Overview
Carol advises private equity houses and other financial sponsors on the full range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, co-investments, joint ventures, and corporate reorganisations. She has particular experience on cross-border and international transactions and in the infrastructure, technology, and healthcare sectors.
Carol completed a six-month secondment to Westpac Banking Corporation in 2018 where she advised on the bank’s response to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry in Australia, and related projects.
Work Highlights
Carol’s recent experience includes advising:
- DigitalBridge and Vantage Data Centers on:
- AustralianSuper’s €1.5bn investment in Vantage Data Centers’ EMEA platform for a significant minority stake.
- a US$9.2bn equity investment in Vantage Data Centers in EMEA and North America, led by investment vehicles managed by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. and Silver Lake.
- DigitalBridge on:
- the sale of Digita Group to GI Partners.
- on its exit from Wildstone, the leading owner of independent outdoor media infrastructure in the UK, to Antin Infrastructure Partners for an enterprise value of £950m.
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on:
- its 50% investment into an €8bn European data centre partnership with Goodman Group (ASX: GMG).
- the sale of their 48.02% voting stake in Arqiva Group Limited, a UK-based wireless infrastructure provider of television and radio broadcasting services, to Digital 9 Infrastructure for £459m.
- Blackstone on the sale of Lombard International Assurance to Utmost.
- Wendel Group on its €625m investment in Globeducate, alongside current shareholder Providence Equity Partners (PEP) in a 50/50 arrangement, based on an enterprise value of approx. €2bn.
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) on its acquisition of 25% of SSE plc's electricity transmission network business for £1.465bn.
- Ara Partners on its investment in CF Pathways, a provider of net-zero solutions and sustainable energy supply across Europe and the UK helping large customers navigate the energy transition.
- BlackRock Global Renewable Power on its investment into IONITY, Europe’s leading high power charging network company, as part of a €700m investment round, together with existing shareholders BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz AG, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Group, KIA, Volkswagen Group, Audi and Porsche.
- Vodafone Hutchison Australia on its merger by scheme of arrangement with TPG (formerly ASX:TPM), with the new entity, TPG Telecom Limited (ASX:TPB) having a pro forma value of approximately AU$15bn on listing.
- AIMCo, La Caisse and CIC: on various co-investment transactions.
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