Gemma Roberts is a partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity group and former co-chair of the London office. Learn more about Gemma.

Gemma Roberts

Partner
Gemma Roberts
London
+44 (0)20 7447 4204

Gemma Roberts is a partner in Goodwin’s Private Equity group and former co-chair of the London office. Gemma specializes in representing private equity sponsors and private companies in leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and joint ventures. She has extensive experience with cross-border transactions, complex carve-outs and representing senior executives in corporate transactions as well as undertaking corporate and commercial advisory work for a broad range of corporate clients and private equity portfolio companies. Gemma works with clients in industries ranging from software, technology, financial and business services, to food and consumer products.

Recognition

  • 2024-2025 Leading Individual by Legal 500 UK, and previously ranked a Next Generation Partner from 2021-2023
  • 2023 Women Deal Stars by Legal Business
  • 2023 Top Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyer by Private Equity News
  • 2023 The Lawyer’s Hot 100
  • 2022 Leading Lawyer for Private Equity by IFLR1000
  • 2021 Top Private Equity Practitioner in UK in Euromoney’s Women in Business Law Expert Guide
  • 2019 Rising Star (40 under 40) for Private Equity list, published by Legal Week
  • 2018 Winner- UK Lawyer of the Year by The Deal
  • 2018 Transatlantic M&A Team of the Year by LegalWeek
  • 2018 Pan European Legal Adviser of the Year by Real Deals
  • 2018 Rising Star (40 under 40) for Private Equity by Law360
  • 2018 Nominated for Euromoney’s Women in Business Law for Best in Private Equity

Representative Matters

Credentials

Education

Legal Practice Course2006

BPP Law School

(with Distinction)

BA Hons Law2005

University of Cambridge

Admissions

Bars

  • England and Wales

Publications

  • Co-Author, “New UK Corporate Governance Reporting Requirements,” Goodwin Client Alert, December 2018
  • Speaker, “Negotiating Term Sheets,” Founders Forum/Founders of the Future Launchpad Weekend, January 21, 2017