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    Ian Ferreira

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    London +44-20-7959-8900
    ferreirai@sullcrom.com
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    Ian Ferreira is a partner in the Firm’s Tax Group. He is a trusted advisor to many of the world’s leading financial sponsors and investors on UK and international tax matters across private equity, M&A, funds and complex restructurings.

    Ian’s practice covers the full spectrum of the asset management industry, with a particular focus on asset management M&A and restructuring, primary fundraises across all asset classes, GP liquidity solutions and fund secondary transactions, management company structuring, and global carry and co-investment planning.

    Ian is recognised as a leading tax lawyer by the legal directories and has been praised by clients for his ability to provide clear and commercial guidance on complex issues with one client commenting that he, “makes complex tax structuring look as easy as one can. He is responsive, courteous and very talented,” while another notes, “He has a brilliant mind, he is ultra dedicated and he is commercial.”

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    Experience

    Experience

    Ian’s recent experience* includes:

    Strategic corporate advisory / M&A

    • GLP / GLP Capital Partners (GCP):
      • €3bn acquisition of Gazeley; €1bn acquisition of Eastern Europe portfolio.  Transactions involved multi-party JV agreements, REIT establishments, and complex reorganisations
      • Establishment of GLP’s pan-European fund management business; restructuring of asset management business (in US, Brazil, Europe, China, Japan, HK, India)
      • Strategic minority sale in GCP to AIA
      • $5.2bn sale of the ex-China business of GCP to Ares
      • Advising Ares’ real assets and digital infrastructure divisions

    • ISquared on various corporate reorganisation matters
    • GHO on various corporate and financing matters
    • Multiple London / European office structurings (Arctos, Thoma Bravo, General Catalyst, Arctos, Bridge Industrial and others)

    Asset management M&A

    • Park Square on minority sale to Bonaccord in 2022
    • Arctos on acquisition of permanent stake, and preferred financing of management buyout of BCI stake, in Hayfin
    • IK on control sale to Wendel
    • Proprium on control sale to L&G

    Private capital M&A

    • Blue Owl: UK REIT programmatic joint venture with Supermarket Income REIT
    • Summit Partners on multiple European M&A matters
    • Waterland on the sale of United Petfoods to a continuation fund, including related fund-raise and carry / co-invest structuring
    • Montagu on the sale of Wireless Logic from Fund V to a continuation fund
    • HarbourVest as lead investor on multiple continuation fund acquisitions and direct investments

    Equity Capital Markets

    • Trive Capital on the take private of UK-based entertainment group, Tenpin
    • Multiple SPAC listings (including founder equity tax structuring) for Towerbrook, AEA, Tifosy, HIG, Tailwind and others

    Financing

    • GLP on multiple European real estate financing transactions
    • Summit Partners on multiple LBO financings
    • Montagu Partners, Inflexion Partners and others on various NAV facilities

    Fund Formation

    • Buyout/mega-buyout: Nordic Capital, Vitruvian, Inflexion, Waterland, Montagu, Equistone, Towerbrook, IK, Softbank, Eurazeo, Noteus
    • Real assets / infrastructure: Blue Owl, ISquared, TPG, Oaktree, Carlyle, AMP Capital, Basalt, Tract
    • Credit (closed-ended and evergreen): Blue Owl, Pollen Street, Oaktree, AMP Capital
    • GP stakes / liquidity: Arctos, HarbourVest, Blue Owl (Dyal), Landmark (Ares)
    • Pan-European / global NFRE, carried interest co-invest planning for multiple sponsors

    *Includes matters undertaken prior to joining S&C.

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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    • Chambers UK: Band 2 in Tax: Investment Funds (2025)
    • The Legal 500 UK: Recommended for Corporate Tax (2025)
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    News

    News

    • S&C Advises Wren House in Agreement To Form 50/50 Joint Venture with T-Mobile

      Client Highlights May 1, 2026
    • S&C Advises Lazard on Its Acquisition of Campbell Lutyens

      Client Highlights April 30, 2026
    • Ian Ferreira Shares Insights on UK Tax Trends with Tax Journal

      Press Mentions April 13, 2026
    • Sullivan & Cromwell Advises Inflexion on Acquisition Financing of Marioff

      Client Highlights March 31, 2026
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Nottingham Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2006
    • Nottingham Law School, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2005
    • University of Oxford, B.A., 2004

    Bar Admissions

    • England and Wales
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • Tax
    • Credit & Leveraged Finance
    • Europe
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Private Equity
    • Restructuring & Special Situations
    • UK Tax
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