HelenScott

Associate

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Helen Scott's practice includes all aspects of employment law. Her experience is broad but with a particular focus on transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, commercial property transactions, outsourcing, and the transfer of undertakings. Her practice covers all facets of labor and employment, including handling sensitive management departures and navigating performance issues and disciplinary investigations. She also represents employers with respect to claims issued before the Employment Tribunals. Helen regularly coordinates global employment matters and has handled many cross-border projects for a wide variety of clients that includes advising on matters such as post-termination restrictive covenants, consultation obligations, and individual negotiations with executives.

Helen has advised a range of clients, including Blackstone, Cardinal Health, Greystar Real Estate Partners, The Riverside Company, True Capital, ACI Worldwide, Daniel J. Edelman, and Five9. Her recent transactions include advising: J.F. Lehman on the sale of its offshore support vessel Global Symphony, Macquarie on its agreement to acquire Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group, and L Brands on its partnership with Next PLC for its company-owned Victoria's Secret business in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Helen also maintains an active pro bono practice. She leads a team of Jones Day volunteers that provide employment advice to employees affected by cancer through Macmillan Cancer Support.

Esperienze

  • Corpay acquires GPS Capital MarketsJones Day advised Corpay, Inc. in the acquisition of GPS Capital Markets, LLC and its subsidiaries, a group that provides business-to-business cross-border and treasury management solutions, in Corpay’s third largest deal ever.
  • ETS acquires PSIJones Day advised Educational Testing Service (ETS) in its acquisition of PSI Services LLC, a global leader in test development and delivery across workforce certification and licensure.
  • AURELIUS acquires The Body ShopJones Day advised private equity investor AURELIUS on its acquisition of The Body Shop from Natura & Co S.A.
  • LaSalle forms JV with Swiss Life Asset ManagersJones Day advised LaSalle Investment Management on a German-focused logistics real estate joint venture with Swiss Life Asset Managers.
  • Affiliate of Centre Lane Partners acquires appliance business from Instant BrandsJones Day advised an affiliate of Centre Lane Partners in the acquisition and financing of the appliances business of Instant Brands, designer and distributor of kitchen and home appliances, including the Instant Pot, pursuant to Section 363 of title 11 of the United States Code.
  • EagleTree Capital acquires MMGY GlobalJones Day advised EagleTree Capital in the acquisition and financing of MMGY Global, a leading integrated marketing firm specializing in travel, tourism and hospitality, from Peninsula Partners and other shareholders.
  • Consilio acquires Lawyers on Demand and SYKEJones Day advised Consilio, Inc. in the acquisition of Lawyers On Demand (LOD), a provider of legal resourcing and SYKE, a legal technology consultancy from Bowmark Capital.
  • Riverside sells Guestline to Access GroupJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the sale of portfolio company Guestline, a UK-based provider of mission critical software for the hospitality sector, to Access Group.
  • VSE Corporation partners with The Loar Group to acquire Desser AerospaceJones Day advised VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC) ("VSE") in its acquisition (the "Acquisition") of Desser Aerospace ("Desser") for a purchase price of $124 million.
  • Stellex completes buyout of David Brown Santasalo GroupJones Day advised Stellex Capital Management LLC on its buyout of DB Santasalo S.à r.l from N4 Partners.
  • Verint acquires QudiniJones Day advised Verint in the acquisition of Qudini Limited, a provider of appointment scheduling solutions.
  • Macquarie agrees to acquire Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group for approximately €2.4 billionJones Day advised Macquarie Asset Management in the execution of a put option agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group for €2.4 billion.
  • J.F. Lehman sells offshore support vessel Global SymphonyJones Day advised J.F. Lehman & Company and its portfolio company, Global Marine, in the sale of the Global Symphony offshore support vessel to Jan de Nul Group, and sale of other related assets to another strategic investor.
  • Greystar acquires build-to-rent scheme in Bermondsey, LondonJones Day advised a joint venture partnership between Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC and a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), in its acquisition from Grosvenor of a landmark build-to-rent ("BTR") scheme in Bermondsey, London.
  • FleetCor invests in Zap-Map Jones Day advised FleetCor Technologies, Inc. in the £5.3 million Series A financing of Next Green Car (d/b/a Zap-Map), the UK’s leading EV charging point mapping service.
  • RIA Advisory receives strategic investment by Avance Investment ManagementJones Day advised RIA Advisory in the strategic investment by Avance Investment Management.
  • Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing partners with Flint HousingJones Day acted as counsel to investment funds managed by an affiliate of MSREF Real Estate Advisor, Inc. in connection with the establishment of a joint venture with the existing shareholders of Flint Housing Limited, a registered provider of social housing.
  • Greystar acquires £291 million portfolio of UK student accommodations from Nido portfolioJones Day represented Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC in the £291 million acquisition of five purpose-built student accommodation ("PBSA") assets from the Nido portfolio.
  • JTC acquires INDOSJones Day advised JTC PLC in its acquisition of INDOS, an industry-leading specialist in the provision of depositary, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) oversight services for c. $56 billion of assets held by UK and International alternative investment funds.
  • Goldman Sachs acquires Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin from BlackstoneJones Day advised Goldman Sachs in connection with the acquisition financing of the Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin from Blackstone.