Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is led by Geraldine Quirk, who is notable for her extensive experience in Part VII transfers, which is reflected in the wider firm’s particular strength in these transactions both cross-border and wholly within the UK. Quirk and the wider firm also have broader capabilities in the insurance space, with a track record in handling typical M&A, reinsurance transactions, restructures, and regulatory advice in relation to Brexit and the EU. Adam Bogdanor is noted for his work with leading insurers on a range of transactional mandates, while Andrew Hart is more focused on US clients in relation to their international transactions and EU operations.
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Key clients
- Aspen
- Aegon
- AIG
- Amlin
- Liberty
- Aviva
- AXA Insurance (UK) plc
- RiskPoint
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Chubb/Ace European Group
- Clal Insurance
- CNA Hardy
- Enstar
- Hampden Plc
- Euler Hermes
- Lancashire
- Randall & Quilter
- Sun Life of Canada
- AmTrust
- Collinson
Work highlights
- Advised RiverStone International on loss portfolio transfer reinsurance agreements with affiliates of AXIS Capital Holding Limited covering net reserves of $400m and cover up to a limit of D$605 million.
- Advised Stonebridge International Insurance Limited on the transfer under the UK’s transitional business transfer regime of its EU business to a Maltese protected cell company
- Advised on the £72m Sale of Tradex, an insurer, to a fund of Pollen Street Capital and sale of Clegg Gifford, a broker, to Markerstudy.
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Geraldine Quirk