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Jinal Shah

Jinal Shah
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Jinal Shah

Jinal Shah

Partner


London
Jinal Shah
  1. People

Jinal Shah

Jinal Shah

Partner


London

Jinal Shah

Partner

London

UK Office Managing Partner

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Biography

Jinal Shah is the UK Managing Partner of BCLP, responsible for the firm’s UK business. He works closely with colleagues across the firm’s international platform to support its key priorities and ensure effective integration across practices and regions. He is also a leading corporate and M&A lawyer with over 25 years of experience advising on complex cross-border M&A, private equity, and joint venture transactions, with particular experience in emerging markets.

Known for his pragmatic and commercially focused approach, Jinal is a trusted advisor to multinational corporates, private equity sponsors, and institutional investors navigating high-stakes transactions across a range of sectors including infrastructure, retail, technology, and financial services. He regularly leads multi-jurisdictional matters and is a key point of contact for clients managing international legal teams.

Alongside his client work, Jinal is focused on building a high-performing, collaborative culture across the UK business and ensuring alignment with the firm’s broader international platform. He has a strong track record of coordinating cross-border teams and delivering practical, joined-up solutions that support clients’ objectives.

Jinal is ranked as a leading individual in M&A by Chambers and Legal 500 and is described as “pragmatic, responsive and commercial” and a “key point of call for cross-border transactions.”

Civic involvement & honors

Chambers UK, Corporate: M&A: £100-800m, 2026

Chambers Europe, Corporate/ M&A: Mid Market, 2026

Legal 500 UK, Leading Partner - Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing, 2026

Legal 500 UK, Leading Partner - M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m, 2026

Jinal Shah is excellent and has demonstrated an outstanding ability to navigate the complex ramifications of cross-border M&A cases. His calm and finesse are very powerful weapons in a potentially hostile environment. 

Legal 500

Jinal is brilliant. He is also very pragmatic, does not waste time and is so responsive. Jinal is in command and makes sure everything is done correctly.

Chambers and Partners

A leading corporate and M&A lawyer

  • Shortlisted, UK Legal Business Awards, M&A Team of the Year, 2026
  • Notable Practitioner: Corporate/M&A, Chambers UK 2022-2025
  • Leading individual: M&A: lower mid-market deals, £100m-£750m, Legal 500 UK 2021-2025
  • Recommended Individual: M&A: Lower Mid-Market, £50m-£500m, Legal 500 UK 2016 - 2021
  • Elite Leading Lawyer: M&A: Lower Mid-Market, £50m-£500m, Legal 500 UK 2020
  • Leading Individual: Corporate/M&A, Chambers UK 2017- 2021
  • Leaders in their Field: Corporate M&A (UK), Chambers Global 2016
  • Recommended Individual: Emerging Markets, Legal 500 UK 2015

A leading corporate and M&A lawyer

  • Shortlisted, UK Legal Business Awards, M&A Team of the Year, 2026
  • Notable Practitioner: Corporate/M&A, Chambers UK 2022-2025
  • Leading individual: M&A: lower mid-market deals, £100m-£750m, Legal 500 UK 2021-2025
  • Recommended Individual: M&A: Lower Mid-Market, £50m-£500m, Legal 500 UK 2016 - 2021
  • Elite Leading Lawyer: M&A: Lower Mid-Market, £50m-£500m, Legal 500 UK 2020
  • Leading Individual: Corporate/M&A, Chambers UK 2017- 2021
  • Leaders in their Field: Corporate M&A (UK), Chambers Global 2016
  • Recommended Individual: Emerging Markets, Legal 500 UK 2015

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Education

College of Law of England and Wales, London, L.P.C., 1999

King's College London, LL.M., Master of Law, 1998

King's College London, LL.B., Law, 1997

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  • Retail & Consumer Products

  • Infrastructure

  • Energy Transition

  • Corporate

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  • Electric Vehicles & Charging Infrastructure

  • Real Estate

  • Food & Agribusiness

  • Data Centers

Experience

Jinal’s experience includes advising:

  • Angel Trains, one of the UK’s largest rolling stock companies, on its acquisition of specialist rail and infrastructure service provider Readypower Group.
  • Evero Energy Group, a specialist investor in the biomass and waste to energy sector, in its acquisition of a portfolio of 20 assets from the UK's Green Investment Bank.
  • Groupe Canal+, the leading pay-TV operator in France, on multiple transactions, including the sale of Poland’s largest broadcaster TVN, a strategic investment in iROKO, Africa’s largest Internet TV operator and the world’s largest online platform for African video content and also in connection with it’s $2.5billion cash offer for MultiChoice Group, Africa's leading entertainment company.
  • Carrefour, the French multinational retail group, on a number of transactions, including the expansion of its international footprint with its long-term franchise arrangement with Electra Consumer Products of Israel.
  • Infracapital’s greenfield funds on multiple investments and acquisitions, including the acquisition of Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, a joint venture with Nokia in Poland to form a Broadband platform, a joint venture investment into Corelink Rail Infrastructure, a rail rolling stock leasing company, and the acquisition of Fibrus, a broadband company based in Northern Ireland.
  • Full Circle Group Holding B.V. on its sale to Renew Holdings. Full Circle is a specialist provider of repair, maintenance, and monitoring services for onshore wind turbines.

  • Ocado Group, one of the UK’s largest grocery and fulfilment technology companies, on a new joint venture with French retailer Groupe Casino in France and an acquisition of the US technology company, Myrmex.
  • RAW Charging Group, a leading supplier of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, on a buy-out and growth capital investment by Antin Infrastructure Partners.
  • STEF, a listed European specialist in cold logistics, on its acquisition of Langdon Group, a UK-based cold storage and logistics business.
  • Huuuge, Inc., a global game developer and publisher, on its minority investment in an Israeli Gaming company. 

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