Jinal Shah

Jinal Shah
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Jinal Shah

Jinal Shah

Partner

Jinal Shah
  1. People /

Jinal Shah

Jinal Shah

Partner

Jinal Shah

Partner

London

UK Office Managing Partner

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 4034

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Biography

Jinal Shah is the Managing Partner of BCLP's UK offices. Jinal is an M&A lawyer with more than 20 years of experience focusing on UK and international cross-border M&A, private equity, joint ventures and strategic investments.

Jinal is ranked as a leading individual in M&A by Chambers and Legal 500 and is described as pragmatic, responsive and commercial” and a “key point of call for cross-border transactions”.

He represents clients on a wide range of commercial agreements and often helps multinational businesses navigate the complex regulatory environments of the different jurisdictions in which they operate.

His clients span a variety of sectors, including infrastructure, food & agriculture, retail, technology, media, entertainment, manufacturing and financial services. Jinal regularly advises on cross-border matters, particularly in emerging markets.

Jinal Shah understood us and felt like part of our team very quickly. One of his strengths was his ability to co-ordinate many different specialisms and understand what we might need to know in order to inform our bid and positions. Ultimately we felt very supported and we could not have done it without him!

Client Testimonial

A leading corporate and M&A lawyer

  • Notable Practitioner: Corporate/M&A, Chambers UK 2022-2023
  • Leading individual: M&A: lower mid-market deals, £100m-£750m, Legal 500 UK 2021-2024
  • Recommended Individual: M&A: Lower Mid-Market, £50m-£500m, Legal 500 UK 2016 - 2021
  • Elite Leading Lawyer: M&A: Lower Mid-Market, £50m-£500m, Legal 500 UK 2020
  • Leading Individual: Corporate/M&A, Chambers UK 2017- 2021
  • Leaders in their Field: Corporate M&A (UK), Chambers Global 2016
  • Recommended Individual: Emerging Markets, Legal 500 UK 2015

A leading corporate and M&A lawyer

  • Notable Practitioner: Corporate/M&A, Chambers UK 2022-2023
  • Leading individual: M&A: lower mid-market deals, £100m-£750m, Legal 500 UK 2021-2024
  • Recommended Individual: M&A: Lower Mid-Market, £50m-£500m, Legal 500 UK 2016 - 2021
  • Elite Leading Lawyer: M&A: Lower Mid-Market, £50m-£500m, Legal 500 UK 2020
  • Leading Individual: Corporate/M&A, Chambers UK 2017- 2021
  • Leaders in their Field: Corporate M&A (UK), Chambers Global 2016
  • Recommended Individual: Emerging Markets, Legal 500 UK 2015

Admissions

  • England and Wales

Education

College of Law of England and Wales, London, L.P.C., 1999

King's College London, LL.M., Master of Law, 1998

King's College London, LL.B., Law, 1997

Experience

Jinal’s experience includes advising:

  • Angel Trains, one of the UK’s largest rolling stock companies, on its acquisition of specialist rail and infrastructure service provider Readypower Group.
  • Evero Energy Group, a specialist investor in the biomass and waste to energy sector, in its acquisition of a portfolio of 20 assets from the UK's Green Investment Bank.
  • Groupe Canal+, the leading pay-TV operator in France, on multiple transactions, including the sale of Poland’s largest broadcaster TVN, a strategic investment in iROKO, Africa’s largest Internet TV operator and the world’s largest online platform for African video content and also in connection with it’s $2.5billion cash offer for MultiChoice Group, Africa's leading entertainment company.
  • Carrefour, the French multinational retail group, on a number of transactions, including the expansion of its international footprint with its long-term franchise arrangement with Electra Consumer Products of Israel.
  • Infracapital’s greenfield funds on multiple investments and acquisitions, including the acquisition of Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, a joint venture with Nokia in Poland to form a Broadband platform, a joint venture investment into Corelink Rail Infrastructure, a rail rolling stock leasing company, and the acquisition of Fibrus, a broadband company based in Northern Ireland.
  • Ocado Group, one of the UK’s largest grocery and fulfilment technology companies, on a new joint venture with French retailer Groupe Casino in France and an acquisition of the US technology company, Myrmex.
  • RAW Charging Group, a leading supplier of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, on a buy-out and growth capital investment by Antin Infrastructure Partners.
  • STEF, a listed European specialist in cold logistics, on its acquisition of Langdon Group, a UK-based cold storage and logistics business.
  • Huuuge, Inc., a global game developer and publisher, on its minority investment in an Israeli Gaming company. 

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