Christy O'Connell

• Centerbridge Partners | Advised on various transactions including its investment in funding rounds of c.£550 million for Ebury, Santander's global fintech platform focused on cross-border payments and international trade solutions.
• Arcus Infrastructure Partners | Advised on various transactions including its acquisition of WCCTV Group from LDC, the founder and certain other shareholders, and separately on its acquisition of Wifinity from LDC.
• A Global Investment Manager | Advised on a preferred equity investment in the social infrastructure sector.
• Equitix, Aware Super and the UK's National Wealth Fund I Advised on the consortium's investment of £500 million into Eelpower Energy, a UK battery storage platform.
• Foresight Group | Advised in relation to the sale of 70% of Kinetic, the largest bus operator in Australasia, to TPG's Rise Climate Fund.
• Bridgepoint | Advised on the sale of its majority stake in Hobbycraft, the largest arts and crafts retailer in the UK, to Modella Capital.*
• Warburg Pincus and Infinite Electronics, Inc. | Advised on the acquisition of Bulgin Ltd, a UK-based developer and manufacturer of connectors and related components for harsh-environment applications, from Equistone Partners Europe.*
• TPG Capital funds | Advised on co-investment arrangements relating to a majority investment in iNova Pharmaceuticals, a leading independent consumer healthcare and medicine products business in the Asia-Pacific region.*
• Equitix | Advised on its significant minority investment in Viridor Energy alongside KKR Infrastructure and related transactions.*
• A Global Asset Manager | Advised in connection with the carve-out of Lloyd’s Register’s Business Assurance & Inspection Services division (LRQA).*

*Experience prior to joining Ashurst Perkins Coie