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MJ Hudson Group PLC
01 March 2021
RNS Release: 1 March 2021
MJ Hudson Group plc
(the "Company", "Group" or "MJ Hudson")
MJ Hudson bolsters law firm with senior ex Skadden Arps hire,
partner promotions; Legg Mason's former Head of Legal (EMEA) also
joins
International asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson, today
announces two senior legal hires and two internal law partner
promotions.
Former Skadden Arps partner, Stephen Sims, joins as a partner in
the law firm's Funds practice. Previously European Head of
Investment Management at the US law firm, Sims has extensive
experience with private equity fund formation and LP and family
office fund advisory mandates. Prior to Skadden Arps, Stephen was a
partner at Macfarlanes and also worked in the funds group of SJ
Berwin with MJ Hudson CEO, Matthew Hudson, and funds partner, Eamon
Devlin. He is a past chair of the IBA's Private Funds Committee,
served as original contributing editor of the International
Comparative Law Guide to Alternative Investment Funds and, earlier
in his career, was named to Financial News' 40 Under 40 in Legal
Services.
Trevor Goodman also joins from listed US asset management group
Legg Mason, (recently merged with listed asset management giant
Franklin Templeton). Trevor was EMEA Head of Legal and joins MJ
Hudson to focus on group compliance, operational management and
regulation.
Commenting on these hires, Matthew Hudson, CEO, said;
"We see a pipeline of new fund launches emerging through the
second half of 2021 and into 2022. Stephen has worked with
blue-chip clients such as Hermes GPE, Blackrock, ICG, and Goldman
Sachs and we are delighted he is joining our team to help drive the
growth of our funds practice as momentum builds in the market.
Trevor will be a significant asset to our growing compliance and
operational functionality. His strong legal pedigree and 20 years'
experience, in-house at a global asset manager will add depth to
the MJ Hudson group."
MJ Hudson also announces today that it has made two new Partner
promotions within the expanding funds practice of the law firm:
Whitney Lutgen , previously at NYC and London based Kirkland
& Ellis is made partner after three and a half years' service.
Her practice is focussed on private funds. Ronan McCann is made
partner, in the venture capital and tech team, also with a
specialism in funds work. Ronan is home-grown talent, having joined
the firm more than eight years ago.
Commenting on the promotions, MJ Hudson Law Managing Partner,
Andrew Mills, added:
"We are pleased to welcome both Ronan and Whitney to our growing
partnership. Our ability to attract rising stars like Whitney and
also provide a path to partnership for exceptional junior lawyers
is testament to the unique environment at MJ Hudson."
Contact:
MJ Hudson Group plc
Katherine Hazelden
Senior Advisor | IR & Marketing
Email: katherine.hazelden@mjhudson.com
Tel: +44 20 3463 3200 M: +44 (0) 7796 547 454
Buchanan PR (media enquiries)
MJHudson@buchanan.uk.com
Tel: +44 (0)207466 5114
Notes to Editors
ABOUT MJ HUDSON
MJ Hudson, the asset management consultancy, provides legal and
financial services, investment consultancy, outsourcing, analytics
and complementary advice and support to fund managers, investors
and their counterparties, together forming an end-to-end platform
of services to asset management.
From its offices in Europe's major asset management centres and
across North America, MJ Hudson's team of more than 200
professionals works in all alternative and traditional asset
classes, including private equity, venture capital, hedge funds,
real estate, infrastructure, energy, private credit and the equity
and debt capital markets.
The firm was admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange on 12 December 2019 and trades under the MJH.L symbol.
ABOUT MJ HUDSON'S LAW PRACTICE
MJ Hudson's lawyers work with asset managers, institutional
investors, management teams and advisers, with a focus on M&A,
finance and fund formation.
Founded in 2010 as a new model of law firm focused on one
industry and as an ABS, the MJ Hudson law team began with a focus
on alternative assets and has quickly built a reputation as one of
the market's most astute and commercial practices, advising across
financial services in three jurisdictions.
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