Ellen Ching is a partner in the Paul, Weiss Private Equity M&A Group. She focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and other transactional matters. Ching has represented private equity funds and publicly traded and privately held companies across a broad array of industries including hospitality, healthcare, shipping and consumer products.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | M&A, Private Equity, Restructuring |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A, Private Equity, Restructuring |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | M&A, Private Equity, Restructuring |
Recent representations include advising:
- General Atlantic:
- alongside Hospital for Special Surgery in their acquisition of Legent Health, a portfolio company of BTG Pactual Strategic Capital, and the related launch of a new, independently operated national platform of ambulatory surgery centers
- and an affiliate of General Atlantic, Creative Planning, in its acquisitions of MASECO and SageView Advisory Group; and its minority investment from TPG Capital
- and its portfolio company, OneOncology, in the $2.1 billion sale of the company to AmerisourceBergen
- in its investment in CareCore National; in CareCore National’s merger with MedSolutions; and in eviCore healthcare’s (f/k/a CareCore National) $3.6 billion acquisition by Express Scripts Holding Company
- Apollo Global Management:
- in its acquisition of the Accent Family of Companies, El Rancho Supermercado, Cardenas, Global IID and Tony’s Foods
- in its strategic partnership with Motive Partners
- Canyon Partners in its sale of a 19.9% stake in its business to Dai-ichi Life Holdings
- Oaktree Capital Management:
- in its stock-for-stock sale of its portfolio companies, Oceanbulk Shipping and Oceanbulk Carriers, to Star Bulk Carriers
- in the $1 billion venture and restructuring with Bain Capital and The Related Companies to form International Market Centers
- Berkshire Partners:
- in its acquisition of a majority stake in Harvey Performance Company from Summit Partners
- in its investment in Kendra Scott Design
- Roark Capital Group:
- in its sale of Quala to Advent International
- in a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Jimmy John’s Sandwiches
- Ares Management in their investment, alongside Providence Equity Partners, in OUTFRONT Media
- Frédéric Fekkai, founder of Frédéric Fekkai Brands, in partnership with Cornell Capital in their acquisition of Frédéric Fekkai Brands
- Movado Group in its acquisition of MVMT Watches