Significant Boost To Business Division

Leading law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced the appointment of two corporate partners, Adam Kaucher and Victoria Zivkovic, to its business division in Manchester.

Underlining the firm’s commitment to the expansion of its Business Legal Services division in Manchester, the appointment of the pair brings a wealth of corporate transactional experience to complement its well-regarded offering within the fields of real estate, banking, restructuring, employment and litigation.

Adam Kaucher joins from Addleshaw Goddard in Manchester, having previously spent several years in central Asia as regional head of legal for KPMG and in a global law firm. 

He has a wealth of cross border and domestic transactional experience, including public and private M&A, private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, banking and IPOs.

Victoria joins from PwC Legal, where she headed up the corporate team in Manchester and has led and advised on a number of high profile M&A projects and international restructuring projects. 

She has a broad range of corporate experience including private equity and private M&A with a number of firms including at Pinsent Masons and at Cobbetts, where Adam was a corporate partner and the two worked side by side for several years.

Roy Beckett, regional managing partner at Irwin Mitchell’s Manchester office, said:

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“These senior appointments demonstrate our continued investment into building a first-class Business Legal Services team here in Manchester. Both Adam and Victoria have a strong track record for delivering exceptional client service and I look forward to them developing and leading a highly credible corporate offering within our Manchester office.” Roy Beckett - Partner

Chris Rawstron, Head of Corporate at Irwin Mitchell, said: 

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I’m excited about the prospect of Victoria and Adam working together at Irwin Mitchell. They have impressive backgrounds, particularly in private company M&A, and are well known in the corporate finance community. Together they’ll form a strong team for the Manchester office and complement our growing national team.”

Chris Rawstron - Partner

Victoria Zivkovic said: “It is great to be reuniting with Adam to join the first class team of lawyers at Irwin Mitchell. We have both been impressed with the firm’s culture and commitment to delivering quality legal services, and look forward to developing a new corporate offering in Manchester, putting clients first.”

Operating nationally, Irwin Mitchell’s corporate team is currently in the top 10 for the UK’s most active M&A lawyers by deal volumes.