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‘Responsive and engaged’, RPC‘s sector coverage most notably spans the insurance, tech, and financial services sectors. Practice head David Wallis is a prolific adviser with considerable market experience in sponsor and management-side work, handling sales, acquisitions, and investment deals. James Mee is particularly noted for his capabilities in the insurance sector, while Jeremy Cunningham’s wide-ranging cross-border practice covers insurance, engineering, and film production. Jeremy Cunningham is praised by clients for his financial services and insurance acumen.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is responsive and engaged. Chris Brierley will handle queries and calls directly without the need involve a broader team, but when a larger team is required, he is very prompt in delivering.’

  • ‘Chris Brierley is responsive, has excellent judgement and clearly explains technical legal matters to non-legal investors.’

  • 'James Mee is excellent - one of our favourite people to work with.'

  • 'Very capable and thoughtful team - very commercial and user friendly.'

Key clients

  • Agribriefing
  • Asta
  • Ebury (Santander and Vitruvian-backed)
  • Axcel
  • JRJ
  • Preservation Capital Partners
  • Keyhaven Capital
  • Paine Schwartz
  • Beat Capital Partners
  • Asahi Kasei

Work highlights

  • Advised the management team of Agribriefing on the sale of Agribriefing to Five Arrows Principal Investments and Synova-backed Mintec.
  • Advised the management team of Asta Capital on its sale to Davies Group.
  • Advised Ebury Partners on the further issuance of shares worth £173m to Santander, and the combination of these shares with a purchase of existing shares.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Wallis

Other key lawyers

James Mee, Jeremy Cunningham, Chris Brierley