Nicholas Berry > Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Equipped with ‘unmatched contacts within the insurance industry‘, Norton Rose Fulbright is leaned on by major insurers, brokers, MGAs, MGUs and private capital investors in the insurance market. Key areas of focus for the practice include capital financing, reinsurance, life and longevity insurance mandates. James Bateson is strong in the cross-border M&A and restructuring space; he jointly heads the practice alongside Nicholas Berry, who leads on the insurtech work with a focus on the corporate and regulatory aspects of emerging technology in the insurance space. Matthew Foster is a notable name with extensive experience in the financial institutions sector, and Maria Ross is highlighted for her significant expertise in Part VII transfers and longevity reinsurance transactions.

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s established fintech offering spans series fundraising, complex corporate reorganisations, management buyouts and M&A work. The practice is jointly chaired by corporate partners Sean Murphy, Victoria Birch and Nicholas Berry. Murphy frequently assists start-ups, investors and financials institutions with work such as investments, joint ventures and the deployment of fintech. Birch is a payments specialist who is active across a range of corporate transactions, while Berry excels in both transactional and regulatory matters connected to insurtechs. Frequently relied upon by venture capital and private equity clients, Bayo Odubeko focuses on emerging markets and the payments sector. James Russell excels in fintech procurement mandates, while Mark Maurice is often engaged to advise on strategic minority investments into fintechs.