Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Yunus Seedat as national head of private equity, following Andrew Carpenter’s appointment as divisional managing partner for the firm’s new international division.
The appointments became effective on 1 May 2013.
Seedat (pictured) will combine key client responsibilities and deal doing with a focus on developing Addleshaw Goddard’s private equity group with a key focus on the London market. Since becoming a partner at Addleshaw Goddard in 2001 Seedat has cemented his reputation as an expert in the field by advising a range of private equity houses and management teams on numerous transactions.
In the past 12 months the team has strengthened its capability with key partner appointments such as private equity specialist Ben Rodham from Linklaters and the return of Tim Wheldon following nine years working with one of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs and consulting for a number of corporate clients.
Carpenter will continue to play an active role in the firm’s private equity group, in addition to his new leadership role directing Addleshaw Goddard’s existing international operations and accelerating further the implementation of its overseas strategy.
Seedat says: "Our private equity practice has developed into one of the largest specialist teams in the UK. We are at the heart of the private equity market advising private equity houses, their portfolio companies and management teams, and I’m looking forward to building on this momentum to further develop our practice in London and across the UK."
