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Welcome

Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard (AG). We are a London headquartered, international, full-service law firm that consistently delivers high-quality outcomes for our clients globally. We have been advising clients for 250 years, and today we support over 5000 of the world's most respected organisations. We help them in over 50 areas of business law, across more than 100 countries. And while the opportunities and challenges they bring us vary, we solve each in a uniquely AG way. Our clients enjoy working with us, we deliver a high-quality experience across everything we do, and we are known for award-winning innovation - all of which we harness to bring impact to clients.

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How we help clients flourish in the city

From our City of London headquarters, discover more about how we can help thousands of financial institutions and other leading companies in, to and from London.

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Large and International Real Estate Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard was named Outstanding Legal Team of the Year – International and Large Firm – at the prestigious Property Week Awards 2025. The real estate judges stated "a deserving winner for exceptional delivery on landmark deals, strong ESG and D&I focus, and evidence of deep client trust and international growth."

Private Equity Pan-European Legal Adviser of the Year

Our ever-expanding body of high-quality deals and support for clients across Europe saw our Private Equity team win this major accolade at the Real Deals Private Equity Awards for the second time in three years. A huge thank you to our Private Equity clients and industry stakeholders on behalf of our whole team.

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Client Impact

AG advises Nationwide Building Society on its acquisition of Virgin Money UK PLC

Addleshaw Goddard has advised Nationwide Building Society (Nationwide or the Society) on certain key aspects of its recommended all-cash acquisition of Virgin Money UK PLC. The transaction completed on 1 October, 2024, creating a combined Group that will be the second-largest provider of mortgages and savings in the UK.

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Ports partnership unlocks growth potential for Africa's economy

The new partnership that we helped forge for DP World will unlock Africa’s trade potential, creating 138,000 jobs and giving 35 million people better access to vital goods and food supplies.

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Integrated legal technology tackles LIBOR challenge for Virgin Money

Like other major banks, Virgin Money had to amend thousands of commercial loans in record time to tackle the LIBOR transition compliance deadlines. The most efficient solution? A ground-breaking integration of five legal technology platforms.

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Funding the £98m unfundable deal

Confidence is often the first step in the journey to achieve a successful deal. So when debt advisers told UPP that its ambition to acquire 2,000 student rooms were unfundable, we disagreed – and went on to prove them wrong.

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70% faster property reviews in the bag for Primark

189 stores. 40,000+ pages of leasehold contracts. 28,000,000 words. When Primark needed to determine the repair responsibilities for its property portfolio, we faced a herculean challenge. With just two weeks to deliver, we put technology to work.

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How some high voltage thinking saved our client over £100M

When one of the world's leading automotive companies purchased a large plot for a major new factory, there wasn't enough power to support their ambitious growth plans. With an eyewatering energy bill looming, one simple question led to a surprisingly straightforward solution – and over £100m saving.

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