Kevin King > PwC LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

PwC LLP
1 EMBANKMENT PLACE
LONDON
WC2N 6RH
England
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Work Department

Corporate; Financial services.

Position

Kevin is a corporate partner specialising in engagements in the financial services sector.

Kevin has extensive experience advising large multinational financial services clients and other organisations on complex structuring, compliance and corporate transformational projects, frequently leading multidisciplinary teams of professionals on cross-border engagements.

He works closely with global PwC tax, regulatory, accounting and other specialists to provide a combined offering – ensuring that reorganisation projects are implemented taking account of tax and regulatory considerations, and in accordance with their commercial objectives, across all relevant jurisdictions.

Kevin’s recent experience includes advising on several Part VII transfers in the banking sector. He has also advised on several large Brexit restructurings, including an 11 market restructuring of an EEA passported bank. Kevin recently supported an Asian bank on its wind down and transfer of its UK business. Kevin has led the legal work on several Part VII transfers under FSMA 2000 and has worked on several strategy projects advising large global banking and insurance broking clients on their European and global group structures and business models. He also advises clients on regulatory capital issuance.

Kevin joined from KPMG where he built up the legal practice in financial services. He previously worked at Skadden and Slaughter and May.

Career

Kevin joined PwC from KPMG where he built up the legal practice in financial services.  He previously worked at Skadden and Slaughter and May.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations

PwC LLP offers ‘a fantastic level of detailed knowledge’ to clients on their international business reorganisations which are often high-profile multi-jurisdictional projects. The corporate and commercial, international business reorganisations team is jointly headed by Georgie Blyth and Cynthia Chan. Kevin King handles restructuring and transactional engagements for financial services clients, in particular in the banking and investment management sectors. Latika Sharma ‘s work includes handling the restructuring of international IP portfolios while Laura Freestone advises on global corporate reorganisation projects for international groups. Harry Wilkins specialises in deal-related structuring projects, in particular pre-deal carve-outs and post-deal integrations. Rebecca Boyers is frequently instructed by US and Asian clients, such as Japanese multinational corporates while Stephanie Xintara supports the team in these matters.