14 Sep 2026
Travers Smith hires Funds partner Laura Houët
"Travers Smith hires Laura Houët as partner in its Funds practice; she will work on regulated and evergreen funds and on ESG/sustainability matters."
Houët joins from CMS, where she was a Partner in the Financial Services team and global co‑head of ESG. At CMS she established and led the London regulated funds offering and the ESG practice. Widely recognised as a leader in the field, she has been at the forefront of developments in the UK funds market for almost 20 years, advising across the full spectrum of UK regulated fund structures and investment strategies. She is one of a small number of UK lawyers with experience of taking an LTAF through FCA authorisation. Her expertise includes advising both public and private fund houses on alternative strategies such as infrastructure, real estate, timber, private credit and private equity, and she is internationally recognised for her sustainability and ESG advisory work for fund houses, financial institutions and corporates across the UK, EU and US.
At Travers Smith Houët will join the firm’s evergreen funds practice, working alongside Head of Asset Management Will Normand and partner Leigh Stockey.