Patrick McGregor

Patrick has particular experience advising sovereign and sovereign-affiliated entities on strategic M&A, large-scale capital deployment and institutional co-investment, and is recognized for his private equity real estate practice, advising leading regional and international sponsors on platform investments, co-investment structures and joint ventures across multiple asset classes and geographies.

With deep experience spanning the Middle East, Europe, and Asia Pacific, Patrick brings a genuinely global perspective to cross-border dealmaking, regularly advising on transactions that demand coordination across multiple jurisdictions, regulatory regimes and stakeholder groups. Clients value his commercial instincts and relentless focus on execution.

Patrick has undertaken secondments at Morgan Stanley and BP plc, giving him a distinctive understanding of institutional decision-making and commercial priorities from a client perspective.

• Advised a significant UAE investor on its USD 2 billion pre-IPO investment into x.AI (now SpaceX).
• Advised a significant UAE investor on its USD 2 billion investment into The Boring Company.
• Advised Kuwait Investment Authority on its cornerstone investment into the BlackRock/MGX-led AI Infrastructure Partnership, including the USD 40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers.
• Advised ADQ on multiple confidential acquisitions and strategic investments.
• Advised Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on various corporate, structuring and strategic investment matters.
• Advised a significant Abu Dhabi Private Office on multiple acquisitions and strategic corporate transactions.
• Advised Aldar Properties on its cornerstone investment in two European private real estate credit platforms alongside Mubadala and Ares Management Corp.
• Advised Aldar Properties on multiple strategic joint ventures with Mubadala.
• Advised Rio Tinto on the disposal of various of its global mining assets.
• Advised Gulf Capital on various investment and portfolio matters.
• Advised Bank Muscat's Izdihar Real Estate Fund on the acquisition of GEMS School of Research and Innovation in Dubai.
• Advising Sunset Hospitality Group on the acquisition of a Hong Kong based F&B and hospitality company with operations across Asia Pacific, North America, UK and the Middle East.
• Advised Montfort Trading on the acquisition and acquisition financing of Uniper Energy's oil refinery, bunkering and trading business in Fujairah, UAE.
• Advised Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on various strategic acquisitions and commercial matters.
• Advised Reckitt Benckiser plc on its USD 17 billion acquisition of Mead Johnson.
• Advised Cerberus Capital Management on the acquisition of Westpac Banking Group's auto and equipment financing businesses.
• Advised Global Infrastructure Partners on the USD 2.5 billion acquisition of certain Shell LNG operations in Australia.
• Advised Unilever plc on the unification of its shareholding structure with Unilever NV.
• Advised Old Mutual on its complex managed separation into four separately listed businesses.