Macfarlanes boosts private capital team with new hire

Law firm Macfarlanes has appointed Victoria Hills as a partner, expanding its private capital expertise.

Hills joins the firm today (14 October) from Freshfields.

She has extensive private capital experience, specialising in private equity, M&A and joint venture transactions in the real estate and hotels sectors.

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In her new role, she will help develop Macfarlanes’ private equity real assets team.

She advises private equity investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and corporates.

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“We are delighted to welcome Victoria to the firm,” said Sebastian Prichard Jones, senior partner at Macfarlanes.

“Victoria’s wealth of experience and excellent market reputation will further strengthen our private equity real assets team which is a strategic focus for us and bolsters our private capital offering.”

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