Lawyers

Mona Patel

Work Department

Corporate, Shipping

Position

Mona advises on UK and cross-border acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, management buy-outs/buy-ins, restructurings and mergers, as well as representing stakeholders in sophisticated acquisitions, group restructurings and complex joint venture shareholder arrangements with particular expertise in the marine, trade and energy sectors.

Whilst Mona has a predominant focus on investment, M&A and other corporate transactions, she also has an extensive commercial practice assisting clients across various sectors with their commercial contracts, including distribution arrangements, complex and bespoke supply agreements, logistics outsourcing agreements, technology and intellectual property contracts, licensing and collaboration.

Mona has worked for clients in several different business and industry sectors including shipping, energy, trade, insurance, software, technology, ecommerce, telecommunications and media. She acts for insurers and other financial institutions, and shipping, transportation, technology, oil and gas companies, in a number of market segments and jurisdictions.

Career

PSL Assistant Freshfields 1998-99, Trainee Palmers 1999-01; Solicitor Ince & Co 2001-16, Partner Ince & Co 2016-23, Partner Penningtons Manches Cooper 2023-current.

Languages

Gujarati

Education

Staffordshire University: BA (Hons) Law and Politics 2:1 (1994-1997) College of Law Guildford: LPC (1997-1998)

Mentions

Corporate and commercial • London

M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m

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