Joel Wheeler

Joel Wheeler: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

Joel Wheeler focuses his practice on corporate and associated commercial matters, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, commercial contracts, corporate re-domiciliations, and corporate restructurings. Joel has advised clients on a large number of cross-border transactions, including those involving China, the United States, Turkey, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Mexico, India and multiple European jurisdictions.

Joel is recognised in The Legal 500 M&A: Upper Mid-Market & Premium Deals 500m+. Comments include: “Extremely knowledgeable about the practice area. A great example of an international M&A practitioner.”; “Responsive, commercial and pragmatic”; and “Technically excellent whilst also being extremely commercial and strategic.

Concentrations

•Real Estate
•Industrials
•Private equity
•Defence
•Commercial contracts including franchises
•Governance and compliance

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Recognised, The Legal 500 United Kingdom, 2022-2026
•Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, 2022-2023
•Corporate/M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, 2024-2026
•Team Member, PERE Global Awards, Law Firm of the Year: Fund Formation in Europe, 2018

Areas of Practice (2)

  • Corporate & Securities
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Oxford, M.A., Hons, 1993; College of Law Chester, Legal Practice Course, 1995; College of Law Chester, with distinction, 1995
Year of First Admission:
1998
Admission:
1998, Solicitor, England and Wales
Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Matters: Acted on acquisition of land in Bedfordshire for the subsequent development of a major leisure destination in Europe.; Acted for Blackstone and its portfolio company QTS on the acquisition of a 250-acre+ site in Northumberland to enable the potential development of a hyperscale data center campus; Acted for Westbrook Partners on the disposal of its XK logistics portfolio to Blackstone; Acted for Dream Industrial REIT on its acquisition from Clarion Partners of a 882 million portfolio of 31 logistics warehouses in six European jurisdictions; Acted for Senior Capital Holdings LLC on its acquisition of Trans Atlantic Lifetime Mortgages Limited; Acted for Pantaleon on its UK redomiciliation; Acted for GlobalLogic on its acquisition of the ECS Group; Acted for Rentokil Initial plc in connection with its Saudi Arabian joint venture; Acted for the sellers on the sale of Enchanting Travels, the global travel business, to Travelopia; Acted for Rentokil Initial plc on its Indian joint venture with Pest Control (India) Private Limited; Acted for CIMC Vehicles on its acquisition of Retlan Manufacturing Limited; Acted for a global restaurant business in connection with completion of the disposal of the master franchisee's Iberian business; Acted for a global restaurant business in connection with its UK master franchise agreement; Acted for Toys R Us on its redomiciliation from the UK; Acted for Highbridge in relation to its equity investment in Stellium Datacenters Limited; Previous Experience: Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP; Senior Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; Associate, Slaughter and May; Trainee, Slaughter and May;
ISLN:
918415729

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