When Imraan Patel joined EG Group, then known as Euro Garages, in July 2016, he was its only in-house lawyer. But his appointment marked the start of a phenomenal global expansion for the Blackburn-based fuel station and convenience retailer.
Patel has been an integral part of the senior team transforming EG Group from a single-nation operator of 340 sites to a global conglomerate with 4,750 sites turning over £30bn a year.
The group’s lightning-speed of growth is fuelled by global acquisition, and Patel coordinated the legal advice working alongside external counsel in all of the highly complex transactions. In 2018, he was involved in several big-ticket matters, such as the acquisition of US-based Kroger’s portfolio of convenience stores for $2.15bn (£1.7bn) and the AUS$1.75bn (£990m) acquisition of Australia-based Woolworths Group’s fuel station business.
To accommodate this growth, Patel has built up the in-house legal department, now 19 strong. He has recently launched a trainee solicitor scheme, after establishing the group’s inaugural law firm panels.
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