George Weavil

George is a partner in the Private Equity group. He joined Goodwin in 2024. He specialises in pan-European and international private equity and M&A transactions. His clients include alternative asset managers, institutional investors, corporates, senior management teams, founders and investee companies.

George advises on a full range of transactions including leveraged buyouts, bolt-on acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments, minority deals, disposals, management incentive schemes, reorganisations and restructurings together with advising on general corporate matters.

George also advises the firm's global asset management clients on GP-stake transactions, GP succession planning (including restructuring ownership and governance arrangements) and structured secondary market liquidity solutions (including GP-led and LP-led secondary transactions).

George’s experience includes advising:

• Apax Global Impact on its investment in IES*
• Ascential plc on the sale of WGSN to Apax*
• ICG on the merger of 20-20 Trustees and Punter Southall Governance Services*
• Bridgepoint Development Capital on its investment in Analysys Mason*
• ECI Partners and management on the sale of Content + Cloud*
• Livingbridge on its acquisition of World of Books*
• ICG on its investment in Marston*
• CBPE and management on the sale of Xceptor*
• Bridgepoint Development Capital on its investment in Prescient Healthcare Group*
• Bridgepoint Development Capital on the sale of the LOC Group to AqualisBraemar*
• TA Associates on its investment in IFS, alongside EQJ Funds VIII and IX*
• TA Associates on its acquisition of Old Mutual Wealth's single strategy asset management business*
• Management on the investment by BC Partners in Advanced*
• ICG and Marston on the acquisition of the NSL Group*
• The Carlyle Group and other shareholders on the sale of graze to Unilever*
• Bridgepoint Development Capital on its investment in PEI Media*
• Estera on its acquisition of Morgan Sharpe*
• Bridgepoint Development Capital on its investment in Reassured*

* Denotes experience gained prior to joining Goodwin.

George previously practiced at the firm Travers Smith where he trained and became a partner in 2018. He also previously spent time on secondment with Bridgepoint.

George is ranked as a “Notable Practitioner” for M&A and private equity work in the UK in IFLR1000 2019.

George has been recognized as a Private Equity “Rising Star” and one of “the next generation of City private equity talent” by Law.com.