Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Combining regulatory and corporate capabilities, the ‘strong and capable’ team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP excels in advising insurance companies on transactional work throughout APAC, running the gamut from advice on M&A in the sector, through to advice on distribution agreements. ’Intelligent and savvy’ team head Edwin Northover has a ‘good understanding of the market’, regularly taking the lead on key strategic transactional work for key global and Asia-based insurance entities, including AIA and Prudential Financial. International counsel Jan Buschmann ’knows his way around the insurance ordinance and the HKIA requirements very well’ and regularly advises on standalone regulatory questions, as well as in the context of insurance-related transactional work.
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- 'It is a strong and capable team.'
- 'They have been invaluable in our insurance deals, bringing with them strong negotiation skills and a deep understanding of the insurance M&A/ bancassurance deals.'
- 'Edwin Northover is absolutely superb and our go-to partner for insurance deals. He is an intelligent and savvy lawyer with a good understanding of the market, fantastic in negotiations, and extremely thorough in his work, leaving no stone unturned.'
- 'Jan Bushmann who knows his way around the insurance ordinance and the HKIA requirements very well, and is becoming a go-to lawyer for not only transactional work but also general regulatory advice.'
Key clients
- AIA
- Sun Life
- Chubb
- Prudential Financial
- FWD
Work highlights
- Advised AIA in connection with the establishment of a pan-Asian health insurtech business and joint venture with Discovery Group.
- Advising Sun Life in its 15-year exclusive bancassurance partnership with Dah Sing Bank.
- Advising Chubb in its 15-year exclusive general insurance distribution agreement with Hang Seng Bank.
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Mr. Northover has a broad cross-border public and private mergers & acquisitions practice, with a particular focus on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and distribution agreements in the insurance industry.
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Edwin Northover