Paul Kirk

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Paul has advised on a number of corporate transactions, working with clients operating in the energy, healthcare, retail and consumer sectors.

Paul is admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales. He graduated with a Master of Laws degree (LLM) from Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland in 2016, and a Bachelor of Psychology from Ulster University, Ireland in 2013.

Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Paul worked at PwC Legal Middle East.

Experience

• Advising Simpson Spence Young (SSY), the world’s largest independent shipbroker, on its acquisition of F3 Offshore Group, the offshore specialist shipbroker with offices in Hamburg and Dubai.
• Advising on the management buyout of Gymnation, the largest chain of fitness centres in the UAE, to a listed UK company.
• Advising the shareholders of Al Shirawi US Chillers on a 100 per cent sale of their regional and US chillers business to Dalkia (EDF Group).
• Advising a client on the vendor due diligence exercise in connection with the proposed acquisition of an international ESG consultancy business, spanning the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the UK.
• Advising a Lebanese investment company on the acquisition of a Dubai-based medical distributor business.
• Advising a large retail and consumer company on the pre-sale vendor due diligence exercise in respect of one of the largest supermarket brands in the Middle East.
• Advising the founder of a consulting company on the sale of a UAE home-grown consultancy business to a global professional services firm.

*Experience gained prior to joining Clyde & Co