Kayleigh Ansell
Kayleigh Ansell
Kayleigh Ansell
Biography
Kayleigh advises domestic and international clients on a variety of matters including M&A, private equity, carve-outs and joint ventures alongside general corporate work.
Prior to joining BCLP, Kayleigh was an associate at a London-based Magic Circle firm and, previously, a leading New Zealand law firm.
Admissions
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New Zealand
Related Capabilities
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Corporate
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Private Equity
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M&A & Corporate Finance
Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Ventiga Capital Partners, J. Leon and management shareholders on the sale of Thesis Holdings Limited to Pollen Street Capital.
- A global private equity firm on its establishment of a strategic ongoing co-investment arrangement across more than 10 European jurisdictions.*
- A global, publicly-listed company on the carve-out of one of its largest consumer product portfolios across more than 50 jurisdictions.*
- A global private equity firm on its acquisition of a majority stake in a European challenger bank.*
- A global private equity firm on its acquisition of a multi-jurisdiction loan portfolio and establishment of a joint venture.*
- A financial services company on its proposed acquisition of a European competitor.*
- A UK chartered organisation on its internal governance review.*
- A UK renewable energies client on its group reorganisation.*
- A global private equity firm on its disposal of its logistics portfolio companies.*
- A FTSE 100 company on its proposed acquisition of a competitor in the housing sector.*
- A British multinational telecommunications company, on its takeover.*
- A European telecommunications company, on acquisition of stake in a global CPaaS business.*
- A New Zealand private equity firm on various acquisitions, bolt-ons and divestments, alongside general funds and portfolio company advise, including in the medical, transport and logistics, technology and consumer sectors.*
- A New Zealand publicly listed company on its divestment of its early childhood education and care portfolio.*
- An Australasian insurance company on its acquisition of a loss adjustment and claims management business.*
- A global private equity firm on its acquisition of a New Zealand livestock business.*
- A FTSE 100 company on its acquisition of a New Zealand medical supply company.*
- A leading New Zealand retirement village operator on its scheme of arrangement.*
- A San Francisco venture capital fund on its investment into a New Zealand software startup.*
- One of Australasia’s largest private equity firms on its acquisition of a New Zealand tertiary education business.*
- A publicly-listed Japanese financial services company on its overseas investment application for increasing its stake in a global bank.*
Joint Ventures
- A pension fund in relation establishing and then expanding a joint venture/co-investment arrangement in the hotel sector.*
Other
- National Grid plc, a British multinational electricity and gas utility company, on its c.£70 billion fully underwritten Rights Issue.*
- A renewable energies client on their group reorganisation including the consolidation and redesignation of share capital and various intragroup transfers.*
- Waste management company’s restructuring of a public company in liquidation and requotation on the NZX Main Board.*
* Denotes experience prior to joining BCLP
Related Insights
News
Jul 17, 2026
Jul 17, 2026
BCLP advises Ventiga Capital Partners, J. Leon and management shareholders on the sale of Thesis Holdings Limited