Simon Nicholas Goodworth is an English solicitor who has built his professional career in London. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 1980 and has subsequently worked on international corporate and investment matters involving European, American, Asian and Australian markets.
Goodworth studied for an LL.B. at the University of Manchester. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 1980, beginning a legal career that later developed into a cross-border corporate and private-equity practice.
Goodworth began his professional career as a solicitor admitted in England in 1980. From 1986 to 2002 he was a partner at the City of London law firm Theodore Goddard. In 2002 he joined Covington & Burling's London office, initially as a partner and later serving as senior counsel. His practice has encompassed public and private mergers and acquisitions, private-equity transactions, fund formation, primary and secondary investments, co-investments, securities work, and lender- and borrower-side finance. He has advised fund sponsors, major investors, publicly listed and private companies, and financial institutions on international transactions with significant cross-border elements. His documented work includes advising on investment vehicles, co-investment portfolios, private-equity fund-of-funds investments, public-to-private transactions, financing facilities, and transactions involving companies and investors across multiple jurisdictions.
Developed a broad international corporate and investment practice covering mergers and acquisitions, private equity, investment funds, securities and finance.
Advised on complex cross-border transactions involving fund formation, primary and secondary investments, co-investments, public-to-private transactions and structured finance.
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