Jake is a second year trainee solicitor in the Thames Valley Corporate team. He actively leads the legal due diligence process, provides support to deal teams and project manages deals.
He has experience on a wide array of M&A and PE transactions and some of his recent experiences includes:
- acting for NVM and other shareholders of Pareto FM on their disposal to Pictet;
- acting for LDC on the MBO of Message Direct;
- acting for the shareholders of Bravissimo on their sale to Wacoal Europe;
- acting for YFM on the MBO of Stacatruc;
- acting for GEMS Education on their disposal of Sherfield School;
- acting for Trimble on a large multi-jurisdictional reorganisation;
- acting for Chevron Traffic Management on several bolt-on acquisitions;
- acting for Shuttercraft on their restructuring and refinancing;
- acting for LDC backed Onecom on numerous acquisitions; and
- acting for the shareholders of Linstol on their disposal to Florida based PE house Osprey Capital (part of the Hoffman Family of Companies).
Jake was seconded to Meridian for four months where he gained experience in private equity and corporate finance. He also has experience working in-house at a commercial property firm before joining Shoosmiths in 2021.
Jake read law at university where he graduated with an upper second-class qualification. He then studied his Legal Practice Course, graduating with a distinction.