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Jacob Gray

+353870504754 jacob.gray@kpmglaw.ie View profile

Work Department

KPMG Law LLP

Position

Associate Director

Career

Background

Prior to joining KPMG in 2022, Jacob worked in the corporate team of a leading Irish law firm in Belfast. Jacob has a wide range of experience in all aspects of corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, shareholders matters and general corporate governance requirements.

Professional and industry experience 

Jacob has provided legal services in the following areas:

• Provision of advice to a number of large corporates on various acquisitions and disposals
• Advising on various shareholder matters including shareholders’ agreement, corporate structuring and governance
• Provision of advice on various asset purchasers and sales
• Management of UK and Irish aspects of a number of multinational due diligence exercises
• Advising corporates on internal policies and corporate governance
• Advising founders of various companies in respect of both institutional and private equity investments
• Provision of advice to corporate clients on various commercial contractual issues

Recent Experience 

• Advised European private equity fund on the disposal of its interest in a major Northern Irish business via auction sale
• Advised multinational entity in respect of NI transactional and diligence issues relating to the purchase of certain Northern Ireland based assets as part of wider multijurisdictional transaction
• Advised shareholders of a start-up entity in respect of investment from US private equity fund and the potential future establishment of a US SPAC
• Advised multinational entity in respect of a group restructuring and simplification exercise relating to its UK based entities

Sector Expertise 

 Jacob has advised on matters across a number of sectors including manufacturing, retail and technology.

Education

Solicitor, Law Society of Northern Ireland (2018)

LLB, Queen’s University Belfast (2016)