Key Takeaways
- • Addleshaw Goddard has hired private equity partners Jason Zemmel, Daniel Weston and Jamie Burgess into its London office, the firm announced this week.
- • The trio previously spent over a decade together at McDermott Will & Schulte, advising on a broad range of private equity and M&A transactions.
- • Head of private equity Paul Medlicott said the hires reinforce the firm's commitment to the mid-market, which he described as the heart of its private equity practice.
- • Zemmel focuses on health and social care transactions, Weston on acquisitions, joint ventures, disposals and restructurings, and Burgess on healthcare, education and technology M&A.
Summary
International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has welcomed private equity partners Jason Zemmel, Daniel Weston and Jamie Burgess to its London office, the firm announced this week. The new partners will join the firm's London practice following a move from global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte, where the three worked together for more than a decade advising on a broad range of private equity and M&A transactions.
All three partners have experience advising private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, management teams and corporates on domestic and cross-border transactions. Zemmel specialises in health and social care transactions within the private equity and M&A landscape. Weston concentrates on acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, disposals and restructurings. Burgess guides clients through all stages of the investment lifecycle and advises on domestic and cross-border M&A in the healthcare, education and technology sectors.
Head of private equity Paul Medlicott said the firm has known the three partners for many years and has consistently been impressed by their work quality, commercial approach and client relationships. He said mid-market private equity lies at the heart of the firm's private equity practice and that the team's arrival reinforces that commitment, citing their cross-border track record and sector experience in Health, Social Care, Education and Professional Services, which he described as particularly active mid-market sectors at present.
Speaking on behalf of the trio, Zemmel said the partners were delighted to join at an exciting point in the firm's growth journey, describing Addleshaw Goddard's private equity practice as one of the strongest in the market, supported by an ambitious strategy, strong culture and an international platform.
All three partners have experience advising private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, management teams and corporates on domestic and cross-border transactions. Zemmel specialises in health and social care transactions within the private equity and M&A landscape. Weston concentrates on acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, disposals and restructurings. Burgess guides clients through all stages of the investment lifecycle and advises on domestic and cross-border M&A in the healthcare, education and technology sectors.
Head of private equity Paul Medlicott said the firm has known the three partners for many years and has consistently been impressed by their work quality, commercial approach and client relationships. He said mid-market private equity lies at the heart of the firm's private equity practice and that the team's arrival reinforces that commitment, citing their cross-border track record and sector experience in Health, Social Care, Education and Professional Services, which he described as particularly active mid-market sectors at present.
Speaking on behalf of the trio, Zemmel said the partners were delighted to join at an exciting point in the firm's growth journey, describing Addleshaw Goddard's private equity practice as one of the strongest in the market, supported by an ambitious strategy, strong culture and an international platform.
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