Helen Gillies
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Corporate/M&A
About
Provided by Helen Gillies
Practice Areas
Helen Gillies is a partner in the Corporate Group based in the Edinburgh office.
She is involved in the provision of legal and deal management services in the UK merger and acquisitions and private equity markets including acting in acquisition and sale transactions, in management buy-outs and buy-ins, in institutionally controlled deals, and in venture capital transactions for both management teams, corporate clients and institutions.
Work Highlights
NBGI Private Equity in the acquisition of Cosalt Offshore UK and Norwegian operations.
The vendor in the disposal of Ferguson Group to Brambles.
the management vendors of SeaEnergy Renewables Limited in the disposal of the company to Repsol and EDPR.
the majority vendors of FEESA Limited in the disposal of that company to KBC Advanced Technologies plc.
Graphite Capital and the Newco in the management buyout of ICR Integrity Limited.
NBGI Private Equity and the Newco in the management buyout of ATR Group.
for the institutional vendors in the sale of Production Services Network Limited to Wood Group plc.
Simmons Parallel Energy LP and Sunrise Xodus B.V. in the disposal of their investments in Xodus Group.
Business Growth Fund in its investments in Inoapps, Duncan and Todd, Furniture Village, Giggling Squid, Zone, and Spex Services.
Duncan and Todd in its purchase of 20:20 Opticians.
Education
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Law, DiP LP
2002
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Law, LLB (Hons)
2001
Chambers Review
UK
Helen Gillies is a partner in CMS's Edinburgh-based corporate group. She has a broad M&A and private equity practice. She has experience handling funding rounds and other capital transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Helen is exceptionally strong on all fronts. She has become our go-to person for complex legal situations and we trust her in any situation. I rate her very highly."
"Helen is consistently strong and has a great overall reputation."
"Helen is a very good lawyer. She brings in lots of good work for CMS."
"Helen is exceptionally strong on all fronts. She has become our go-to person for complex legal situations and we trust her in any situation. I rate her very highly."
"Helen is consistently strong and has a great overall reputation."
"Helen is a very good lawyer. She brings in lots of good work for CMS."