The PE and portfolio GC community

With 35+ years helping private equity (PE) funds and private equity backed businesses scale legal teams in the UK and globally, we have launched the Taylor Root PE and Portfolio GC community: a network that connects GCs in private equity firms and PE-backed businesses globally.

Why join the community?

Our network provides General Counsel the opportunity to connect with other Lawyers in private equity firms and portfolio companies.

You will gain:

  • Access to industry peers and senior leaders
  • Expert insights from senior GCs in PE firms and portfolio companies
  • Access to Taylor Root’s private equity legal talent specialists
  • First refusal on exclusive events
  • A monthly email newsletter full of key insights

EXPECT TO HEAR ABOUT

If you are a General Counsel in a private equity firm or PE-backed business and would like to be a part of this unique community of lawyers please complete the form below.

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  • Posted September 9, 2026
Contents Share For Russell Johnstone, trusteeship is where senior commercial judgment meets social purpose. With a career advising some of the UK’s most prominent consumer, media and technology businesses, including as General Counsel for BT’s Consumer division, he now brings board-level judgment, regulatory fluency and commercial discipline to three organisations united by a powerful idea: […]
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What does a data centre lawyer do? Understanding one of the legal market’s most elusive skill sets

  • Posted September 3, 2026
Contents Share Key insights What is the remit of a data centre lawyer? It is a question we are being asked with increasing frequency by C-suite leaders preparing to make their first General Counsel hire, by existing in-house legal teams assessing where their capability gaps lie, and by lawyers themselves trying to understand how to […]
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Public, private or PE-backed business: what’s the difference for a GC in Europe? 

  • Posted June 26, 2026
Contents Share Key insights   The title may stay the same, but the role of a general counsel can look very different depending on ownership structure. A GC operating within a listed multinational faces a very different set of expectations to one supporting a founder-led private business or a private equity-backed portfolio company.  Across Europe, these differences are becoming more pronounced as organisations […]

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