The corporate team at Addleshaw Goddard ‘are fantastic to work with, responsive, pragmatic, commercial and completely immersed in the detail’. The team advises on the full range of cross-border M&A, private equity, joint ventures and restructurings, with notable expertise across the education, TMT, consumer, and transport sectors. Team head Lowri Llwyd ’leads from the front’ and acts for a diverse roster for private equity clients, financial institutions and multinationals. Owen Richards is active on transactions across the Gulf, Asia and Europe. Rachael Norris and James Whittam widely support.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Lowri Lloyd - leads from the front.'
- ‘Outstanding in every way, legal knowledge and personalities and availability and rates.’
- 'James Whittam - exceptional.'
- ‘The AG Corporate team are fantastic to work with, responsive, pragmatic, commercial and completely immersed in the detail. They really get to know their clients and their needs and are proactive in approach. The team truly feels like an extension of my team and I can pick up the phone to all of the AG team at any time and know they will understand exactly what I am talking about and how to fix any problem. I love that AG is a global, full service and seamless team and that they can connect me with whatever specialist I need in any jurisdiction.’
- ‘Lowri Llwyd is my dream client partner. Super smart and responsive and always happy to talk through the commercial drivers to help us reach the right conclusion. James Whittam, Rachael Norris and Lauren Scott are all superstars, incredibly dedicated to transactions and great at building client relationships throughout the business. They see problems from every angle and come back with well considered commercial solutions.’
- ‘We've been lucky enough to work with an exceptionally strong team on a number of transactions, enabling us to successfully grow our business in the region. Where Addleshaw Goddard differentiate themselves from other firms is by taking ownership for helping to drive a deal forward and look for creative solutions to issues that arise, whilst always maintaining professional and collaborative relationships with the wider transaction teams.’
- ‘Lowri Llwyd, James Whittam and Lauren Scott all deliver the qualities we want in legal counsel.'
Key clients
- Transforming Training Technology Limited
- Kent Group DMCC (Kent)
- CedarBridge Capital Partners
- Royal Strategic Partners Sole Proprietorship LLC, North Yield Investment Sole Proprietorship LLC, New Tech Holding Sole Proprietorship LLC and Muzafar El Ariss (Joint Clients)
- Bindawood Holding Company
- Cognita Limited
- Shareholders of Effecta Compliance Limited and Effecta Compliance Middle East Limited
- Kevin Alderweireldt, Jonathan Maloy and Jérôme Lhoist, the founders and selling shareholders of Bureau Béatrice Offshore Logistics Services Holding Limited (a Gulf Capital (GC) portfolio company)
- Rise Gorop Holdings Limited
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Lowri Llwyd
Other key lawyers
Owen Richards; Rachael Norris; James Whittam; Lauren Scott