Lucy Strauss

Partner, Corporate

+44 (0)20 3073 7648

A corporate lawyer advising founders, businesses and investors across the creative industries on a wide range of corporate matters.

Lucy has nearly 15 years’ experience advising clients across the creative industries, with a particular focus on transactions within the TV and film, sports, hospitality and leisure, music and advertising and marketing sectors. She guides clients through each stage of the corporate lifecycle, from early-stage investments through to exits, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, venture capital investments and mergers and acquisitions.

Lucy joined Lee & Thompson in 2013 and became a partner in 2021.

Lucy is one of the firm’s Mental Health First Aiders, having qualified with MHFA England.

Notable deals that Lucy has advised on include:

TV and Film

Shareholders of TV production company Firecrest Films on its sale to Channel 4’s Creative Investment Fund
TV and film production company It’s All Made Up Productions on an investment by Avalon
The Partnership Group’s acquisitions of majority stakes in agencies Sayle Screen and Sara Putt
Shareholders of TV production company Eagle Eye Drama on its sale to ITV Studios
Tally Garner on the sale of TV production company Mam Tor to Banijay
TV and film production company Warp Films on an investment by Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund
Talent agency Hamilton Hodell on its investment in TV production company Pure Fiction Television
Shareholders of TV production company WAG Entertainment on its sale to Asacha Media Group
TV and film production company Home Team Content on an investment by The Calculus Creative EIS Fund
TV production company South of the River Pictures on an investment by Sister Group
TV production company Ringside Studios on an investment by Newen (now Studio TF1)
Shareholders of TV distributor TCB Media Rights on its sale to Kew Media Group
Shareholders of TV production company World Productions on its sale to ITV Studios
TV production company Eleven Film on an investment by Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund
Lionsgate UK on its investments in Primal Media and Potboiler Television

FilmNation on its joint venture with Viaplay
Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones on an investment in their TV production company House of Tomorrow by Endemol

Nicola Shindler on the sale of TV production company Red Production Company to Studiocanal
Argonon on its acquisitions of Windfall Films and Transparent Television

Sports, Hospitality & Leisure

Boxing promoter Team Sauerland on its sale to Wasserman Media Group
Sportswear brand Varley on an investment by Ron Dennis and Anders Holch Povlsen
Competitive Socialising, the company behind leading experiential leisure brand “Swingers”, on a multi-million-pound investment from Cain International
Little Door & Co, the company behind the Little Door restaurant/bar venues in London, on its investment from Edition Capital

Music

Music management company Starwood on its partnership with Red Light UK
BMG Rights Management on its acquisition of RAM Records

Sony Music on its acquisition of London-based global merchandise company Kontraband
Sony Music on its acquisition of Essential Music & Marketing

Advertising & Marketing

Shareholders of Ignite experiential agency on its sale to Wasserman Media Group
Shareholders of marketing agency JJ Marketing on its sale to Gravity Global
Shareholders of marketing research agency Relish Research on its sale to Business Post Group