Daria Jepps

Daria's recent experience includes advising:

• A leading infrastructure fund in its acquisition of Melita, a fully converged digital infrastructure owner and operator delivering broadband, mobile connectivity and data centre solutions across Malta.
• NVIDIA, a technology company, on its attempted US$40 billion acquisition of a UK-headquartered semiconductor and software design company.*
• A Canadian public pension fund, on the US$2.75 billion and US$2.3 billion funding rounds by a Swedish battery cell developer and manufacturer.*
• A private equity firm on its US$860 million acquisition of a leading global supplier of PPE, safety gear, and safety solutions.*
• A Canadian independent pension fund, on the US$2.3 billion funding round by a Swedish battery cell developer and manufacturer.*
• An investor syndicate on the US$650 million disposal of a multi-national identity verification business to a security solutions business.*
• A private equity firm on its fund formation and investment in a consortium fund lending US$1 billion of warehouse debt and equity-backed commercial real estate loans.*
• A private investment firm, on its disposal of a European provider of medical care services to a European investment holding company for a total value of more than US$1.6 billion.*
• A private equity firm on its US$370 million acquisition of a global business that develops and manufactures systems for use in military, transportation, and industrial markets.*
• A UK-based social shopping platform on its acquisition by a Swedish global payment platform.*
• A private equity firm on its acquisition of a multinational blockchain solutions business and general corporate matters.*
• An international telecommunications company on its proposed acquisition of various telecommunication assets.*
• A private equity firm on its US$200 million acquisition and financing of a global automotive business that develops technology systems for use in hybrid, electric, and fuel-cell vehicles.*
• A leading global private equity firm on its investment in Swiss health, property, and casualty insurance software providers.*
• A Swiss-based pharmaceutical company on its acquisition of certain selected parts of a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company’s primary care portfolio in the Middle East, Africa, and in Ukraine for a total value of more than US$200 million.*
• An Academy Award-winning independent theatrical distribution and production company on its acquisition of a national cinema chain based in the United Kingdom, composed of the cinema business, film distribution company, and home streaming platform.*
• A consortium of private equity and independent investors in connection with the acquisition of a British high-street restaurant chain serving Japanese and pan-Asian cuisine by a casual dining group headquartered in the UK and listed on the LSE.*
• A retail bank on its attempted £100 million acquisition by a leading mortgage provider.*
• A private equity firm on its group reorganization and bolt-on acquisition in connection with a proposed takeover of a financial services business.*
• A private equity firm on its investment in a business creating seaweed-based regenerative packaging materials.*
• A Japanese multinational investment holding company on the US$ 75 million Series C funding round by a digital therapeutics company.*
• A carbon-capture technology solutions provider on certain co-investments by institutional investors, disposals by existing shareholders, and general corporate matters.*
• An institutional investor on the Series C funding round by an international payment solutions platform.*
• A sovereign wealth fund on the Series E funding round by an open banking platform and its subsequent secondary investments.*
• A global early-growth investor on the Series B funding round by a fintech business and its subsequent secondary investments.*
• A consortium of institutional investors on their co-investment in a public healthcare company.*
• An institutional investor on its minority investment in a global online retail nutrition business.*
• A multi-national retail marketplace platform on its debt and equity reorganization, financing and attempted acquisition of a direct-to-consumer retail business.*
• An institutional investor on its investment in a renewable energy business.*
• A global travel group, headquartered in the UK and listed on the LSE, on its attempted refinancing and restructuring of its existing debt, including multi-currency revolving credit facility and bonding facilities.*

*Some of the above matters were handled by Daria prior to joining Sidley.