Goodwin was named Law Firm of the Year – Transactions at the 2024 Mergermarket British Private Equity Awards, which were held in London on October 1. Formerly recognized as the Unquote British Private Equity Awards and now integrated into Mergermarket, the annual event honors innovation and excellence within the private equity community, recognizing the industry’s vital role in fostering the wider economy.
Goodwin’s UK Private Equity group advises clients throughout their full lifecycle — from fund formation to investments, exits and restructurings. The firm’s broad platform serves the world’s most prestigious sponsors with a collaborative bench of private equity specialists, strong European and US debt finance expertise, and one of Europe’s largest fund formation practices. Goodwin lawyers are industry experts in some of the most innovative and dynamic sectors of the economy, with our leading technology and healthcare & life sciences practices setting us apart from other transactional law firms. Goodwin also has complementary practices fully integrated into its transactional offering including tax, restructuring, and regulatory and competition.
Goodwin’s UK offering features more than 100 lawyers, including the Private Equity M&A group: one of the City’s largest private equity transactional partner teams. This team has been integral to Goodwin being named the number one firm – by deal count – for global M&A and private equity rounds according to the full year 2023 League Tables.
The British Private Equity Awards are selected based on a highly competitive independent judging process that combines the balanced views of industry veterans with Mergermarket’s data and intelligence.