Daria Jepps

DARIA JEPPS advises on a broad range of corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border private equity, mergers and acquisitions, distressed mergers and acquisitions, joint-ventures, reorganizations, venture and growth capital investments, and general corporate matters. Daria works with clients investing in a wide range of sectors and asset classes, including financial services, fintech, energy, clean energy transition and renewables, technology, life sciences, infrastructure, e-commerce, and retail.

Prior to joining Sidley, Daria worked in the Corporate Department of another international law firm.

Daria's recent experience includes advising:

• Clara Vista Partners and Portman Holdings LLC in its majority investment in UK-based Ipswich Town Football Club.
• STORY3 Capital Partners, the Los Angeles based private equity firm, on its significant minority investment in Adanola, a leading UK-based athleisure and activewear brand.
• SINGU, a leading European provider of commercial real estate management software, on the strategic investment by K1 Investment Management, LLC, and combination with Micad.
• American Industrial partners and its portfolio company, Grain & Protein Technologies, in the cross-border carve-out acquisition of the agribusiness equipment operations of Munters FoodTech.
• Evri, a portfolio company of funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., in respect of Evri’s acquisition of DHL eCommerce, the e-commerce logistics specialist of DHL Group, as part of the Evri and DHL merger.
• Achieve Partners on its acquisition of global music publisher Wise Music Group’s Digital Education division.
• 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 prior to joining Sidley.