Bancassurance expert Matthew Middleditch heads the team at Linklaters, which is best known for its advice regarding insurance-related corporate matters. The group, which also navigates employment matters within insurance businesses, is regularly engaged to guide clients through business restructurings, compliance projects, insurance product distribution, debt and equity offerings, and Hong Kong IPOs. Roger Cheng is a key contact for takeovers, mergers, and matters involving financial institutions, and Betty Yap‘s remit covers cross-border M&A and foreign direct investments involving China. Tiffany Yan is a corporate finance specialist.
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‘World-class insurance bancassurance transactions capabilities and experience.’
‘Matthew Middleditch has demonstrated extremely capable and well-thought-out advice in bancassurance transactions.’
Key clients
- FWD Group
- Shareholders of Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited
- Ageas Insurance International NV
- AXA
- Cathay Life Insurance
- Nan Shan Life Insurance
- Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
Work highlights
Advised FWD Group on Hong Kong laws in relation to its proposed global offering and listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Acted for the shareholders of Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited on the sale of their respective shareholding in the issued share capital of Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited to Yue Xiu Enterprises Limited.
Advised Cathay Life Insurance on its US$600m 10-year subordinated corporate bond issuance.
Practice head
Matthew Middleditch
Other key lawyers
Roger Cheng; Betty Yap; Tiffany Yan