Profile
Robert Gray is a shareholder in the London Corporate Practice. He has a proven track record advising on complex, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and multi-jurisdictional carve-outs, with a particular focus on transactions involving Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Nordics. He brings notable experience in the industrials and agribusiness sectors, alongside a broad practice acting for corporates, private equity sponsors, and founders on strategic investments, disposals, joint ventures, and reorganisations.
Robert is ranked as a Global Market Leader for Agribusiness in Chambers Global 2026 and is included in the 2026 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers rankings.
Concentrations
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Joint ventures
- Group reorganisations
- Commercial contracts
- Industrials
- Agribusiness
主要执业方向
主要执业经验
- Advised FlowServe on its USD 490 million acquisition of Trillium Flow Technologies’ Valves Division.°
- Represented Veon and Verny Capital on the sale of Beeline Kyrgyzstan to Eldik Bank OJSC.°
- Represented Novonesis on its agreement to acquire dsm-firmenich’s share of the Feed Enzyme Alliance for EUR 1.5 billion.°
- Represented Archer Daniels Midland on its acquisition of Vandamme Hungaria and related group entities.°
- Represented Novonesis on the global carve-out and sale of its lactase business to Kerry Group PLC.°
- Represented Chr. Hansen A/S on its EUR 12 billion merger with Novozymes.°
- Represented numerous U.S. and European corporations on all aspects of their exit from the Russian market, including on corporate, commercial and sanctions considerations.°
- Represented Baker Hughes on the global carve-out and sale of its Nexus Controls business to GE.°
- Represented Chr. Hansen A/S on the global carve-out and sale of its Natural Colors Division.°
- Represented Emerson Electric Company on the carve-out and sale of its Therm-o-Disc business to One Rock Capital Partners.°
- Representing GSK on the establishment of its consumer health care joint venture with Pfizer.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Gray prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
荣誉和领导力
- Listed, Chambers Global, “Global Market Leader,” Agribusiness, 2026
- Listed, Thomson Reuters, “Stand-Out Lawyers,” 2026
资历
- Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Edinburgh
- LL.B. Honors (First Class), University of Edinburgh, 2005
- Scotland