Stephanie Biggs
Professional Profile
Stephanie is a partner in the private equity team in Kirkland & Ellis's London office. Stephanie has wide-ranging experience in private equity fund formation, with particular experience in regulatory and compliance issues affecting private equity firms (as noted in the Legal 500). She also has extensive knowledge of corporate and partnership law, and has advised on matters ranging from the establishment of limited liability partnerships as vehicles for fund managers to complex share capital reorganisations for UK portfolio companies. Stephanie's current areas of focus include the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, the U.S. Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2010 and the UK Bribery Act 2010.
Stephanie is responsible for corporate know-how and legal training within Kirkland's London office, and regularly speaks and writes about issues relating to the private equity industry. Stephanie is also a member of the firm's Pro Bono Committee.
Memberships & Affiliations
Stephanie is a member of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Legal and Technical Committee.
Publications
Co-author, "EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive: Countdown to Implementation" Private Equity Newsletter, July 13, 2011
Co-author, "CRC Update, One Year On…" Private Equity Newsletter (European Edition), May 9, 2011
Co-author, "Small change: whether the proposed shake-up of financial regulation in the UK is really as dramatic as it seems" The Lawyer, 9 May 2011
Co-author, "Bribery Act Briefing" BVCA Member Briefing, May 2011
Co-author, "UK Bribery Act 2010" Private Equity Newsletter, April 28, 2011
Author, "SEC Registration Update" BVCA Legal & Technical Bulletin, March 2011
Co-author, "SEC Registration Update" Private Equity Newsletter (European Edition), February 23, 2011
Co-author, "AIFMD Essentials", EVCA Technical Paper, December 15, 2010
Co-author, "SEC Registration: Practical Pointers for Non-U.S. Fund Managers", Private Equity Newsletter (European Edition), October 14, 2010
Author, "Regulatory Round-Up: Did Anything Happen While I Was Away?", Private Equity Newsletter (European Edition), September 6, 2010
Co-author, "US steals a regulatory march on European Union", Private Equity News, August 23, 2010
Co-author, "SEC Registration For Non-U.S. Managers - It's Happening!", Private Equity Newsletter (European Edition), July 21, 2010
Author, "CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: Are You Registered?", Private Equity Manager, June 16, 2010
Author, "Industry needs to be ready for carbon credit scheme", Private Equity News, May 24, 2010
Co-author, "EU Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive: Are we nearly there yet…?", Private Equity Newsletter, May 18, 2010
Co-Author, "UK CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme", Private Equity Newsletter (European Edition), April 1, 2010
Co-author, "Update on Financial Services Reform for Private Fund Managers" Private Equity Newsletter, March 25, 2010
Co-author, "Regulation of Private Equity Firms: E.U. and U.S. Developments", Private Equity Newsletter (European Edition), March 17, 2010
Author, "2010: Year of the regulator", PLC, January 1, 2010 (with Lisa Cawley and Mark Mifsud)
Author, "Private Equity: a Practical Guide", Legal Information Management, November 28, 2008
Co-author, "Private equity: On close terms", The Lawyer, December 3, 2007
Seminars
Speaker "U.S. Regulatory Developments, The Impact for EU Private Equity Firms", Infoline Private Equity Regulation and Compliance Conference, 21 June 2011, London, UK
Speaker, "US regulation (Dodd-Frank, SEC Registration)", Legal Week Private Equity Forum, April 13 2011, London, UK
Speaker, "Managing the Consequences of the AIFM Directive", Informa Conference, November 30, 2010, London, UK
Speaker, "SEC registration for non-US private equity funds", BVCA Tax, Legal & Regulatory Event, October 14, 2010, London, UK
Panelist, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Private Fund Manager Advisers Act Registration Seminar, September 28, 2010, London, UK
Speaker, "CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme", BVCA CRC Breakfast Seminar, May 27, 2010, London, UK
Speaker, "4th Annual Practitioner's Forum on Private Equity Regulation, Tax and Accounting, An Overview of US Changes in Regulation Impacting Private Equity Firms", Infoline Conference, May 25, 2010, London, UK
Speaker, “Sorry I wasn’t listening” – Update on the Companies Act 2006, BVCA Tax, Legal & Regulatory Event, November 25, 2009, London, UK
Speaker, "Introduction to Private Equity Funds," London Business School Private Equity Institute, October 23, 2008, January 28, 2008, and October 25, 2007, London, UK
Prior Experience
SJ Berwin LLP, UK
Associate Solicitor and Professional Support Lawyer (2005-2007)
Assistant Solicitor (2003-2005)
Trainee Solicitor (2001-2003)
