Lucy Reeve

Country Of Admission

UK (England & Wales)

Services

Mainstream Corporate

"I advise listed and private companies on all aspects of company law, corporate governance and continuing obligations. I have particular expertise advising issuers and banks on market abuse, share buybacks and share capital reorganisations. I combine technical knowledge with a pragmatic approach to find the best solutions in complex situations."

Overview

Lucy is a company law specialist with particular expertise advising listed and private companies and banks on returns of cash to shareholders and complex restructurings. She is also a trusted advisor to many listed companies, advising on all aspects of company law, UK Listing Rules and the Market Abuse Regulation.

Work Highlights

advising multiple issuers on their share buyback programmes, including Anglo American, BAE Systems, Balfour Beatty, Britvic, CMC Markets, IG Group, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, Sainsbury’s, Tate & Lyle, Travis Perkins, Unilever, Vesuvius and Vodafone
advising NatWest on its off-market share purchases from HM Treasury, being related party transactions under the UK Listing Rules
advising NatWest on its £1.75bn special dividend and share consolidation
advising Metro Bank on its New Topco scheme of arrangement
advising Anglo American on the demerger and listing of its South African thermal coal operations, Thungela Resources
advising Travis Perkins on the demerger and listing of Wickes
advising Jefferies as broker on the B Share Scheme by River and Mercantile and the tender offer by Aviva
advising FTSE 250 companies on bonus issues and reductions of capital
advising FTSE 250 companies on circulars in connection with prior unlawful dividends and unlawful share buybacks

Lucy is Chair of the Company Law Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales, a member of the Confederation of British Industry’s Capital Markets Working Group and a member of the Accounting, Reporting and Governance Committee of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. She represents the firm in discussions with industry bodies, regulators and the government on the development of new legislation and guidance that will affect our clients.

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Beyond the Office

Lucy trained and spent six years at a silver circle firm as a corporate and private equity transactional lawyer before joining Linklaters in 2008. In 2006 she spent six months on secondment with the legal team at the Virgin Group.

Education and Qualifications

Lucy read law at Magdalene College, Cambridge where she was the first recipient of the George Mallory Prize for outstanding achievement.

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