Ellie has extensive experience as a corporate lawyer working on a wide range of transactions. She advises on domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate reorganisations, joint ventures and other corporate advisory and transactional work for a range of listed and unlisted clients. Her practice spans a range of sectors, with a particular focus on financial institutions.
Ellie is a dual qualified English and Irish solicitor.
Expertise
Ellie advises buyers and sellers on share and business sales and acquisitions, including deal structuring, due diligence and negotiation of key transaction terms.
Experience
Advised JD Sports Fashion Plc on its acquisition of Hibbett, Inc. and its acquisition of Courir.
Advised Etex on the sale of its UK clay and concrete roofing tiles and components business to Inflexion.
Advised Labora Holdings, parent company of City Electrical Factors on its acquisition of the Segen group, a global wholesale distributor of solar PV and energy solutions.
Advised Equitable Life on its scheme of arrangement, Part VII transfer and sale to Utmost Life and Pensions.
Advised Aberdeen Asset Management on its all-share merger with Standard Life.
Advised London Stock Exchange Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in the LCH Group and related governance arrangements.
Advised Marsh on its cash acquisition of Jelf Group.
Advised Bank of Montreal on its acquisition of F&C Asset Management plc.
Ellie advises on joint venture arrangements, and shareholder and governance arrangements, including to set out ownership rights, decision-making powers, and exit arrangements.
Experience
Advised a financial institution on its ownership and governance arrangements via a new shareholder agreement.
Advised on a complex shareholder agreement for a tech start-up involving multiple founders and institutional investors.
Ellie advises financial institutions and insurers on M&A, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations.
Experience
Advised HSBC on the Saudi British Bank’s merger with Alawwal Bank and on various fintech joint venture arrangements and strategic partnerships.
Advised Equitable Life on its scheme of arrangement, Part VII transfer and subsequent sale to Utmost Life and Pensions.
Advised Hartford Financial Services Group on the restructuring of its UK legacy insurance businesses into a single run-off entity.
Advised London Stock Exchange Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in LCH Group and the proposed sale of LCH SA to Euronext.
Advised Aberdeen Asset Management on its all-share merger with Standard Life.
Advised Marsh on its cash acquisition of Jelf Group.
Advised Bank of Montreal on its acquisition of F&C Asset Management plc.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Ellie qualified as a solicitor in 2010. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2026, she worked at the following firms:
