The team at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP advises on M&A and private equity transactions, with demonstrable experience in the insurance, energy and real estate sectors. Counting investors, companies seeking investment, sellers to private equity backed buyers and management teams among his key roster of clients, Tom Fitzpatrick leads the practice and advises on insurance and financial services-related deals. Promoted to partner in July 2023, Alex Fergus acts for mid-market private equity houses and advises on a broad range of corporate finance mandates, with a strong focus on M&A and private equity transactions. Joanna Norris is another key member of the team.
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Key clients
- LDC (Lloyds Development Capital)
- Ovo Energy
- Arch Insurance
- Amwins Group, Inc
- Piper PE
- Harbour Hotels Group
- EnAppSys
- Puma Private Equity
Work highlights
- Acted for LDC on its investment into The Barrister Group, a new model of barristers' chambers.
- Acted for Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd on its sale of Castel Underwriting Agencies Limited, a Managing General Underwriting (MGU) platform, to Ryan Specialty Group.
- Advised OVO on its acquisition of Bonnet Ltd, an electric vehicle (EV) charging aggregator, aiming to bring together public charge point operators into one easy-to-use app for EV drivers.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tom Fitzpatrick