Gabriella Coffey
Managing Director
She/Her
Life at FGS Global
Advises clients on a variety of complex financial, corporate and special situations, including shareholder activism, public offerings, litigation and crises, both hostile and friendly M&A, and other investor relations and media mandates.
Life Pre-FGS Global
Began her career in risk management and operations, first at an investment bank, then at a proprietary energy trading firm, before moving into communications at a boutique strategic and financial communications firm.
Life Beyond FGS Global
London transplant making her way west via New York, Chicago and San Francisco. Enjoys travel, cooking, the NYT crossword and hiking with her dog, Tony Soprano.
As a Managing Director in the San Francisco office, Gabriella Coffey works with a range of clients on some of their most pressing matters, including shareholder activism and M&A.
Her recent experience includes supporting SoftBank on multiple announcements, such as its equity share swap with Deutsche Telekom and the launch of its second fund in Latin America; American Equity Life on its acquisition by Brookfield Reinsurance; Arm on its IPO on NASDAQ; Wyndham Hotels in its successful defense against Choice Hotels' hostile takeover bid and full-slate proxy fight; and Autodesk, ExxonMobil, Goodyear, TreeHouse Foods and other companies on shareholder activism.
A dual U.S.-U.K. citizen, Gabriella graduated with first-class honors from University College London with a B.A. in French and Italian.
