Lizzy is a partner in our corporate group, with a particular focus on private equity.
Lizzy specialises in advising sponsors, management teams and private equity backed businesses, as well as advising on M&A transactions and all areas of corporate governance. Lizzy regularly advises on cross-border mandates and works closely with international colleagues from across Eversheds Sutherland.
Lizzy is ranked in the latest editions of Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
Lizzy's clients praise her availability, responsiveness and hands on nature, commenting particularly on her commercial acumen.
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Lizzy's private equity experience includes advising:
- Phoenix Private Equity on its first acquisition in the Childcare sector
- H2 Equity Partners on its investments into NRS Healthcare (and on its subsequent sale), Search Recruitment, Cadogan Tate, Aquilant and Optegra
- Sovereign Capital on its investments into Utility Bidder, Premier Park and Bioscript
- NorthEdge on its take private of Catalis
- Livingbridge on its MBO of Nationwide Hire and its investments into M247 and Nationwide Hire
- Arcline on its investments into Chargepoint and CoreDux
Her M&A experience includes advising:
- Wm Morrison on the disposal of its M-Local convenience store business
- Co-Operative Bank on its £157m disposal of a subsidiary property holding company
- Fairpoint Group on its acquisitions of law firms Simpson Millar, Colemans-CTTS, Abney Garsden and Lamport Bassitt
- Epwin Group on its acquisitions of Stormking Plastics, Vannplastic and Specialist Plastic Distribution
- Moneypenny on its acquisition of Made Simple Group
- Urban Splash on its joint venture with Sekisui House and Homes England
Lizzy’s transactions include:
- advising Livingbridge on the acquisitions of Visualsoft and T-Pro;
- advising Sovereign Capital on the acquisitions of Agena Group and Bioscript;
- advising Arcline on the acquisitions of Process Sensing Technologies, Chargepoint and CoreDux;
- advising Three Hills on the acquisition of Sinewave; acting for Livingbridge and the management team of Quorum Cyber on its sale to Charlesbank;
- acting for the management team of Optegra on its sale to MidEuropa (in 2023) and on its sale to EssilorLuxottica (in 2025);
- advising Urban Splash on its joint venture with Sekisui House and Homes England;
- and advising the University of Manchester on its programme of spin-out investments dating back to 2015.
- Ranked in the latest editions of Chambers UK and The Legal 500
- Partner within the Eversheds Sutherland private capital team, winners of the 2020 British Private Equity Awards "Law Firm of the Year"
- Named in 2019 by LegalWeek in its article entitled "40 Under 40: The Rising Stars in Private Equity"
- Manchester Law Society Legal Awards 2016, "Associate of the Year"
- Ranked in Chambers UK 2018, 2019
- The Legal 500 Next Generation Lawyer 2018/2019
- Named in Chambers UK as Associate to Watch
- LLB in Law, Nottingham University, 2005-2008
- Legal Practice Course, BPP, 2008-2009