Priya Shah
Biography
Priya is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Corporate M&A practice in London and advises on a wide range of corporate transactions, including private M&A, carve-outs and reorganisations, joint ventures, equity fundraisings and general corporate advisory work. Priya has broad cross-sector experience covering the consumer, healthcare, industrials, manufacturing, technology and mining sectors. In addition to client work, she is a member of the Firm’s Global India Practice Group and is an active member of the Firm’s London race and ethnicity committee, BakerEthnicity.
Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2023, Priya spent one year working in the corporate legal team at Revolut and maintains a specific interest in developments in the fintech sector. Priya trained and qualified at a Magic Circle firm and has previously worked in London and Singapore.
Representative Legal Matters
Recent transactions in which Priya has been involved include:
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Advised Mayfair Equity Partners on its EUR 35 million series B investment into BizAway, a technology scale-up active in corporate travel management.
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Advised Haleon Plc on the sale of its global (ex-US) smoking cessation business to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Limited for GBP 500 million.
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Advised Accenture Holdings B.V. on its acquisition of GemSeek Consulting EOOD, a Bulgarian-headquartered market research consultancy.
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Advised ZZCM Investments Holdings Plc on its signing of an investment agreement with Abu Dhabi’s mining champion International Resources Holding RSC Limited (IRH) under which IRH commits to invest USD 1.1 billion into Mopani Copper Mines Plc, one of Zambia’s most important copper mining operations.
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Advised Newly Weds Foods, a food products company operating in over 90 countries, on its USD 4 billion plus sale to Redwood Holdings.
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Advised Accenture (UK) Limited on its acquisition of the 6point6 group, a leading UK-based digital technology consultancy.
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Advised Indra Sistemas, S.A., on its proposed entry into a 50:50 joint venture in relation to its tender bid for a UK public transport improvement project.
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Advised on a competitive auction process to facilitate the exit of a large multinational consumer group from Russia.
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Advised eMed LLC, on its acquisition of Babylon Healthcare Services Limited (in administration) and certain assets of Babylon Partners Limited (in administration).
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Advised RSA Security LLC on the separation and sale of its global business for the provision of software and services in governance, risk and compliance management to Cinven for USD 1.385 billion.
Corporate Responsibility
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Advising Women for Women International, an international charity that supports women survivors of war, on its template commercial partnership agreements with private sector corporate fundraisers.
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Previously worked for Advocates for International Development, a global charity that provides an international pro bono brokerage service connecting law firms with charities requiring SDG-focused pro bono assistance.
Admissions
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2020)
Education
- BPP University Law School (Legal Practice Course with Distinction) (2018)
- BPP University Law School (Graduate Diploma in Law with Distinction) (2017)
- University of Oxford (BA History with First Class Honours) (2016)