Helen Garner

Helen Garner is a Partner in the corporate team based in Sevenoaks.

Helen specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and cross-border transactions. She advises corporates, private equity investors, founder-led businesses and management teams on acquisitions, disposals, investments and joint ventures.

Helen is recognised for her cross-border M&A practice and regularly advises international clients on UK acquisitions, disposals and investments. She has extensive experience leading multi-jurisdictional transactions, coordinating legal advisers across multiple territories and helping overseas businesses navigate UK legal and regulatory issues. Her clients include US-listed companies, private equity-backed international groups and overseas investors pursuing UK acquisition strategies.

Prior to joining Birketts, Helen worked at Cripps, Latham & Watkins (London) and Pinsent Masons. Helen is named as a Leading Partner in Legal 500 [UK 2027].

Recent work highlights

Advising YFM Equity Partners on its £3 million growth investment into NextWave Consulting Ltd, supporting the investor on all legal aspects of the transaction.

Advising Great Lengths S.p.A., an Italian premium hair extensions business backed by DBAG Fund VIII, on its strategic acquisition of HB Collective Limited, bringing its UK and Ireland distribution operations in-house.

Advising a US-listed company on the Corporate aspects of a strategic acqui-hire transaction, involving the strategic acquisition of a UK-based team.

Acting for US headquartered and private equity-owned global aerospace manufacturer Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC on a variety of corporate transactions and commercial matters affecting its UK businesses.

Acting for Registrar Corp, a US business owned by Paine Schwartz Partners, on its UK operations and acquisition strategy.