Ed Moberly

Partner

Tax

Overview

Ed Moberly is a tax partner in the London office focusing on complex, high-value cross-border transactional tax matters, with a particular emphasis on private equity and infrastructure investments. He advises a range of leading global private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, financings and continuation fund transactions across Europe. He also advises sponsors on internal tax matters, including structuring, governance and related legal and regulatory developments.

Experience

KKR on the investment in Enilive
Galderma Group AG on the structuring and implementation of its IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange
TDR Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in Asda Group and on the subsequent agreement to acquire Zuber Issa’s shares in the supermarket chain
Asda Group in the acquisition of EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for an enterprise value of c. £2.27 billion
Blackstone on the acquisition of Winthrop Technologies
Digital 9 Infrastructure plc on the sale Ardian of 100 percent of Verne Global, a leading data center platform diversified across the UK and Nordics. Verne Global’s Northern European data center platform includes five data center campuses in London, Iceland and Finland
Triton Partners in its formation of Triton IV Continuation Fund
KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of Sport Group
Various financing matters, including KKR-backed IVIRMA Global to complete its €1.25 billion refinancing and Zentiva Group in the amendment and extension of its €1.825 billion European TLB facility and €145 million revolving credit facility
KKR and its portfolio companies in numerous transactions, including:
- its acquisition of a stake in FiberCop;
- its acquisition of nexeye;
- its acquisition of Telecom Italia’s fixed-line network; and
- its acquisition of Eugin Group
Ryan Specialty on the purchase of London-based managing general underwriting platform Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited from Arch Financial Holdings (UK) Limited and minority shareholders
Solum Partners on:
- the sale of Bomarea and the Peruvian operations of AvoAmerica to Unifrutti Group, a portfolio company of ADQ
- its strategic partnership with Fountain Plants