
Biography
ELLIE VERRAN advises on a broad range of UK and cross-border advisory and transactional tax matters, with particular experience in private equity, secondary and public M&A transactions, fund formation work, debt, and equity capital markets transactions. Ellie regularly represents UK and international corporate clients, investments funds, asset managers, and their respective executives.
*Only admitted to practice in New Zealand. Not admitted to practice in New York.
Experience
Representative Matters
Recent examples of Ellie’s work include acting for:
- Bonaccord Capital Partners in connection with its second strategic minority investment in Park Square Capital, one of Europe’s leading credit investment firms with more than US$19 billion in assets under management.
- Grain & Protein Technologies, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, in the cross-border carve-out acquisition of the agribusiness equipment operations of Munters FoodTech.
- 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.
- Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. in the acquisition of The Travel Corporation.
- Buckthorn Partners in its US$210 Million Sale of Coretrax to Expro
- Coupang, Inc. in the completion of its acquisition of the business and assets of Farfetch Holdings plc via a pre-pack administration.
- Atento in its successful UK restructuring plans.
- Stanley Capital Partners on its investment in Roboyo.
- A pan-European private equity sponsor in connection with its €2.85 billion fundraising for its flagship fund.
- A U.S. private equity sponsor on its acquisition of a premier UK holiday company.
- A pan-European private equity sponsor on its minority investment in a testing, inspection, certification, and compliance platform.
- A U.S. private equity sponsor on its £140 million strategic investment in a global provider of digital FX and international payment services.
- Portfolio company of a U.S. private equity sponsor in connection with a £2.815 billion refinancing.
- A U.S. commercial real estate investment firm on its US$1.3 billion acquisition of a majority interest in, and strategic partnership with, a global real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources consultancy.
- A U.K. private equity sponsor in connection with the initial public offering of an online advertising group.
- A U.S. private equity sponsor in connection with various secondary offerings on the NYSE.
Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.
Community Involvement
Membership & Activities
- New Zealand Law Society
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- 新西兰
*Only admitted to practice in New Zealand. Not admitted to practice in New York.
Education
- Victoria University of Wellington, 法学学士, 2017
- Victoria University of Wellington, 商学学士, 2017