Debra Ellis

Associate, New York

Biography

Overview

Debra Ellis is an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group, and is resident in the New York office. Ms. Ellis represents corporate clients and private equity funds in domestic and global mergers, acquisitions and equity investments in a broad range of industries.

Bars and Courts
New York
High Court of Australia
New South Wales
Education
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Bachelor of Commerce
University of New South Wales
Languages
English

Experience

Representation of Kelsian Group Limited, an Australian transportation conglomerate, in its US$325 million acquisition of All Aboard America, which conducts charter and bussing services across the United States.

Representation of Vale S.A. (NYSE: VALE), a Brazilian mining company and the largest producer of iron ore and nickel in the world, in its US$400 million sale of its indirect 50% ownership interest in California Steel Industries, a producer of flat-rolled steel and pipe products located in California.

Representation of JTC plc (LON: JTC), a global provider of fund, corporate and private client services on its entry into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire South Dakota Trust Company, the leading independent provider of administration services to the US personal trust sector, for a maximum consideration of US$270 million. The completion of the acquisition will establish JTC as the leading independent provider of administration services to the US personal trust sector. SDTC provides access to over 1,700 high net worth and ultra-high net worth family clients, including more than 100 billionaires and 350 centimillionaires, based on a large intermediary network, which delivers predictable revenues.

Representation of Quad-C Management, Inc. in the sale of its investment in EFC International, a leading value-added distributor of highly-engineered specialty fasteners to the automotive and industrial end-markets.

Representation of Mill Rock Capital and its portfolio companies in its acquisition of Keystone Paper & Box Company.