Multiple engagements for Melrose, including the acquisition by tender offer of its Nortek manufacturing business and associated rights issue, the £3.3 billion sale of its Elster utility metering business and associated return of capital, the disposal of its Walterscheid Powertrain Group to One Equity Partners, and in its demerger of the GKN Automotive, GKN Powder Metallurgy and GKN Hydrogen businesses into a new independent holding company, Dowlais Group plc, which was listed on the London Stock Exchange
• A number of financial sponsor-backed London IPOs, including Baltic Classifieds Group PLC (Apax), Calisen PLC (KKR), Auto Trader Group PLC (Apax) and Manx Telecom (HgCapital)

During her time at the firm, Lucy has undertaken two secondments at Melrose, where she worked on multiple transactions and a number of commercial matters. Prior to joining Simpson Thacher in 2014, Lucy was at a magic circle firm, practising in their London, Moscow and Dubai offices.

Lucy received her LL.B. from the University of Birmingham, followed by a L.PC. from the College of Law, London.