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Stephanie Biggs

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

England - London • Corporate and commercial

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Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has a robust track record for its retail funds work, alongside its broad regulatory offering of capital raisings, financial services M&A and regulatory developments for fund sponsors. The team is jointly headed by Owen Lysak, a key figure in UK and EU financial services regulation, who acts for leading private fund sponsors, asset managers, and financial institutions on complex matters including AIFMD, MiFID II, UCITS, regulatory capital, market abuse, securities offerings, and the structuring and distribution of innovative private markets investment products. Co-head Stephanie Biggs utilises her deep experience in advising on fund structuring, licensing, capital structuring, securities law compliance, and financial services M&A. Another notable figure is sustainable finance expert Matt Feehily.
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+44 20-7275-6500
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[email protected]
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Work Department
Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory
Position

Based in Simpson Thacher’s London office, Stephanie Biggs co-leads the Firm’s European financial services and funds regulatory team. She advises private funds, asset managers and financial institutions on European financial market regulations and transactions. Noted by clients as “very highly regarded in the funds regulatory space,” she has advised some of the world’s most prominent sponsors on the European regulatory aspects of major fundraises, including structuring and marketing issues, and has advised on the acquisitions of businesses subject to financial regulation, including change in control and regulatory capital matters.

Career

Partner, joined the firm in 2023.

Memberships
BVCA Regulatory Committee; Vice-Chair, Invest Europe Legal and Regulatory Committee.
Education

University of Reading, LL.B. (Hons) First Class, Law (2000).

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Testimonials

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  • 'First-rate team, both at partner and associate level. Always accessible, very commercial and easy to deal with. Seamless communication across team, have helped us immensely in an area we had very little prior knowledge.'
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Key clients

  • Actis
  • Apax Partners
  • Ares Management
  • Astorg
  • Bridgepoint
  • Cinven
  • CVC
  • EQT
  • Franklin Templeton
  • Hg Capital
  • Jefferies Credit Partners
  • KKR

Work highlights

Advised EQT in connection with the establishment of its tenth buyout fund, EQT X. EQT announced that the fund raised €22 billion (US$24 billion), exceeding its €20 billion target.
Represented Franklin Templeton on the establishment of the Franklin Lexington PE Secondaries Fund (FLEX-I), co-advised by Lexington Partners.
Advising Jefferies Credit Partners on the establishment of its European private credit platform.