Yunus Seedat > Addleshaw Goddard > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Addleshaw Goddard Offices
MILTON GATE
60 CHISWELL STREET
LONDON
EC1Y 4AG
England
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Yunus Seedat
Work Department
Corporate finance.
Position
Partner specialising in all areas of corporate finance work with particular expertise in buy-out and venture capital work, acting for institutions, Newco and management teams.
Career
Trained Eversheds; qualified 1994; assistant solicitor Eversheds, Manchester 1994-95; assistant solicitor Addleshaw Booth & Co (now Addleshaw Goddard) 1995-2001; partner 2001.
Education
Ashton on Ribble High School; WR Tuson College; Cardiff University (1991 LLB).
Leisure
Football, travel, reading.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
(Leading individuals)Particularly praised for its depth at partner level, the team at Addleshaw Goddard handles a steady stream of high-cap as well as mid-market transactions for a strong roster of sponsors and management teams. The sizeable, national practice is headed up by Mike Hinchliffe, a ‘very experienced and knowledgeable‘ figure whose broad capabilities range from acquisitions to minority fundraising deals. With more than two decades in the market, Yunus Seedat is similarly well-versed in all manner of corporate transactions, while Marc Field‘s recent workload includes investment deals and sale processes for clients engaged in the tech, energy, and professional services sectors. Gemma Phillips is noted for her track record in deals, working with both sponsors and portfolio companies. Other names to note include Liam Gasior, who focuses on financial services-based mandates, and Victor Oderinde, whose recent highlights include a number of auction processes. All named lawyers are based in London.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m) London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Securitisation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds