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Lacy Gratton

Lacy Gratton

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Lacy Gratton is a partner in our corporate team and advises on a wide range of corporate matters, including M&A, joint ventures, fundraisings and complex shareholder arrangements, with a significant focus on corporate real estate transactions and related strategic investments.

Lacy has a broad experience representing majority and minority investors, private equity houses, property developers, family offices, UHNW and overseas funds. In addition to her broad knowledge of all asset classes, Lacy is an integral part of the hospitality and leisure team, which is ranked tier one by Legal500.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Private equity
Venture capital
Corporate litigation & post-M&A disputes
Equity capital markets
General corporate
Joint ventures
Buy-out & buy-in transactions
Cross-border structurings for setting up new funds & investment vehicles
Exit strategies (private equity)
Fund structuring
Management participation schemes
Public to private transactions
Corporate venturing
Employee and management participation
Exit strategies (venture capital)
Financing rounds (Seed, subsequent and growth financing) equity and non-equity instruments
Implementation of business models
Start-up advice
VC funds formation
M&A

Sectors

Energy & infrastructure
Hotels, hospitality & leisure
Hotels, hospitality & leisure
Real estate
Cross border energy & infrastructure finance/funds
Cross border energy & infrastructure M&A
Digitization of energy markets
Energy contracts
Energy disputes
Energy infrastructure/networks
Energy regulation
Energy storage/Power-to-X
Heat & water
IT & telecommunication infrastructure
Oil & gas
Power plants
Renewable energy & cleantech
Utilities
Build to rent
IP protection for real estate
Notary services
PropTech
Real estate for private client
Residential property
Senior living
Stadia
Student accommodation
Data centres

CV

Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing, LLP
2021 - 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing, LLP
2017 - 2021 Associate, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2014 - 2016 Trainee and Associate, SJ Berwin, LLP/King & Wood Mallesons
2016 Admitted as a solicitor, England & Wales
2013 - 2014 LPC, BBP Law School, London
2009 - 2012 LLB, University of Manchester

Career

Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing, LLP
2021 - 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing, LLP
2017 - 2021 Associate, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2014 - 2016 Trainee and Associate, SJ Berwin, LLP/King & Wood Mallesons

Education

2016 Admitted as a solicitor, England & Wales
2013 - 2014 LPC, BBP Law School, London
2009 - 2012 LLB, University of Manchester

Experience

Proposed merger of Fora and The Office Group

Advising Fora, which is majority owned by our client Brockton Capital, on its proposed merger with The Office Group

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Paolo Palmigiano
Lacy Gratton

Cain International logistics portfolio acquisition

Advising Cain International on its entry to the UK logistics market with a £550 million logistics portfolio acquisition from Firethorn Trust

Michael Goldberg
Emma Oakley
Lacy Gratton
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5 February 2026

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Advising Kamco Invest on its new European venture

28 January 2025

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