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Fatema Orjela

Fatema Orjela

UK 2026

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Practice Areas

Fatema is an award-winning private equity partner whose practice focuses on providing strategic counsel to European and US private equity sponsors. She has pan-European cross sector experience on the full range of corporate matters, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, structured and minority equity investments, equity and debt restructurings, and management equity plans, as well as related advisory work.

Fatema is distinguished by her work in promoting diversity in the legal profession. She has been included in the Class of 2021 at Law.com’s Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards as “Mentor of the Year” for which Fatema was the top “Outstanding Winner”.

Fatema has also been actively involved in initiatives across the City, including her roles as co-founder of “Women in Law, London” (WILL) a network with over 2,000 members across London aiming to promote and engage the next generation of women leaders in law, an Events Committee member of the “City Women’s Network” (CWN), and advisory panel member of “Oxford Women in Law” (OWL).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 million - UK-wide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Fatema Orjela is a well-regarded private equity partner who enjoys a strong reputation for her expertise in advising national and international sponsors on significant transactions.

Strengths

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  • Fatema is very easy to deal with and pragmatic.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 millionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • She is extremely client-centric and on top of her work. Fatema balances the technical and legal aspects very well.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 millionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Fatema has exceptional communication and is highly commercial with strong problem solving.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 millionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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