Capable of handling high-value, cross-border transactions, Pinsent Masons LLP is regularly instructed by an impressive roster of clients covering a wide range of sectors, including energy, insurance, and financial services. Edward Stead heads the corporate practice and is supported by financial services specialist Hannah Brader. Brader is widely recognised for advising global financial services groups on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and reorganisations. Focused on the real estate and infrastructure sectors, Robert Moir has extensive experience assisting investors, funders, and developers on all manner of transactions. Moir frequently works alongside Philippa Rigby, who focuses on corporate real estate transactions for later living, healthcare, and hotel businesses. Other key figures include James Kaye, who is well-versed in both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions for both public and private entities. The team has recently expanded with the lateral hires of Jonathan Woolf from CMS, Jon Blackburn from Maples Teesdale LLP, and Peter McCusker from Royal London, all of whom joined between January and April 2024.
Testimonials
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‘The Pinsents corporate team are simply the most professional legal advisers we retain. They approach law like a business rather than a dark art, and it means we use them for all sorts of transactions.’
‘Constantly impressive, consistent and commercial, with good technical knowledge, they are a trusted adviser to my business.’
Key clients
- bp plc
- The Everton Football Club Company Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Aegon on the sale of its UK individual protection line of business to Royal London.
- Advised Prax Group in respect of the £249 million recommended acquisition of AIM-listed exploration and production company, Hurricane Energy plc.