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Emma Ireland

Associate, Corporate

London

Phone: 44-020-3023-5119
Fax: 44-020-3023-5419

Overview

Emma Ireland is an associate in the Corporate practice and the ESG & Sustainable Finance practice in the London office of Paul Hastings. Ms. Ireland has broad transactional and advisory experience, representing private equity firms, financial institutions, and public and private companies in ESG matters, as well as domestic and cross-border capital markets, leveraged finance, and M&A transactions.

Education

  • Stanford Law School, J.D. 2019
  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A. 2016

Representations

  • THOM Group (and sponsor) in its €850 million offering of 144A / Reg S sustainability-linked senior secured notes and the accompanying refinancing
  • AngloGold Ashanti in its corporate restructuring to change its domicile to the United Kingdom and obtain a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange
  • The lead arrangers in connection with senior facilities to finance the acquisition of Palex Medical by private equity firms Apax Partners LLP and Fremman Capital
  • Vencora UK Limited in its all-cash tender offer for all publicly held shares of CREALOGIX
  • AngloGold Ashanti in its approximately $370 million all-cash private acquisition of the common shares (not already owned by AngloGold Ashanti) of Corvus Gold Inc.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with Smurfit Kappa Group plc’s €1 billion offering of Reg S sustainability-linked senior notes
  • Picard Surgelés (and sponsor) in its €1.71 billion offering of 144A / Reg S sustainability-linked senior and senior secured notes and the accompanying refinancing
  • ASOS plc in its equity raise, comprising a £75 million cashbox placing and £5 million retail offer

Involvement

  • Member of the Sustainable Finance Steering Committee, AFME
  • Member of the Impact Investing Working Group, Invest Europe
  • Member, UK Finance

Practice Areas

Investment Funds & Private Capital

Investment Management

Secondary & Fund Transactions

Private Investment Funds

ESG & Sustainable Finance

ESG & Impact


Languages

English


Admissions

New York Bar


Education

Stanford Law School, J.D. 2019

University of California, Berkeley, B.A. 2016