Jake Gilbey is an antitrust and competition associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Jake advises clients on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, including merger control, foreign direct investment and general competition law advice and compliance. Jake has advised global corporations and private equity clients across a broad range of industry sectors.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to and since joining Kirkland, Jake has been involved in the following matters:
ChampionX Corporation in its $7.8 billion sale to SLB.*
The Home Depot, Inc. in its $18.3 billion acquisition of SRS Distribution Inc. and its $4.3 billion acquisition of GMS Inc.*
Brookfield Asset Management and affiliates in a number of transactions, including:
the $7.9 billion sale of Westinghouse Electric Company, a global leader in technologies and services to the nuclear power industry, by Brookfield Business Partners to a consortium involving Brookfield Renewable Partners and Cameco Corporation.*
the $900 million acquisition of Fosber, a global leader in the design and production of advanced machinery, parts and services for the corrugated packaging industry.*
the merger between Schoeller Allibert and IPL, creating an international sustainable packaging producer across Europe, the UK and North America with combined pro forma annual revenue of over $1.4 billion.*
Brookfield Renewable’s sale of a 50% stake in its North American distributed energy platform.*
Brookfield Renewable’s partnership with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and Norges Bank Investment Management to launch Northview Energy.*
Bain Capital on an exclusive agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in Everllence.
Bain Capital Tech Opportunities on the pending acquisition of SupplyOn.
Honeywell International in its:
$1.4 billion sale of its Productivity Solutions and Services business to Brady Corporation.
sale of its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions business to American Industrial Partners.
Advent International on its proposed takeover offer for Spectris.*
Eutelsat on its $3.4 billion combination with OneWeb.*
*Prior to joining Kirkland
Prior Experience
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2024, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
The University of LawM.Sc., Law, Business and Managementwith Distinction2022
The University of LawGraduate Diploma in Lawwith Distinction2021
University of CambridgeM.A. (Cantab.); B.A. (Hons), Philosophy 2020