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James Smethurst

Freshfields
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Firm
Freshfields
Practice
financial regulatory, financial services regulatory, financial services regulatory matters
Office
London
Active in the record
2020 to 2025

Deal experience

Deal types
M&APrivate Equity & Buyouts
Sectors
Financial ServicesInsuranceProfessional ServicesReal EstateTransport & Logistics
Jurisdictions
BelgiumEuropeEuropean CommissionFranceGermanyIndiaMexicoNetherlandsSingaporeSpainUnited KingdomUnited States

Recent deals

11 announced deals in the record
Freshfields advises Specialist Risk Group and Warburg Pincus on strategic acquisition of Ecclesia Group’s Dutch and Belgian insurance brokerage businesses 4 Feb 2025
M&A Financial Services Freshfields financial services regulatory matters
Freshfields advises Cinven on strategic investment in Grant Thornton UK 21 Nov 2024
Private Equity & Buyouts Professional Services Freshfields financial regulatory London
Freshfields advises Aon on acquisition of UK broker Griffiths & Armour 7 Nov 2024
M&A Financial Services FreshfieldsMatheson LLP regulatory
Freshfields advises Hargreaves Lansdown plc on recommended final cash offer 10 Aug 2024
M&A Financial Services Freshfields GBP 5.40bn
Freshfields advises Warburg Pincus on proposed acquisition of Specialist Risk Group 30 May 2024
M&A Insurance Freshfields financial services regulatory matters
Freshfields advises Keppel on proposed acquisition of Aermont Capital 1 Dec 2023
M&A Real Estate Freshfields financial services regulatory
Freshfields advises PSP Investments on its sale of a minority stake in Angel Trains to Arjun Infrastructure Partners 4 Jul 2023
M&A Transport & Logistics Freshfields
Freshfields advises Blackstone and Sixth Street on completion of Kensington Mortgages sale to Barclays Bank UK PLC 2 Mar 2023
M&A Financial Services Freshfields financial regulatory
Freshfields advises Lloyd’s of London on innovative £650m insurance cover transaction 25 Dec 2021
M&A Insurance Freshfields GBP 650m Lead
Freshfields advises Aon on the sale of WTW assets to Gallagher for approximately $3.57bn 14 May 2021
M&A Financial Services Freshfields USD 3.57bn Lead global transactions
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