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Gateley Legal Offices
SHIP CANAL HOUSE
98 KING STREET
MANCHESTER
M2 4WU
England
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Paul Jefferson
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Paul heads up the Gateley Private Equity group and has over 25 years of corporate transactional experience.
He leads a variety of M&A deals, specialising in private equity transactions, such as management buy-out/buy-in and development capital investments, as well as advising on mergers and acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures.
Paul also advises on fund formation and constitution for a range of private and institutional investors and limited partners both in the UK and offshore, advising fund managers and limited partners in those structures.
Career
Trained: Watson Burton, Newcastle upon Tyne; qualified 1994; DLA Piper 1996-2006 (partner, corporate group 2000-06); Halliwells LLP (partner group) 2006-10; Gateley partner 2010 to date.
Languages
French.
Memberships
The Law Society.
Education
Newcastle Royal Grammar School; University of Liverpool (1990 2:1 LLB); College of Law, York (1991 LSF).
Leisure
Paul’s interests include football (Newcastle United), rugby, golf and skiing.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
(Leading individuals)The corporate and commercial team at Gateley Legal is ‘client-centric, pragmatic and provides clear concise advice’. In addition to acting on private equity transactions, the practice advises on significant M&A deals in sectors including leisure, healthcare and energy. The team is headed by Charles Glaskie who works with a client roster of both private and public companies. Rebecca Grisewood routinely handles disposals and joint ventures with a particular focus on private equity. Paul Jefferson advises on fund formation for a range of private and institutional investors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals North West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Corporate and commercial: Manchester North West > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Planning and environment
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Planning and environment