International law firm Taylor Wessing has announced the addition of two new partners to its Private Equity team.
James Goold will join the firm from Jones Day where he has been a partner in its private equity practice for 10 years. James advises sponsors and corporates on a broad range of private equity, M&A and other corporate transactions. He has acted extensively on both domestic and international deals, including management buy-outs, venture and development capital, strategic investments and cross-border M&A. James has particular experience in retail, technology, energy, business services and real estate matters.
James comments:
“I have been very impressed with the firm’s dedication to developing its private equity offering in London and the carefully considered approach it has adopted to meeting the needs of mid-market private equity clients.
I welcome the opportunity of working with the team to help drive the practice forward and realise its plans for continued growth in the private equity arena.”
Edward Waldron will join Taylor Wessing from Eversheds, where he was a principal associate in the corporate team. Ed specialises in private equity, acting predominantly for private equity sponsors and has particular expertise in relation to investments in the TMT and financial services sectors.
Ed comments:
“I am very much looking forward to complementing what is an already established private equity offering at Taylor Wessing, as well as playing a key role in the team’s continued growth.”
Nick Hazell, Head of the Private Equity practice at Taylor Wessing added:
“These new hires are a further sign of the firm’s commitment to the growth of the Private Equity practice. It is a competitive and dynamic market, but our experience in the sector, coupled with our established venture capital and private wealth offerings, allow us to deliver a true private capital model from fund formation and seed investment, through to growth capital and buy-out transactions.
We warmly welcome both James and Ed who are both very exciting additions to the practice. Their experience will further bolster our existing reputation in the market place.”
