New look leadership at private capital team

The Leeds-based firm has strengthened its private capital team with newly promoted partner, Yorke Eaton, heading up the Northern practice, alongside Pervinder Kaur.

Mr Eaton specialises in dealing with complex trust issues, succession planning, wealth management and charity law, and his promotion is part of a significant investment to develop the private capital practice.

The news follows the appointment of Joe Swift as a consultant last year. Mr Swift previously worked as a partner at Deloitte, where he led the North West private client practice before joining the legal profession as head of the private client team at Cobbetts, and more recently as a director at DWF.

Addleshaw Goddard works with a range of high-net worth individuals, family-owned businesses, large corporates and UK charities advising on issues ranging from trust creation or restructuring to commercial tax, succession planning and charity law.

Mr Eaton said yesterday: “Working alongside Pervinder, we see key areas of growth being the key wealth creators in the regions and owner-managed businesses looking for succession planning and wealth management guidance, and also from philanthropic businesses and individuals requiring key charity law advice.

“The work we do in the private capital practice has a real synergy with our corporate team, and we are increasingly working with our corporate colleagues to offer commercial wealth protection, succession and management advice to businesses and their owners at all stages of the businesses’ and individuals’ life cycle.”

Mr Eaton said the team had recently moved into the corporate division from real estate to develop a more collaborative approach.

He added: “We are seeing an increase in instructions, which suggests businesses and individuals are feeling more confident about the market and, in turn, looking for key strategic and structuring advice. However, the legal market has fundamentally changed, and clients are looking for advisers to work smarter.”