Addleshaw Goddard

We won!! We've just been named 'UK Law Firm of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards 2024 🏆 Thank you to all of our wonderful clients and colleagues for making it possible! #LawyerAwards

Congratulations to Yunus Seedat who was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Yorkshire Business Insider Dealmakers. Very well deserved recognition for Yunus who continues to be one of the outstanding dealmakers of his generation, an inspiring mentor and superb client partner with a relentless focus on getting even the most complex transactions over the line. Those who know Yunus will recall that by the late 1990s and early 2000s, he had become the principal adviser to 3i, the UK’s most prolific private equity investor at the time, advising on its significant deals in Yorkshire and beyond. Throughout the 2000s, Yunus combined his leadership role as Head of Corporate with a series of high-profile transactions, including MKM, Card Factory, Callcredit, Go Outdoors, Sumo Digital, and Zenith, to name just a few. When collecting his award Yunus was quick to pay tribute to all those advisors, colleagues and mentors who have supported him over the years, calling out the late Tim Wheldon in particular who 'taught me everything I know'. Lifetime accolades sometimes imply the recipient is entering the twilight of their career, but those who know Yunus will be aware that he has a few more deals left in him yet! Well done Yunus on a fantastic track record and good luck with what’s still to come.

Momentum is about mass in motion. This weekend our Managing Partner, Andrew Johnston, hosted over 400 AG partners from 19 offices around the world, who came together to join forces behind our vision and strategy to take AG through to 2030. And while we come from many backgrounds and locations, we are a single culture, united by our inclusive ambition to - as one - bring quality, imagination and impact to our clients, our colleagues and our communities. #AG2030

Delighted that we have been named 'Law Firm of the Year: Transactions' at the Private Equity Wire European Emerging Manager Awards 2024! A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us, this recognition highlights the exceptional work of our Private Equity team, whose innovative approach and dedication have solidified our position as one of the UK's leading private equity practices. From advising on complex deals to supporting emerging managers, the team's commitment to excellence continues to drive outstanding results for our clients. #PrivateEquity #Awards #PEWAwards #PrivateEquityAwards #EmergingManagers

Wishing our colleagues, clients and contacts a Happy Guru Nanak Jayanti.

We are proud and excited to launch our first consolidated Responsible Business Report containing a summary of our activity and impact from the last financial year. Within the report you will hear first-hand from partners and employees who have contributed to our efforts to support our colleagues, give back to our communities, reduce our environmental impact, and collaborate on that journey with our clients and suppliers. Mary Peterson, Head of Responsible Business commented: "Preparing this Report has inevitably involved a process of reflection and left me with a great sense of pride for what we’ve collectively achieved. However, it has also been an opportunity to think about what more we can do. So it has been useful for that reason, as well ensuring that we maintain our existing approach of being transparent about our responsible business journey." Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eZB4SpdE #ResponsibleBusiness #Report

This week our Global Connect Development Programme took place in London uniting over 40 associates from our AG offices and across our Global Connect network for a 2-day training event. This year was our most international cohort ever, welcoming associates from Ghana, Nigeria, South Korea, Brazil, Italy, India, US, Canada, and others, as well as Associates from our own network of international offices. The intensive two-day course, led by our internal L&D team, equips attendees with the key skills needed to progress their careers further, with topics including leadership, business development, and commercial acumen. Including a mixture of self-directed sessions, practical activities, and numerous networking opportunities our cohort were able to build their own personal networks, sharing insights and experiences from their own jurisdictions. A big thank you to all of the associates from AG and our Global Connect firms who attended! #GlobalConnectDevelopmentProgramme #BusinessDevelopment #LearningAndDevelopment

Our AGenda series has come to an end for 2024! The highlights include: • 1 AI tribute song to GCs and in-house counsel • 7 locations (including Dublin for the very first time!) • 29 expert AG speakers • Almost 600 attendees This year we explored ESG opportunities for businesses, intellectual property and using generative AI in marketing campaigns, and fraud and executive misconduct ahead of ECCTA coming into effect next year. We armed attendees with knowledge and insights they could take to their board, through the fictious company of Always Grand. We'll be back in Newcastle on the 29th January for our final event of the series. You can still sign up for this by emailing events@addleshawgoddard.com to secure your place. #LegalInsights #Lawyers #InHouseCounsel

We'd like to wish Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating today. May this festival bring you happiness, peace, and success!

Congratulations to our client Applied Nutrition on its IPO on the London Stock Exchange – the second largest UK IPO in 2024 and the largest consumer UK IPO since 2021. Roger Hart, corporate partner, who led an 80-person team advising on the IPO commented: "This is the biggest transaction of its kind in the market at present and it is an important IPO, not only for our client Applied Nutrition, but to show that London is still the place for ambitious companies looking for support for their growth plans. We hope this signifies the beginning of an upturn in UK IPO activity." Applied Nutrition are a leading sports nutrition, health and wellness brand who formulates and creates nutrition products sold in over 65 countries worldwide and has a vision to become the worlds most trusted sports nutrition brand. Read more here https://lnkd.in/ehvSmC6m #IPO #MainMarket #LondonStockExchange #SportsNutrition