A Partner in the Firm’s Tax Practice, Drew Purcell advises clients on an array of tax matters, including financing, credit, M&A, spin off and private equity transactions. Drew’s clients have included Blackstone, Hilton Worldwide, PPL Corporation and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc.
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Work Highlights
- La Quinta on the spin-off of CorePoint Lodging
- Hilton Worldwide on the spin-off of its hotel ownership (as a REIT) and timeshare businesses
- SunGard on its sale to Fidelity National Information Services
- Blackstone on the spinoff of its advisory business
- Johnson Controls on the sale of its Scott Safety business to 3M
- Blackstone on its acquisition of a stake in Leonard Green & Partners
- New Mountain Partners on private equity and real estate funds
- Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc. on funds focusing on the infrastructure sectors
- PPL Corporation on the spin-off of its generation business and combination with affiliates of Riverstone
Education
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Duke University, 2004 B.A.
magna cum laude
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New York University School of Law, 2008 J.D.
magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Executive Editor, NYU Law Review
Associations
- New York State Bar Association Tax Section
Drew Purcell is a Partner in the Firm’s Tax Practice, where he advises clients on an array of tax matters, including financing, credit, M&A, spin off and private equity transactions.
Drew’s representative transactions have included:
- La Quinta on the spin-off of CorePoint Lodging
- Hilton Worldwide on the spin-off of its hotel ownership (as a REIT) and timeshare businesses
- SunGard on its sale to Fidelity National Information Services
- Blackstone on the spinoff of its advisory business
- Johnson Controls on the sale of its Scott Safety business to 3M
- Blackstone on its acquisition of a stake in Leonard Green & Partners
- New Mountain Partners on private equity and real estate funds
- Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Inc. on funds focusing on the infrastructure sectors
- PPL Corporation on the spin-off of its generation business and combination with affiliates of Riverstone
Drew received his J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from New York University School of Law in 2008, where he was an Executive Editor of the NYU Law Review. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Duke University in 2004. He is admitted to practice in New York.