Elizabeth joined Shoosmiths as a Partner in 2023. She specialises in all aspects of private equity transactions and PE portfolio company matters including advising sponsors and management teams. She has previously held the role of General Counsel with two private equity portfolio companies which included responsibility for M&A, ranging from extensive buy and build and integration projects, to exits, refinancings and management equity. Most recently, Elizabeth worked alongside Shoosmiths in the legal team of leading PE investor, Rothschild & Co (Five Arrows Principal Investments) where she advised on a number of buyout and growth equity transactions including major cross-border investments into N2Y, Mintec, Agribriefing and Kpler.

Elizabeth's recent transactions at Shoosmiths include:

- advising Five Arrows Growth Capital and TA Associates on their acquisition of a majority stake in Agilio Software, a leading healthcare software company providing a suite of e-learning, HR and compliance software;
 
- advising Five Arrows Principal Investments on its acquisition of a majority stake in Springbrook; and
 
- advising CGE Partners and Five Arrows Growth Capital on their majority investment in Intact, a leading provider of end-to-end auditing and workflow software.
 
Prior to her roles as General Counsel, Elizabeth was a private equity lawyer with Linklaters and Ropes & Gray in London.

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