Addleshaw Goddard

Addleshaw Goddard has promoted legal director Jan Gruter to the role of partner. Me Gruter joined the firm in 2018 as legal director, and has acted on behalf of a range of asset and fund management clients, especially private equity, real estate and infrastructure fund managers. In his role as legal

Insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Scotland is urging directors of COVID-hit businesses to make the most of the time granted by the Government’s extension of temporary insolvency measures to plan for the future. The Government has announced that it will extend a number of temporary

Eleven high-growth UK technology companies have secured a place on the Addleshaw Goddard (AG) Elevate programme, a unique fast-track legal mentoring scheme for early-stage businesses. Designed and delivered by leading lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard, successful candidates will now be assigned to a

Scottish businesses are more optimistic for the future now, compared to the end of 2020, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor. The monitor, which is produced in partnership with the Fraser of Allander Institute indicates that more firms are optimistic about their

Despite the extension of the Job Retention Scheme, the majority of businesses in Scotland remain apprehensive' about the economic outlook, according to Addleshaw Goddard's Scottish Business Monitor.

The use of technology and the adoption of digital innovation within Scottish businesses has accelerated at an extraordinary level in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by Addleshaw Goddard in partnership with the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institut

Murray Jack, partner at Addleshaw Goddard, discusses how the coronavirus crisis could drive Scottish businesses to embrace private equity on a larger scale. Despite Scotland being home to a number of prominent private equity (PE) house the country has witnessed an element of resistance among some bu

Addleshaw Goddard has advised GEN inCode UK Limited, an artificial intelligence cardiovascular disease specialist, on a £3 million fundraiser from Maven Capital Partners and Downing LLP. GEN inCode specialises in genetic risk assessment and prediction of cardiovascular disease through advanced

The majority of Scottish firms say they plan to make redundancies once the UK Government's furlough scheme comes to an end, according to Addleshaw Goddard's latest survey of Scottish companies. The Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor, produced in partnership with the Fraser of

Addleshaw Goddard has advised Frontier IP's £2.33 million capital raising campaign.  The campaign by the firm, which is a specialist in commercialising intellectual property, comprised of a placing and offer for subscription.

Ann Frances Cooney, legal director at Addleshaw Goddard, has warned that employers looking to take advantage of the UK government’s plans to extend the furlough scheme to October should do so with a degree of caution.  Ms Cooney, who has specialised in employment law for over a decad

The first major survey of Scottish businesses since the coronavirus outbreak has revealed that 85% of firms expect growth in the Scottish economy to be weak or very weak in the next 12 months, marking an increase of 53% in the previous quarter. 

The general election has provided some clarity for Scottish businesses amid continued growth, albeit weak, according to one of the first major post-election surveys of Scotland’s business community. The latest Scottish Business Monitor, produced in a partnership between the Fraser of Allander

Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised on the completion of more than a deal a day across a busy December. The team has provided support on some 30 significant deals including a major investment into telecommunications and ISP provider Commsworld by mid-market private equit

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed real estate investment lawyer Neil Hogg as partner to its real estate team in Glasgow. Neil Hogg brings almost 30 years of experience, as well as a strong portfolio of clients and connections in the hotel, logistics and office sub-sectors.