Ellie’s practice focuses on a variety of complex corporate and transactional matters, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, equity investments and corporate reorganizations for both corporate and middle market private equity sponsors.
Ellie also provides general corporate representation for emerging companies, including advising on structuring and governance matters.
Prior to joining Foley, Ellie was a senior staff attorney for one of the world’s leading middle-market private equity sponsors.
Representative Experience
- Audax Group and its portfolio company, Beacon Mobility, in various add-on acquisitions and corporate matters, including the acquisitions of:
- Alltown Bus Service
- DS Bus Lines and Midwest Bus Sales
- Health Ride Plus/Tri-County Transportation
- Huntington Coach Company
- Audax Group and its portfolio company, DISA Global Solutions, in its acquisition of Crimcheck.
- Kids2, Inc. in its take-private acquisition of Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMR)
- Software AG in its acquisition of StreamSets, Inc.
- SymphonyAI, in its acquisition of NetReveal from BAE Systems.
Awards and Recognition
- Recipient, Pro Bono Honors Award
Foley Represents Foley Products Company in Sale to CMC
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Foley Products Company, the largest regional supplier of precast concrete solutions in the United States, in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) for a cash purchase price of $1.84 billion, subject to customary adjustments.
Foley Represents Five Elms Capital in $51M Series C Investment in Spacelift
Foley & Lardner LLP represented Five Elms Capital, a software-focused growth equity firm, in its lead investment in the $51 million Series C funding round of Spacelift, an infrastructure orchestration platform that manages the entire infrastructure lifecycle across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
Foley Represents Johnny Clean Car Wash in Sale to El Car Wash
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Johnny Clean Car Wash in its sale to El Car Wash, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus.
Foley Advises Mobico Group on $608M Sale of North America School Bus Business
Foley & Lardner LLP represented Mobico Group PLC in the proposed sale of its North America School Bus business to I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investment manager for an enterprise value of up to $608 million.
Foley Represents Housatonic Partners and Universal Gaming Group in Universal Gaming Group’s Combination with Delaware North’s Gaming Business
Foley & Lardner LLP represented Housatonic Partners and Universal Gaming Group (UGG), an Illinois route-gaming operator, in UGG’s recent combination with Gaming & Entertainment Management – Illinois LLC (GEM), a subsidiary of global hospitality and entertainment company Delaware North.
Foley Represents ORS Nasco, Portfolio Company of Wynnchurch Capital, in Acquisition of R3 Safety
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to ORS Nasco, a North American wholesaler of industrial MRO supplies and a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, in its acquisition of R3 Safety from Bunzl plc.