LAWYER PROFILE
Tom Hartwright

Tom Hartwright

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Tom is a partner in the Private Equity & Financial Sponsors Group.

Tom is a corporate partner, specialising in complex cross-border and domestic private equity and M&A transactions. His clients include international institutional investors, alternative asset managers, senior management teams, founders, corporates and investee companies.

Tom advises on a full range of transactions including leveraged buyouts, consortium deals, bolt-on acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments, minority deals, recapitalisations, divestments, distressed M&A, public-to-privates, joint ventures, reorganisations and restructurings together with advising on general corporate matters.

Tom also advises the firm's global asset management clients on GP-stake transactions, GP succession planning (including restructuring ownership and governance arrangements) and structured secondary market liquidity solutions (including GP-led and LP-led secondary transactions).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Tom Hartwright is an established private equity partner who impresses through his assistance on large-scale transactions for high-profile clients. He is also proficient in tech M&A.

Strengths

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  • Tom is all-round fantastic.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 millionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tom puts clients and adverse parties at ease so everyone can focus on getting transactions completed and achieving their mutual objectives.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 millionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tom is very much a key trusted adviser. He is always on hand to support and guide when needed, and his advice is highly commercial.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 millionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tom is quick-witted and charming, but don't let that distract you from his keen understanding of deal negotiations and the finer points of M&A.

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

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