Global law firm Goodwin has appointed three partners, Anu Balasubramanian, Jamie Holdoway and Chetan Sheth, to the firm’s private equity practice in London. Balasubramanian will be joining as chair of European private equity, working with the M&A, debt finance, and private investment funds teams in London, Paris, Munich, Brussels, and Luxembourg.
Goodwin has more than 350 lawyers globally advising clients across the full investment lifecycle — from fund formation to leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, management incentive plans, and exits. The trio’s addition follows a period of strategic growth for Goodwin’s private equity practice across the US, Asia and Europe, covering M&A, private investment funds, debt finance, tax, and regulatory specialties.
Over the past two years, the team has welcomed 22 partners globally including Ian Keefe, George Weavil, Jacqueline Eaves, Arvin Abraham, John Anderson, and Tom Roberts in London. The firm also announced that Matt Ayre and Emmie Jones will join in January 2026.
Balasubramanian brings over 20 years of experience leading complex leveraged buyouts, corporate M&A and portfolio advice across a variety of sectors including technology and software, financial and business services and consumer services.
Holdoway advises a broad range of financial sponsors and has experience across transactions comprising downstream activity including leading complex leveraged buyouts, consortia bids, sponsor joint ventures and minority investments and management incentivization, across a variety of sectors, including technology, digital infrastructure and business services.
Sheth’s practice focuses on advising financial sponsor clients on a range of matters, including control investments, exits and divestitures, bolt-on transactions, joint ventures, co-investments, reorganisations and management incentivisation arrangements.
