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Gemma Sprules

Associate
Birmingham
About
Gemma is a corporate lawyer with a broad range of expertise in domestic and multi-jurisdictional private M&A, international corporate reorganisations and general company law and compliance matters. 

Gemma works across a number of sectors including life sciences, technology and financial services. 

Gemma also has experience of working in the ASEAN market having completed a six month secondment in DLA Piper’s Singapore office in our corporate team. 

Gemma is an avid supporter of DLA Piper’s social mobility agenda. Gemma works as a mentor for DLA Piper’s Head Start programme, which supports young people who have the talent and ambition to join the legal profession and who are from groups currently underrepresented in this sector. 
Areas of FocusCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsLife SciencesTechnologyFinancial Services
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised Kelly Services Inc., a leading global specialty talent solutions provider, on the sale of its European Staffing Business to Gi Group Holdings S.P.A., one of the largest staffing companies in Europe, in January 2024. 
  • Advised ForFarmers, a leading supplier of feed materials to farmers and livestock producers, on its acquisition of Thunderbrook Equestrian, an equine feed and herbal supplement business, for an undisclosed sum in January 2024.
  • Advised Advanta Solutions Ltd, a wealth management and complementary services group backed by Beech Tree Private Equity, on its acquisitions of Genesis Financial Planning Limited, a London-based advice firm, and MW Wealth Management Limited, an independent wealth management and financial planning business, for undisclosed sums. 
  • Advised ReneSola Ltd, a leading solar project developer, on its acquisition of Emeren Limited, a European utility-scale solar power and batter projects developer, for an undisclosed sum. 
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University of Law, Legal Practice Course with MSc in Business Law and Management, 2021
  • University of Liverpool, Law LLB, Hons, 2018

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