Tracey Lochhead > Linklaters LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Linklaters LLP
ONE SILK STREET
LONDON
EC2Y 8HQ
England
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Work Department

Corporate.

Position

Tracey is a corporate partner who advises on a wide range of corporate, corporate finance and commercial matters across various sectors but with a focus on the bank and financial services sector. She acts for private equity houses, banks and corporate on public and private mergers and acquisitions, loan portfolio sales, corporate restructurings and joint ventures as well as equity capital market transactions. Tracey’s experience includes advising Cerberus on its acquisition of the Northern Rock entity and £13bn of mortgages; Investec of the sale of its UK mortgage business Kensington Group, together with other mortgage assets, to funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors and TPG Special Situations Partners; and Glencore on its merger with Xstrata.

Career

Solicitor, Russell McVeagh (New Zealand) 2003-2005; legal counsel, Macquarie Goodman (New Zealand) 2005-2007; associate, Linklaters (London) 2007-2009; secondment to RBS (London/Amsterdam) 2009; managing associate, Linklaters (London) 2009-2014; partner, Linklaters (London) 2014 to date.

Languages

English

Education

Bachelor of Laws with Honours and Bachelor of Arts, University of Auckland, New Zealand (2003).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)

(Leading partners)

Tracey LochheadLinklaters LLP

Able to advise on ‘the most complex transactions, particularly given the strength of their sector and specialists teams’, Linklaters LLP provides a full-service international offering to a host of stellar PE outfits. The team is steered by the highly experienced Alex Woodward, whose far-reaching expertise is trusted by an array of high-end financial sponsors. Co-chairing the team alongside Woodward, Ben Rodham‘s recent engagements include a number of multi-billion dollar buyouts, particularly in the UK and the Middle East. Chris Boycott handles public and private M&A across a wide range of sectors. Tracey Lochhead is particularly well-noted for her work in the banking and finance and mining spaces. A number of heavyweight financial sponsors rely on Daniel Law’s digital infrastructure capabilities, while Peter McCabe – who is also well-regarded for his infrastructure acumen – leverages previous in-house experience to advise on complex acquisitions and carve-outs. Alex Lehtinen‘s ever-growing M&A practice strongly features sponsor-backed public-to-privates. Ben Suen’s broad practice regularly sees him advising on cross-border deals in the healthcare, tech and infrastructure sectors. Genna Marten joined the firm from Travers Smith LLP in June 2023, while Will Aitken-Davies left the firm to join Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in December 2023.