Adam Jones
Adam is a Partner in the Corporate Team and is the firm’s Head of Private Equity.
He is a specialist in corporate law and corporate finance, and focusses his practice on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions and management buy-outs. His broad experience of transactions covers both cross-border and UK-based deals. This extends to advising owner-managers, private equity houses and large corporates.
His transactional experience has covered various sectors, in particular technology, software development, insurance, motor retail, B2B services, professional services and e-commerce, as well as transactions involving businesses in the construction, engineering and transport & logistics sectors.
Other areas of expertise are complex group reorganisations, all types of demergers, and equity arrangements for business owners.
Adam is based at our Chelmsford office.
Recent work highlights
Euronext NV
A leading pan-European market infrastructure, advising on the acquisition of Global Rate Set Systems, a provider of mission-critical services to benchmark administrators.
YFM Equity Partners
Independently owned private equity investors, advising on the investment in London Drainage Facilities, one of London’s leading providers of planned, emergency and drain repair services.
Foresight Group
Leading lower mid-market private equity house, advising on acquisition of and investment in Clearview Endoscopy, a business that provides the NHS trusts and private clinics with fast and reliable endoscopy services.
Experience & education
Prior to Birketts, Adam trained and worked as a qualified Solicitor at a multinational law firm. He qualified as a Solicitor in March 2003.
Areas of Expertise
Accreditations
Legal 500 [UK 2025]
Leading Partner
Chambers [UK 2025]
Ranked
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Member
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Chambers [UK 2025]
