Caleb McConnell

Caleb McConnell is a Partner in the Firm’s U.K. Tax Practice. He advises clients on the tax aspects of a broad range of U.K. and international corporate and funds matters, with a particular emphasis on complex tax structuring of investment funds, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and fund financings. Recognized by The Legal 500 for his prowess on tax matters, Caleb has advised clients including Blackstone, BlackRock, Bridgepoint Group and Apax, among others.

Caleb’s representative transactions include:

• Bridgepoint Group in its IPO, as well as in the addition of Energy Capital Partners and affiliated entities (“ECP”) to its group
• BlackRock in its $4.5 billion offering of senior notes and Sukuk trust certificates
• Baring Private Equity Asia in its acquisition by EQT AB
• Blackstone (and select portfolio companies) in its acquisition of Civica, as well as its acquisition of a controlling stake in Mphasis Limited and its sale of Butlin’s
• SCC Power in its acquisition of the business enterprise of Stoneway
• Silver Lake in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Euroclear
• Advantage Partners in its ¥130 billion fundraise for AP VII Series Funds
• Corsair Capital in connection with a strategic minority investment by BCI into ZEDRA
• Baltic Classifieds Group in its IPO and admission to the Official List in the U.K. and to trading on the London Stock Exchange

Caleb received his M.S., with distinction, from the University of Oxford. He received his Bachelor of Laws, with first-class honours, and his Bachelor of Commerce, with distinction, from Victoria University of Wellington. Caleb is admitted to practice in New Zealand.