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Kevin King
Work Department
Corporate; Financial services.
Position
Kevin is a corporate partner specialising in engagements in the financial services sector.
Kevin has extensive experience advising large multinational financial services clients and other organisations on complex structuring, compliance and corporate transformational projects, frequently leading multidisciplinary teams of professionals on cross-border engagements.
He works closely with global PwC tax, regulatory, accounting and other specialists to provide a combined offering – ensuring that reorganisation projects are implemented taking account of tax and regulatory considerations, and in accordance with their commercial objectives, across all relevant jurisdictions.
Kevin’s recent experience includes advising on several Part VII transfers in the banking sector. He has also advised on several large Brexit restructurings, including an 11 market restructuring of an EEA passported bank. Kevin recently supported an Asian bank on its wind down and transfer of its UK business. Kevin has led the legal work on several Part VII transfers under FSMA 2000 and has worked on several strategy projects advising large global banking and insurance broking clients on their European and global group structures and business models. He also advises clients on regulatory capital issuance.
Kevin joined from KPMG where he built up the legal practice in financial services. He previously worked at Skadden and Slaughter and May.
Career
Kevin joined PwC from KPMG where he built up the legal practice in financial services. He previously worked at Skadden and Slaughter and May.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
PwC LLP fields a large international business reorganisations team, with Georgie Blyth and Cynthia Chan at the helm. It is well versed in carve-outs, separations, spin-offs and post-deal integrations for high-profile domestic and international clients. Blyth is recommended for cross-border restructurings and compliance, and Chan has 25 years’ experience of advising FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies on global reorganisations. Kevin King is a name for restructuring and transactional matters in the financial services sector, and Latika Sharma is a key name for IP matters relating to international reorganisations. Laura Freestone is qualified in Scotland and is experienced in debt and share restructurings, and cross-border M&A, while Harry Wilkins deals with pre-deal carve-outs and post-deal integrations. Rebecca Boyers often acts for US and Asian clients on cross-border reorganisations and rationalisations. In April 2022, Jessica Bell joined as senior manager from Baker McKenzie and in May, Keith Bottomley left for an in-house role.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Property finance