Andrew Johnston
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Corporate/M&A: Dubai-based
Band 3
About
Provided by Andrew Johnston
Practice Areas
Andrew is the Head of Region in Addleshaw Goddard for the Middle East and Asia. He is also a corporate partner and leads our cross-office regional corporate team. Andrew's expertise is primarily on cross-border M&A in the MENA region, with a particular specialism in private equity transactions, with a focus in the retail and consumer, healthcare and financial services sectors. He also specialises in advising both regional and international clients on joint ventures, restructurings and shareholder arrangements.
Andrew has been based in Dubai since 2007 and in that time has advised many of the region's leading corporates, private equity houses, family offices, sovereign wealth funds and other financial sponsors in relation to some of the highest profile and most innovative M&A transactions in the Middle East.
Chambers Review
Global
Andrew Johnston is Addleshaw Goddard's regional managing partner for the Middle East and Asia, and also head of its Middle East corporate practice. He is renowned for his extensive capabilities in international M&A and private equity transactions, as well as joint ventures. He is well versed in acting for clients from the food and beverage, education, hospitality and retail sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew is very good at taking a commercial view and guiding his team to do the same."
"Andrew is very good at taking a commercial view and guiding his team to do the same."