We help companies to navigate complex and fast-changing financial regulations at a time of unprecedented change and opportunity.
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
Advised Europa Capital, a real estate investment firm, on the liquidation of three Luxembourg securitisation vehicles.
Advised Rcapital, a private investment company, on the acquisition of a UK chemical manufacturing business from a Japanese conglomerate.
Advised a leading European cryptoasset platform on the legal and regulatory implications of launching and operating a decentralised finance wallet offering in the UAE and wider Middle East region. The advice covered custody and non-custody considerations, virtual asset regulatory perimeter analysis, consumer protection requirements and cross-border distribution issues.
Advised Liechtensteinische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft, a leading financial institution, on changes to authorised individuals and whistleblowing obligations.
Advised Scottish Friendly, a Life & Investments Provider on its proposed merger with OneFamily, a combination that would create one of the UK’s largest mutual life assurance groups with 2.3 million members and nearly £10 billion in assets under management.
Advised Atlas Securitized Products 1 (UK Holdings) Limited, a structured finance lender, on the securitisation of a portfolio of consumer loans.
Advised Equitix Infrastructure Investments Ltd/Arlington Advisors/John Graham, a leading infrastructure investment consortium, on its bid for a major university residences project under a design, build, finance and operate model.
Advised 21shares on listing their crypto and commodities linked securities (BOLD product) on the London Stock Exchange.
Advised on all Spanish law matters related with the USD 2.27 billion international syndicated financing granted to John Wood Group PLC, with the Royal Bank of Scotland acting as agent and GLAS Trust Corporation as security agent. As a part of the financing, the Spanish subsidiaries entered into the financing as obligors, granting guarantees and security interests.
Advised Kinbrook Group, a UK accountancy and wealth management platform backed by Blixt private equity, on its acquisition of Oldmill, a South-West based accountancy, tax and business advisory firm.
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With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
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EmailDavid specialises in financial services regulation, focusing particularly on payments, digital assets and emerging fintech. He supports banks, payment institutions, fintechs, cryptoasset firms and investors on regulatory and commercial issues arising from financial services innovation and when launching new financial products and services.
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EmailElizabeth is a Financial services regulatory partner with extensive expertise advising asset managers, fund managers, depositaries and insurance companies on the constantly shifting landscape in the UK and EU.
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EmailJonathan is a financial services specialist, focusing on investigating and managing systemic challenges. Jonathan devises strategies and solutions which reflect commercial drivers, operational preferences and stakeholder objectives – and which reduce regulatory scrutiny. Jonathan’s team consist of barristers, ex-regulators and ombudsmen.
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EmailMarie leads our Financial Regulatory and Fintech practice in the Middle East. With a mix of experience working in private practice and inhouse, Marie is well-equipped to provide practical and commercially minded advice to clients in the region.
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EmailAnthony is a Barrister, specialising in contentious regulatory cases, investigations and remediation. As a former senior regulator at the London Stock Exchange and Financial Ombudsman, Anthony brings a unique breadth of regulatory expertise, helping major financial institutions and companies mitigate systemic regulatory risk exposures.
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EmailJo is a specialist in retail financial services regulation, with deep expertise in the consumer credit and regulated mortgage regimes. She also advises on payment services and e-money matters. Jo works with a broad range of retail financial services providers, including banks, motor finance and leasing companies, credit card issuers, and retailers offering point-of-sale finance.
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EmailColin leads the firm’s Regulatory, Insurance & Funds team; he advises corporates and a broad range of financial services businesses on insurance and reinsurance issues, remediation/compensation schemes, contentious regulatory challenges and structuring insurance arrangements in the infrastructure and energy sectors.
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EmailChris is an insurance regulatory and commercial specialist and has worked extensively for providers and distributors across life and general insurance sectors. His career has covered private practice and, recently, in house experience.
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EmailIain is Financial Services Sector Head and leads our non-contentious insurance practice. He specialises in insurance regulation and distribution, advising major insurers on complex strategic and regulatory matters.
Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.
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