Addleshaw Goddard frequently acts for the UK’s largest banks and bookrunners, notably on private placement transactions, though it also handles public debt issuance. The firm is a market leader in social housing bonds, in which lead partner Beth Collett is ‘very experienced and knowledgeable, and ensures that transactions are handled smoothly and in a timely manner’. The team is ‘responsive and always willing to discuss potential transactions’, and among its key members are emerging partner talent Jacqueline Heng, who handles EMTN programmes, standalone bonds, ECP and CD programmes, and structured finance and DCM specialist Kerry Pettigrew.

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  • ‘Strong housing association knowledge. The team is responsive and always willing to discuss potential transactions. ’

  • ‘Beth Collett is a very experienced and knowledgeable partner. She is easy to work with and always responsive to queries. She ensures that transactions are handled smoothly and in a timely manner.’

Key clients

  • Assured Guaranty UK Limited
  • Barclays Bank PLC
  • Co-operative Group Limited
  • HSBC Bank plc
  • Legal and General Investment Management Limited
  • Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc
  • M&G Trustee Company Limited
  • MUFG Securities EMEA plc
  • National Bank of Canada
  • NatWest Markets plc

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Beth Collett

Other key lawyers

Jacqueline Heng, Kerry Pettigrew