Consortium Transactions for Institutional Investors

Kady Ashley is a Partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate and securities matters.  She has spent over 27 years in Skadden’s Washington D.C. office, representing buyers and sellers in a variety of transactions and industries, including public and private transactions in energy and infrastructure, biotech, publishing and digital marketing.  She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Duke University.

John is a corporate partner who advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, with a focus on the Energy and Infrastructure sector. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, co-investments and carve-outs, often with a cross-border element.

John previously worked at OMERS Infrastructure, one of the world’s leading infrastructure investors, as Managing Director and global co-head of legal.

Experienced lawyer with 20 years’ multi-jurisdictional legal experience in the financial sector in Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom. Specialist understanding of various financing structures and extensive experience in all aspects of investments. Strong leader with focus on relationships, Olga is strategic and passionate about playing a role in achieving the best investments outcomes.

In her current role, Olga is leading a high-performing legal team focusing on Infrastructure, Property and Debt investments across Australia, the UK and the US.

Blair joined OMERS Infrastructure in August 2018. As Managing Director, Legal, Blair provides legal advice and support to the transaction teams regarding new investment opportunities and the management of existing assets throughout North America.  Blair is currently a member of the board of directors of Navisun and the Oncor Cares Foundation.

Blair was previously at WebMD Health Corp., where she provided legal services and support on M&A activity and commercial issues related to WebMD’s health services and consumer website businesses. Prior to WebMD, Blair spent time in private practice in New York, where she focused on M&A transactions and private equity investments.

Blair has a BCom (Honours) and a J.D. from Queen’s University. Blair is called to the bars in both New York and Ontario.

Brendan Moylan is a partner in Weil’s Private Equity Infrastructure team. Brendan has acted for infrastructure funds and direct investors in market leading M&A and corporate transactions across a broad range of infrastructure assets, including energy, power, renewables, transport, digital, water and waste, and social infrastructure.

Brendan is described by clients as “one of the foremost infrastructure M&A practitioners”. Clients also mention that “He is my absolute, go-to counsel on any significant or complex mandate. His no-nonsense approach is a fantastic strength when it comes to getting difficult transactions over the line” and that “I cannot think of anyone I would rather have advising me on a complex infrastructure deal.” Brendan is listed in the Hall of Fame for Infrastructure M&A by Legal 500 and as a Band 1 Infrastructure practitioner by Chambers.

Mr. Stine represents private equity firms, as well as public and private companies, in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, restructurings and other corporate transactions.

Mr. Stine has advised clients in stock and asset deals and other transactional matters in industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, gaming, grocery, real estate, power and energy and infrastructure. His practice focuses primarily on transactions involving renewable and clean energy assets, power generation and transmission assets, and other power, energy and infrastructure assets located in the United States and overseas.

Emma is Senior Forum Director and Financial Services Lead at Cambridge Executive Connections (CEC), a subsidiary of Cambridge Forums, Inc. Naturally curious and a lifelong learner, Emma has developed and managed a variety of meetings in both the profit and non-profit sectors. Before joining Cambridge, Emma was Assistant Vice President, Global Marketing at State Street in Canada, where she spent close to two decades of her career, offering her a great depth of knowledge and understanding of the financial and investment sectors. In Emma’s current role, she leads CEC’s Financial Services portfolio, including programs for institutional investors, banking, private funds, risk, and governance professionals.