Neil Brown > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile

RPC
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

Partner. Neil is an experienced corporate lawyer, advising on M&A, joint ventures and other significant commercial transactions. He advises clients from a range of sectors, including technology, media and retail.

Neil has a particular interest in the insurance industry, advising a number of major insurers and reinsurers from both Lloyd’s of London and the London companies market. His experience includes reinsurance transactions, special purpose arrangements at Lloyd’s and insurance business transfers under Part VII of FSMA.

Career

Trained Freshfields; qualified 2006; Freshfields 2004-12; RPC 2012 to date; partner RPC 2015.

Education

Read law at Queens’ College, Cambridge. Graduated 2002.

Leisure

Family; sports; reading.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m

With ‘super experience in M&A’ and a ‘great knowledge of industry,’ the team at RPC regularly works with a series of household names across various sectors, private equity and financial sponsors. Team leader Karen Hendy also co-leads the retail practice, handling listed company matters including takeovers, restructuring and M&A. The ‘client focused’ James Mee leads on insurance and financial services M&A mandates, while the highly experienced Neil Brown frequently handles large transactions in the insurance, technology and retail sectors. Senior corporate lawyer Nigel Collins has a growing Japanese client base and advises on a range of matters including investments, acquisitions, disposals and restructuring. Jeremy Cunningham is recommended for his work in the tech and media sectors. Other names to note include Ben Magahy, who acts as lead associate on M&A and corporate transactions involving private equity and financial sponsors.