Ashurst
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Ashurst has an ‘extremely strong understanding of the Lloyd’s and broader insurance markets from a banking perspective’ and works closely with the private equity team to assist in financing work in the insurance space. The firm also has capabilities in handling cross-border mandates, and are well-placed to advise clients with cross-jurisdictional transactions that involve UK, Europe, US, and others. Adam Levitt heads the team with an established reputation in the market for handling M&A, restructurings, portfolio transfers, capital raisings and risk transfer transactions in the insurance sector. Nick Wong is of note for his experience in the lender side of financing work, and Jacob Gold has advised in a number of private equity and insurance matters.
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‘The Team at Ashurst are extremely good. We have found them especially useful on our project which is at the confluence of three different regulatory regimes with multi-jurisdictions.’
‘All the key members of the client team are good. Adam Levitt is excellent at dealing with the delicate matters. Jacob Gold has proved to be excellent in managing the day-to-day aspects of negotiations and assisting us on the key commercial judgements.’
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Key clients
- Chesnara
- Generali
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Work highlights
- Advised Chesnara plc on the acquisition of Sanlam Life & Pensions UK Limited, a specialist provider of insurance and long term-savings products in the UK.
- Advised UIA on all aspects of a solvent wind-down, involving selling renewal rights; selling the group's service company; handling FSMA insurance transfer regime; and managing pension scheme liabilities.
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