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About Stephanie Paterson

Steph is a corporate associate in our Global Transactions group, specialising in advising financial sponsors.

Steph advises equity sponsors and other global financial investors on a range of transactions including private and public M&A, reorganisations and other corporate matters. 

Steph trained at Freshfields in London and has been at the firm for 6 years. 

Recent work

Advising General Atlantic on its investment in Partners Capital Investment Group. 

Advising Cinven on the sale of a majority stake in Partner in Pet Food. 

Advising CVC on its acquisition of DIF Capital Partners, a leading infrastructure manager, and its investments in Premiership Rugby, Six Nations Rugby, United Rugby Championship, QA, Spectrum Medical, Medivet, Rayner and Stock Spirits.

Advising Teneo on its acquisition of Tulchan Communications.

Advising Blackstone and Sixth Street on the sale of Kensington Mortgages and related mortgage assets to Barclays Bank UK PLC. 

Advising Nets and its majority owner, Hellman & Friedman, on the €7.8bn all-share merger of Nets into Nexi, a leading PayTech company listed on MTA of Borsa Italiana. Advising Hellman & Friedman on the €7.2bn initial public offering of Allfunds Group.

Qualifications

University education

  • University of Oxford (BA, Jurisprudence)
  • BPP University Law School (Legal Practice Course)

Professional qualifications

  • Solicitor, England and Wales