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Private Equity Pan-European Legal Adviser of the Year

The recognition at the Real Deals Private Equity Awards 2025 for the second time in three years reflects the outstanding work of our growing team, whose innovative approach and commitment continue to set us apart as one of Europe’s leading private equity practices. A huge thank you to our clients and stakeholders in the private equity space, and congratulations to the whole team!

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Addleshaw Goddard in Poland

We are entering the Polish market with the addition of the Warsaw office of Linklaters to Addleshaw Goddard. This will be our 20th office opening. It's the latest step in our international growth strategy and underlines our commitment to be wherever our clients need us to be. Our experienced full-service practice at the Warsaw office will serve as a regional hub, enabling us to deliver enhanced legal expertise and tailored services across Poland, the CEE region and also Turkey.

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Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard (AG). We are a London headquartered, international, full-service law firm that consistently delivers high-quality outcomes for our clients globally. We have been advising clients for 250 years, and today we support over 5000 of the world's most respected organisations. We help them in over 50 areas of business law, across more than 100 countries. And while the opportunities and challenges they bring us vary, we solve each in a uniquely AG way. Our clients enjoy working with us, we deliver a high-quality experience across everything we do, and we are known for award-winning innovation - all of which we harness to bring impact to clients.

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Redefining Compliance: Shaping culture, driving change

Research report: How compliance functions can drive growth and integrity, and transform from an enforcer of rules into a strategic business ally.

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WE ADVISED APPLIED NUTRITION ON ITS IPO ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

It's the second largest IPO of 2024 in the UK and the largest consumer IPO since 2021, showing that London is still the place for ambitious companies looking for support for their growth plans.

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Navigating the Cloud

Technology Report: How business leaders are navigating and negotiating risks with major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)

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Responsible Business

Addleshaw Goddard is committed to the ongoing journey of having as positive an impact as possible on the world around us – just as we are committed to helping our clients with their journeys. Find out more about that commitment in action, covering diversity, inclusion, community activity, sustainability, and more.

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Client Impact

AG advises Nationwide Building Society on its acquisition of Virgin Money UK PLC

Addleshaw Goddard has advised Nationwide Building Society (Nationwide or the Society) on certain key aspects of its recommended all-cash acquisition of Virgin Money UK PLC. The transaction completed on 1 October, 2024, creating a combined Group that will be the second-largest provider of mortgages and savings in the UK.

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Ports partnership unlocks growth potential for Africa's economy

The new partnership that we helped forge for DP World will unlock Africa’s trade potential, creating 138,000 jobs and giving 35 million people better access to vital goods and food supplies.

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Integrated legal technology tackles LIBOR challenge for Virgin Money

Like other major banks, Virgin Money had to amend thousands of commercial loans in record time to tackle the LIBOR transition compliance deadlines. The most efficient solution? A ground-breaking integration of five legal technology platforms.

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Funding the £98m unfundable deal

Confidence is often the first step in the journey to achieve a successful deal. So when debt advisers told UPP that its ambition to acquire 2,000 student rooms were unfundable, we disagreed – and went on to prove them wrong.

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70% faster property reviews in the bag for Primark

189 stores. 40,000+ pages of leasehold contracts. 28,000,000 words. When Primark needed to determine the repair responsibilities for its property portfolio, we faced a herculean challenge. With just two weeks to deliver, we put technology to work.

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How some high voltage thinking saved our client over £100M

When one of the world's leading automotive companies purchased a large plot for a major new factory, there wasn't enough power to support their ambitious growth plans. With an eyewatering energy bill looming, one simple question led to a surprisingly straightforward solution – and over £100m saving.

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