Transactions

Advised Hiscox on strategic investment into Coterie.

Advising Probitas 1492 on its sale to Aviva.

Advised SCOR in relation to the transfer of shares to BNP Paribas Cardif.

Advising R&Q Insurance Holdings on the sale of its program management business, Accredited, to Onex Corporation.

Advising Ardonagh on the merger of its UK personal lines business, Atlanta, with Markerstudy.

Advised AXA on its acquisition of Laya Healthcare from Corebridge, a subsidiary of AIG.

Advising Munich Re and ERGO on the sale of their UK legal expenses business, DAS, to ARAG.

Advised By Miles Group Limited on its sale to Direct Line Group.

Advised Munich Re and ERGO on the sale of its international PMI business, Globality, to Foyer.

Advised R&Q on the successful defence against shareholder Phoenix Asset Management Partners’ attempt to requisition management changes.

Advised BGL on the sale of its insurance distribution business, BGLi to the Markerstudy.

Advised Ardonagh on a major new investment in the Group.

Advised Direct Line Group on the buy-out of the lease of its Bromley head office from M&G, as part of the company’s office site property strategy review.

Advised Vibe on the sale of Inceptum to Randall & Quilter.

Advised Hastings on the recommended cash offer from a consortium of Sampo and RMI.

Advised Ardonagh on its group refinancing including a combination of both private and public instruments.

Advised Natixis on the sale of a 29.5% stake in Coface to Arch Capital Group.

Advised Saga on the sale of its specialist motorcycle insurance broker, Bennetts, to Ardonagh.

Advised APRIL on the sale of Axeria IARD, its commercial P&C insurance company, to Watford Holdings.

Advised Casden Banque Populaire (Groupe BPCE) on the sale of its minority stakes in Maif Vie and Filia Maif to Maif Group.

Advised Legal & General on the sale of its general insurance business to Allianz.

Advised the Co-operative Group on the sale of its insurance underwriting business to Markerstudy and agreement of a 13-year distribution agreement for home and motor insurance.

Advised LV= on the sale of its remaining 51% stake in LV= General Insurance to Allianz.

Advised Inflexion on its minority investment in Granite Underwriting, a leading specialist motor insurance business.

Advised Munich Re on the sale of MSP Underwriting to Cincinnati Financial.

Advised Ardonagh on the acquisition of Swinton from Covéa.

Advised The Clear Group on its investment from ECI Partners.

Advised AXA on the sale of PMI broker The Health Insurance Group to Ardonagh.

Advised Pollen Street Capital on the acquisition of Miles Smith, a leading schemes and affinities insurance broker.

Advised Groupama on the sale of insurance brokers, Carole Nash and MasterCover, to Ardonagh.

Advised Axis Capital on its recommended cash acquisition of Novae Group.

Advised Lark on its merger with Aston Scott.

Advised Ryan Specialty on the sale of Ryan Direct Group to private equity firms HPS Investment Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners.

Advised Primary Group on the sale of UK General to J.C. Flowers.

Advised AXA on the sale of its UK P&C commercial broker Bluefin to Marsh.

Advised the shareholders of Lonmar Global Risks on the sale of a majority stake to Global Risk Partners.

Advised Oakley Capital on the sale of Broadstone to Livingbridge.

Advised Congregational & General Charitable Trust on the sale of Congregational & General Insurance to Inter Hannover.

Acted as Rule 3 adviser to Jelf on the recommended cash acquisition by Marsh.

Advised Wesleyan on its acquisition of DPAS.

Advised Marsh on the acquisition of SME Insurance Services, a specialist SME commercial insurance broker.

Advised the shareholders of RFIB on the sale of a majority stake to Calera Capital.

Advised Primary Group on the sale of Lorica Employee Benefits to Aon.