Gavin Cummings
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above
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0115 976 6000Share profile
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About
Provided by Gavin Cummings
Career
Gavin is head of our private equity team. Recognised by both Legal 500 and Chambers as a Tier 1 legal advisor, Gavin specialises in acting for founders, management teams and private equity funds on transactions, governance and restructurings.
Having trained with the firm in the early 90s, he has been central to the growth of the firm’s private equity practice into a leading Top 20 firm nationally. Gavin enjoys the mix of acting for both institutions and management teams - he is ideally placed to see the landscape from all perspectives. Gavin’s clients include funds such as BGF, LDC, Apiary, North Edge, R Capital and Palatine.
Gavin has previously been awarded ‘Dealmaker of the Year’ by Insider magazine and excels in making connections across his broad network which provides business opportunities for his clients. He is proud to work with management teams and founders on the life cycle of their businesses.
Chambers Review
UK
Gavin Cummings is the firm's head of private equity and is noted for his expert handling of significant transactions on behalf of both management and equity providers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is a very experienced deal-doer."
"Gavin is a very good lawyer."
"He is a very experienced deal-doer."
"Gavin is a very good lawyer."
