Natassja is a corporate lawyer with varied cross-sector M&A and advisory experience.
Natassja is a senior associate in the Corporate division. During her time at the firm she has advised a number of our key clients on some of the most high profile and strategic transactions in the market. She has experience acting on a variety of corporate transactional matters, including public and private acquisitions and divestments for both listed and non-listed clients. Natassja has particular experience working with financial services, consumer goods and corporate real estate clients. SShe spent nine months on secondment to the M&A legal team at Schroders plc in 2025- 2026, advising on a number of transformational projects for Schroders. She also spent six months on secondment to the M&A legal team at global insurance broker WTW in 2019.
Awards and recognition
M&A Team of the Year (Large Deal - £1 bn or more), British Legal Awards (2022) – Shortlist team
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- The shareholders in Devon Equity Management on the company's acquisition by River Global PLC
- Nuveen Real Estate's disposal of its joint venture stake in the Edinburgh St James Quarter to Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
- Nuveen Real Estate and APG on the £100 million disposal of the W Hotel in Edinburgh to Schroders Capital
- A British retail bank on its participation in various investment rounds for fintechs in the banking sector
- Various strategic transactions for British American Tobacco
- EML on its disposal of Sentenial and Open Banking brand Nuapay to GoCardless
- Norges Bank Investment Management on its investment in a £2 billion life sciences real estate joint venture with PSP Investments and Longfellow Real Estate Partners
- Capital & Counties Properties PLC on its all-share merger with Shaftesbury PLC to create an estate valued at £5 billion covering some of London's most iconic destinations, including Covent Garden, Chinatown and Carnaby Street
- Stephens on the acquisition of its minority stake in Crux Asset Management, an equity investment manager with £1.7 billion assets under management and its roll up into Lansdowne Partners on Lansdowne's subsequent acquisition of Crux
- Brockton Everlast on its £100 million disposal of the Newcombe House development site in Notting Hill
- Hammerson plc on its 2021 disposal of a portfolio of retail parks valued at £330 million and its 2022 disposal of the Silverburn retail park
- Advising WTW on the sale of Innovisk Capital Partners, a London-based MGA, to funds owned by BHMS and Abry Partners
Background
History (BA), First Class – Durham University.
