Linklaters boasts expertise in corporate advice to insurers and frequently supports reinsurance transactions and M&A transactions across the life insurance sector; the team also regularly assists international reinsurers and insurance groups with restructuring projects. Regulatory matters are another key strength, where banking and insurance supervisory lawyer Frederik Winter regularly takes the leas. He is part of the team led by Wolfgang Krauel (corporation law and M&A) and Thomas Broichhausen (capital and corporate law, M&A, fintech, insurtech).

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Work highlights

  • Advising the BVV Insurance Association of the Banking Industry on the structuring and outsourcing of BVV’s administrative services to the newly founded subsidiary BVV Pension Management.
  • Advising Allianz/Allianz Direct Versicherung on legal consolidation in the Netherlands and Spain for the strategic orientation and management of the European business.
  • Advising the German Luko Insurance AG on securing its assets and safeguarding the interests of its policyholders in the context of the insolvency proceedings via its French parent company Demain ES SAS and sister company Luko Cover SAS.

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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Wolfgang Krauel, Thomas Broichhausen