Lowri Llwyd
Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard
Client SatisfactionAddleshaw Goddard advises an ever-growing list of funds, corporates and early-stage growth companies on the full suite of corporate and commercial instructions. Team head Lowri Llwyd is a key name for clients in the retail, TMT and education sectors. Owen Richards oversees M&A and private equity transactions across the Middle East, while Owen Richards is noted for his funds practice. Kellie Blyth supports a broad range of clients with commercial advice and is highly valued for her AI credentials. Luke Aylett is another name of note for cross-border M&A, while James Whittam adds further capabilities in joint ventures and restructurings.
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‘As far as I am concerned, all team members have played a remarkable role in smoothly structuring and implementing the course of each transaction.’
‘Luke Aylett and James Whittam have effectively maintained the momentum of any workstream they assisted us on and showed unconditional responsiveness to the requirements of the whole process. All of them showed strength in technical legal ability and managing projects. They also have excellent communication and people skills and are always supportive. Finally, needless to say that we have always found Addleshaw team members to be honest, trustworthy persons and lawyers of high integrity, both personally and professionally.’
‘Great team, both at junior and partner level. All come with a commercial and practical mindset - on top of the legal.’
‘Luke Aylett and James Whittam, are just great. Always getting the point and delivering great products.’
‘The team are very practical and able to de-mystify complex legal issues. Very organised and practical in their approach.'
- ‘Lowri is always available and accommodating, delivering sound advice without going too legal.’
Key clients
- 3S Investment Limited
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution PJSC
- ADS Securities LLC
- Agility/United Projects for Aviation Services Company
- AJWGK Limited / HLD Group
- Al Boom Marine / Scope Investment
- Al Futtaim Group
- Al Rajhi Bank
- Aldar Properties
- Altro Limited
- Amanat
- Amiga Group EMEA Ltd
- Anurag Arjun
- ARY Digital
- ASCA Capital
- Avail
- AVEVA / Schneider Electric
- Aveva Group Plc
- Bindawood Holding Limited
- Bios Middle East
- Blue Ocean Terminals Limited
- BO Technologies Ltd
- Braze Inc.
- British American Tobacco Middle East
- Carlyle Group
- Carus Animal Health
- Cavendish Maxwell Real Estate Valuation Services LLC
- CedarBridge Capital Partners
- Cobham Satcom
- Coffee Planet LLC
- Cognita Limited
- Concierge Auctions
- Conservation International
- Coty Inc.
- Coty Middle East FZCO
- Dassault Aviation
- Defmacro Software
- Diageo
- DMCC
- Dominic Docherty, the founding shareholder of the BIOS Group
- DP World
- Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
- E.ON
- Ede & Ravenscroft
- El Grocer Limited
- Element Materials Technology
- Emirates Flight Catering
- Emirates Integrated Technology Company
- Estée Lauder Middle East
- Exterran Corporation
- Farfetch
- Finasi Group
- Fircroft Engineering Services
- G4S plc
- GEMS Education
- GEMS Group Holdings Limited
- GHA Loyalty DMCC or Global Hotel Alliance
- GQA Qualifications
- Great Lakes Africa Energy
- Guggenheim KBBO Partners Limited
- Gulf Capital
- Gulf Capital and Mitsubishi
- Hawk Limited
- Hawke Limited
- Hoare Lea
- Hupe
- IFFCO
- InfraCo Africa
- Injazat
- J.K. Cement Works FZC
- JD Sports Gyms
- John and Maura Kent
- Karhoo
- Kasamar Holdings
- Kellogs
- Kent, John and Maura
- KFC MENAPAKT FZ-LLC and Pizza Hut Menapakt FZ-LLC
- Khidmah Sole Proprietorship LLC
- Kids First Group
- Kitopi
- Klinger Ltd
- Knoma Ltd
- Kraft Heinz MEA LLC
- Lilly Sabri
- Mars Development and Investment
- Max's Group
- Mdlbeast
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Mizuho Gulf Capital Partners
- Moorfields Eye Hospital
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation
- Multiplex Construction
- Newsgroup International / Carma International
- NW Kaizen Holding Limited
- Oman Fasteners
- Oman Flour Mills
- Owners of Seashell Nursery
- Pedram Nosrati Rad and Pierre Martin Dufresne
- Phanes Group
- Phenna Group
- Polyeco Waste Management / Green Evolution
- Prama Real Estate Development
- Qatar Rail
- Rak Gas
- Reckitt Benckiser
- ResMed
- Rhipe Limited
- RJ O' Brien
- Royal Strategic Partners
- Sami Alom/Chat Time Café LLC
- Secretariat
- Service Souk
- Shareholders of Earnest Insurance LLC
- Signify International B.V
- Sovereign Group Ltd
- TA Associates
- Talria Limited / Dr. Nasir
- TauRx Pharmaceuticals
- The Carlyle Group and Ideal Holding Limited
- The Collective
- The Shareholders of International Electromechanical Services Co. L.L.C
- The Sovereign Group LTD
- TikTok
- Total Processing
- Traffic Digital Group
- Transmed Holding Limited
- Val Morgan Australia Pty Ltd
- Viking International Limited
- Vodafone Oman
- Waha Capital
- Waha Land LLC
- Wan An International Holdings Limited
- WSP Opus
- Yum!
Work highlights
- Continue to advise Cognita on its major regional M&A activity, as well as advising Cognita in relation to its general commercial matters.
- Advising the joint clients in respect of the proposed sale of their interests in Metito Holdings Limited.
- Advising Cedar Bridge Capital Partners on the disposal of the entire issued share capital of The Grooming Company.
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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
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Lowri Llwyd