Addleshaw Goddard the international law firm announces the appointment of Alasdair McKenzie to Partner in the Finance & Projects (F&P) group. Alasdair joins the F&P team at AG in London from law firm Gowling WLG.

Alasdair McKenzie is known in the market as being a key legal adviser to a range of financial institutions, private equity sponsors and corporates on a range of domestic and international debt products across the capital structure, including leveraged and acquisition finance, early stage debt (especially in FinTech) and emerging markets.

Steve Mackie, Partner, Head of Group - Finance & Projects speaking on the appointment of Alasdair McKenzie:

We are pleased to welcome Alasdair to AG who will be able to provide clients a comprehensive, international, sponsor and lender side leveraged finance and emerging markets development finance expertise. The appointment comes at a time of growth of our City finance offering to the market both in the UK and internationally. - Steve Mackie Partner, Head of Group - Finance & Projects

Alex Dumphy, Partner, Head of Leveraged Finance – Finance & Projects: We're delighted to welcome Alasdair and his practice to AG and believe his appointment offers bench strength and additionally to our successful leveraged finance practice, as well as helping us to move more confidently into emerging markets.

Alasdair McKenzie Partner at international law firm Addleshaw Goddard on his appointment said: My decision to join Addleshaw Goddard is motivated by the firms ambition to grow its City profile and finance team in the City and internationally.  I am looking forward to engaging with clients and more generally my new colleagues at AG to further enhance the work that has resulted in AG winning the accolade of Law firm of the Year by The Lawyer this year.

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