
Corporate
Private Equity
Investment Funds
Molly Elizabeth Nelson is an associate at Latham & Watkins in the Chicago office. She specializes in advising public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and portfolio companies on a wide range of corporate transactions. Molly holds a JD from the University of Chicago Law School, where she co-founded The University of Chicago Business Law Review and served as executive editor. She also earned a BA in Classical Studies & Philosophy from Colgate University. Her experience includes working on business and regulatory challenges for multinational companies, with a focus on investment funds and private equity transactions.
Corporate Transactions
Private Equity and Investment Funds

- Ascensus Specialties acquired Ascensus Specialties from Ascensus Specialties in a recapitalization on 2021-12-07. - Deal value was 3000000000 (source: AI Estimation) Sector: Chemicals; Location: USA. - On the acquirer side, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised, led by Elizabeth Cooper, Ben Schaye, Austin Uhm, Christopher Brown, Benjamin Persina.
Dec 07 2021
3B
Private Equity
Associate
2022 – Unknown

Summer Associate
2021 – 2022
Member of the 2020 Fast Track Class
2020 – 2021

- QTS Realty Trust acted as the acquirer in this Acquisition transaction. - The acquisition targeted assets operating in the Data Centers sector. - The transaction was announced on 06 Oct 2021 with a reported value of 100000000000.0.
Oct 06 2021
10B
Private Equity
1 min
Co-Founder and Executive Editor
2021 – 2022
Research Assistant
2020 – 2020
Corporate Human Resources Intern
2019 – 2019
Senior Admissions Intern
2018 – 2019
Congressional Intern
2018 – 2018
Student Archaeologist and Researcher
2017 – 2017
Camp Counselor
2016 – 2016
Head Lifeguard
2014 – 2015