Ellen Baker

Associate

Ellen Baker represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies in mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and other strategic transactions. She works with a range of clients, but has particular experience in the technology industry.

Representative Engagements

  • Sunstone Partners and its portfolio company, Thirdera, in the sale of Thirdera to Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH).
  • Sverica Capital Management in a strategic growth investment in Zyston, a provider of comprehensive end-to-end cybersecurity solutions.
  • Serent Capital in its investment in LinkIt!, a K-12 software company dedicated to improving student performance through the efficient use of data.

Education & Credentials

University of Notre Dame
JD, 2022, cum laude
Senior Notes Editor, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy
Georgetown University
BA, 2018

Admissions

Massachusetts

Ellen's Insights

Announcements 11.25.2024

Choate Represents Empyrean Solutions in Significant Investment from Hg

Choate represented Empyrean Solutions, a leading provider of risk and performance management software for financial institutions, in a significant strategic investment from Hg, a leading investor in European and North American software businesses.

Announcements 09.09.2024

Choate Represents Venminder in Acquisition by Ncontracts

Choate represented Venminder, a unified platform for managing third-party risk, in its acquisition by Ncontracts, a leading provider of integrated compliance, risk, and vendor management solutions to the financial services industry.

Announcements 01.29.2024

Revela Foods, a New Heritage Capital Portfolio Company, Acquired by Archer Daniels Midland

Choate represented New Heritage Capital and its portfolio company, Revela Foods, in the sale of Revela to Archer Daniels Midland, a fortune 50 company.

Announcements 09.29.2023

Tomorrow and Half Helix Merger Backed by BV Investment Partners

Choate represented BV Investment Partners (BV) as they served as the financial sponsor for the new merger announced by leading Shopify Plus platform service partners, Tomorrow and Half Helix, creating the largest independent pure play Shopify service partner in the world.

Announcements 07.12.2023

Sverica Capital Management Makes Growth Investment in Zyston

Choate represented Sverica Capital Management in a strategic growth investment in Zyston, a provider of comprehensive end-to-end cybersecurity solutions that enable businesses to improve their security posture and program management maturity.

Announcements 01.09.2023

Serent Capital Invests in LinkIt!

Choate represented Serent Capital in its investment in LinkIt!, a K-12 software company dedicated to improving student performance through the efficient use of data.