About Emily

Emily Downie is a senior associate in the global Corporate Practice in Leeds, with experience in UK and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. Emily has experience acting for private equity and venture capital investors, as well as acting for public and private companies, management teams and individual sellers.

Experience

  • Advising the shareholders of financial services and legal provider, Progeny, on their incoming investment from Further Global.
  • Advising Ligentia Group on its acquisition of VGL Solid Group.
  • Advising Mobeus Equity Partners on its investment into internet service provider, Orbital Internet Group.
  • Acting for the shareholders of the IDHL Group on the sale of the business to Bridgepoint Development Capital.
  • Acting for Transunion on its investment into personal credit platform provider, Monevo Limited.
  • Advising the shareholders of digital consultancy Hippo Digital on their incoming investment from Growth Capital Partners.
  • Advising the shareholders of digital agency Search Laboratory Limited on their sale to Havas.
  • Acting for the shareholders of Smartsearch Limited on the incoming investment from Marlin Equity Partners.
  • Advising ECI Partners LLP and the shareholders of Auction Technology Group (ATG) on their sale to TA Associates.
  • Advising private equity firms, including ECI Partners, Mobeus Equity Partners and Inflexion, on various investments and acquisitions.

Credentials

Education
  • BBP Law School, L.P.C., 2016
  • Newcastle University, 2015
Admissions
  • England and Wales, 2019

Expertise