England - London • Investment fund formation and management
Addleshaw Goddard
Led by Daniel Woolston and Jan Grüter, the investment management group at Addleshaw Goddard is active in the lower and mid-market, acting for emerging private fund GPs in the real estate, private equity, infrastructure and debt spaces. Woolston is a name to note for structured investments, funds and joint ventures, while Grüter heads the private funds offering, advising on fund formations and regulatory issues. Former practice head Lee Shankland left the firm in June 2022 to act as a consultant for a PERE business, while in July of the same year, Simon Pollock joined from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The AG funds team are the go-to firm for mid-market/start-up RE and PE funds.'
- 'A strong all round real estate and finance firm.'
- 'Very responsive and knowledgeable team.'
- 'The go-to firm for mid-market/start-up RE and PE funds.'
Key clients
- Bridges Fund Management Limited
- New Forests Pty Limited
- Hakluyt Capital
- Agathos| Management LLP
- AS Equity Partners
- Pension Protection Fund
- The National LGPS Framework
- Cirrus Inns
- Magnetar Financial (UK) LLP
- Angelo Gordon
- British International Investment
- Goddess Gaia Ventures
- NBS Ventures
- YFM Private Equity
- Warrington Borough Council
- Par Equity
- Ecotree
- Northtree Investment Management Limited
- Actis| LLP
- Federated Hermes Limited
- Ares Management
- Q Investment Partners Pte Ltd.
- Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF)
Work highlights
- Advised New Forests Pty on the formation of the African Forestry Impact Platform, a Singapore VCC fund, cornerstoned by global development finance institutions, investing in commercial forestry projects in Africa, and targeting $500m in commitments.
- Advised emerging real estate GP Northtree Investment Management, on its ongoing fundraise for a fund investing in UK commercial real estate with successful closing in 2022 and target commitments of £150m.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Daniel Woolston, Jan Grüter