LAWYER PROFILE

Kate Sinclair

UK 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance: Fund Finance

UK-wide

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

UK

Practice Areas

Kate Sinclair is a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where she is co-head of the London Fund Finance Practice and a member of the Banking and Credit Practice. Kate has extensive experience in advising private equity and other investment funds on complex financings designed to provide fund-level leverage to facilitate and support investment activities. She regularly advises leading sponsors on a broad range of financings including capital call facilities, NAV facilities, GP facilities and co-investment facilities as well as other bespoke financing solutions.

Career

Partner, joined the Firm in 2006.

Personal

Nottingham Law School, LPC (2001); University College Dublin, B.C.L (1999)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Banking & Finance: Fund Finance - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Kate Sinclair is co-head of fund finance at Simpson Thacher. She is highly experienced in the fund finance space and works on all types of deals, including NAV facilities and capital call facilities.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Kate is commercial, knowledgeable and smart.
Banking & Finance: Fund FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Kate's deep understanding of the market provides insightful guidance. She demonstrates strong commercial awareness, consistently identifying the key areas of concern most relevant to our interests.
Banking & Finance: Fund FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Kate is dedicated and accessible, and she has a market-leading ability to solve complex financing problems.
Banking & Finance: Fund FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Kate Sinclair is a standout lawyer who is not only very technical, but also brilliant at achieving client objectives on tight timelines. She's very commercial and solution-driven.
Banking & Finance: Fund FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Kate is bright, friendly, down to earth and patient. She's very client-focused, operating as an extension of our team.
Banking & Finance: Fund FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession