Key Takeaways
- • Addleshaw Goddard appoints Farhod Moghadam as Partner in Real Estate Investments team in London, marking the firm's 20th lateral partner hire in the UK during 2025.
- • Moghadam brings over 20 years of transaction structuring experience and a decade-plus tenure at Patron Capital, where he advised on €7 billion in private equity real estate transactions across UK and European markets.
- • The hire strengthens AG's pan-European real estate capability and PERE (Private Equity Real Estate) platform, directly supporting the firm's AG 2030 strategy targeting £1 billion in revenue by 2030.
- • AG reported record financial results for the year ending 30 April 2025, with revenue up 11% to £550.9 million, and has expanded recently with new offices in Abu Dhabi and Warsaw operations.
- • The firm continues advising on flagship transactions, including recent work on Arada UK Holdings' stake in the £2.5 billion Thameside West regeneration project in London.
Summary
International law firm Addleshaw Goddard announced on 2 December 2025 the appointment of Farhod Moghadam as a Partner within its Real Estate Investments team based in London. The hire represents AG's 20th lateral partner addition in the UK during 2025, underscoring the firm's aggressive expansion strategy in this practice area.
Moghadam joins from Patron Capital, where he spent over a decade serving as Senior Adviser and lead counsel on major private equity real estate transactions. His background encompasses more than 20 years of experience structuring and executing complex real estate deals, with direct exposure to €7 billion in PERE transactions spanning the UK and European markets. His deep relationships with institutional PERE investors and transactional expertise position him to enhance AG's cross-border deal flow and institutional investor relationships.
The appointment strengthens AG's stated strategic objectives under its AG 2030 initiative, launched in November 2024, which targets transformation of the firm into a £1 billion revenue entity by decade's end. The firm has demonstrated momentum on this front, reporting record financial results for the year ending 30 April 2025, with revenue increasing 11% year-over-year to £550.9 million. Geographic expansion efforts include the firm's 21st office opening in Abu Dhabi and absorption of Linklaters' Warsaw operations, extending its Central European footprint.
AG's real estate practice remains active on flagship transactions. The team recently advised Arada UK Holdings on acquisition of a stake in Thameside West, a £2.5 billion London regeneration project representing one of the capital's most ambitious development schemes. According to the firm's Head of Real Estate Investments, Moghadam's arrival is expected to capture additional premium cross-border transactions while deepening relationships with leading PERE investors across the pan-European platform.
Moghadam joins from Patron Capital, where he spent over a decade serving as Senior Adviser and lead counsel on major private equity real estate transactions. His background encompasses more than 20 years of experience structuring and executing complex real estate deals, with direct exposure to €7 billion in PERE transactions spanning the UK and European markets. His deep relationships with institutional PERE investors and transactional expertise position him to enhance AG's cross-border deal flow and institutional investor relationships.
The appointment strengthens AG's stated strategic objectives under its AG 2030 initiative, launched in November 2024, which targets transformation of the firm into a £1 billion revenue entity by decade's end. The firm has demonstrated momentum on this front, reporting record financial results for the year ending 30 April 2025, with revenue increasing 11% year-over-year to £550.9 million. Geographic expansion efforts include the firm's 21st office opening in Abu Dhabi and absorption of Linklaters' Warsaw operations, extending its Central European footprint.
AG's real estate practice remains active on flagship transactions. The team recently advised Arada UK Holdings on acquisition of a stake in Thameside West, a £2.5 billion London regeneration project representing one of the capital's most ambitious development schemes. According to the firm's Head of Real Estate Investments, Moghadam's arrival is expected to capture additional premium cross-border transactions while deepening relationships with leading PERE investors across the pan-European platform.
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