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Mr Phil Sanderson
Work Department
Private Equity
Position
Partner and Co-chair of the global private equity transactions group
Career
Phil Sanderson is co-chair of the global private equity transactions group and a partner in the London office. With over 25 years in private equity, Phil is recognised as one of the premier private equity lawyers in the UK. He is consistently ranked in the top tiers of Chambers UK and Legal 500 and was ranked in Super Lawyers 2014. He receives exemplary feedback from clients, who call attention to his levels of service and name him as a “great” and “very commercial” lawyer. According to Chambers UK, a client described him as: “very detailed and doesn’t miss things out, so you feel like you can trust him completely. He’s also very good at dealing with whoever’s on the other side of the table, whether it’s friendly or more contentious.”
He has advised private companies, institutional investors and management teams in all areas of private equity, UK and international buy‐outs and strategic M&A.
Languages
English
Memberships
England and Wales, Solicitor, 1993
Education
- LSF, Hons, Chester College of Law, 1991
- BA, Durham University, 1990
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > High yield
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory