Marcia Ellis
Morrison & FoersterAdvising notable clients such as Ascendent Capital Partners, Happiness Capital, and Ally Bridge Group, the team at Morrison & Foerster is active across the life sciences and education sectors. Practice head Marcia Ellis is noted for her specialism in public M&A, buyouts, and disposals and acquisitions. Yilong Luo is recommended for his broad knowledge of privatisations and de-SPAC transactions, while Chloe Chen has vast expertise in venture capital financings. Maureen Ho has now left the firm.
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Key clients
- Ark Pacific Capital
- Ally Bridge Group
- Alibaba Group
- Affirma Capital Managers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Ascendent Capital Partners
- Bain Capital Credit
- BlackRock
- C2 Capital
- Celadon Partners
- Farallon Capital Asia
- GLP
- Intudo Ventures
- Hony Capital
- Macquarie
- PAG
- NewQuest Capital Partners
- Prax Capital
- Princeton Digital Group
- Serenity Capital
- SoftBank Group Corp
- SoftBank Vision Fund
- Vectr Ventures
Work highlights
- Advised Ascendent Capital Partners on its agreement to privatise Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. in an all-cash deal valuing Hollysys at approximately US$1.66 billion.
- Advised Ascendent Capital Partners as an existing investor on a merger of the core overseas education business of NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited with Gravitas Education Holdings Inc.
- Represented Celadon Partners in its launch of GeneFab, LLC, and represented GeneFab in its acquisition of chemistry, manufacturing, and controls capabilities from Senti Biosciences, Inc. at a valuation of approximately $38 million.
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Marcia Ellis