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Ellie Dunne

Senior Consultant

Email: 

ellie.dunne@ignition.law

Ellie has many years’ experience as a corporate lawyer working on a wide range of transactions.

Prior to joining Ignition as a consultant in 2026, Ellie worked at Freshfields for many years, and also spent time in their New York office.  She has previously been seconded to HSBC, working in London and Vancouver. She trained in Irish law firm A&L Goodbody, and is a dual qualified English and Irish solicitor.

She advises a broad range of clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganisations and other corporate advisory and transactional work across various sectors.

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Experience

Prior to joining Ignition, Ellie advised:

  • JD Sports Fashion Plc on its acquisition of Hibbett, Inc. (a US athletic fashion retailer) and its acquisition of Courir (a French retail business).
  • Entain plc on its public takeover defence against DraftKings, its sale of InterTrader and its acquisition of Avid Gaming.
  • HSBC on the Saudi British Bank’s merger with Alawwal.
  • Etex on the sale of its UK clay and concrete roofing tiles and components business to Inflexion.
  • Labora Holdings, parent company of City Electrical Factors, on the acquisition of the Segen group, the leading global wholesale distributor of solar PV, energy storage systems, electric vehicle charging and associated components.
  • Equitable Life on its scheme of arrangement, Part VII transfer and sale to Utmost Life and Pensions.
  • Aberdeen Asset Management on its all-share merger with Standard Life.
  • London Stock Exchange Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in the LCH Group and related governance arrangements.
  • Marsh on its cash acquisition of Jelf Group.
  • Bank of Montreal on its acquisition of F&C Asset Management plc.

Education & Training

  • University College Dublin, Ireland (Business and Law)
  • Smurfit School of Business, Ireland (Masters in Finance)

Other Interests

When not running after her three young children, Ellie enjoys pilates and yoga. She is also actively involved with various initiatives at her children’s school.

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