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11/03/2024
CMS advises Flagstone on £108m investment from Estancia Capital Partners
International law firm CMS has advised fintech company Flagstone on a £108m investment from US private equity firm Estancia Capital Partners. Launched in 2015, Flagstone has grown to become the UK’s...
20/09/2023
CMS bolsters Financial Services Regulatory team with new hire
International law firm CMS has bolstered its market leading Financial Services practice with the addition of new partner Mike Ringer, who joins the Financial Services Regulatory team in London. Mike was...
09/08/2023
CMS appointed to advise UK  Finance on its response to the FCA’s consolidated...
CMS has been appointed by UK Finance, the trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector, to advise on its response on behalf of the industry to the FCA’s recently published consultation...
01/06/2023
CMS strengthens Financial Services Regulatory Team with hire of Joy Davey
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce that Joy Davey has joined the Financial Services Regulatory Team as a partner.  She will work alongside Partners Ash Saluja, Angela Greenough and the...
18/05/2023
CMS advises Legal & General on £2.7bn buy-in with British Steel Pension...
CMS advised Legal & General Assurance Society (Legal & General) on its fourth and final buy-in policy with the British Steel Pension Scheme (the Scheme), totalling £2.7bn, under which the remaining 40%...
04/05/2023
CMS advises Pacific Life Re on c.£1.6bn longevity swap with trustee of...
International law firm CMS has advised Pacific Life Re International Limited (UK branch) (PL Re) on a c.£1.6bn disintermediated longevity swap with the trustee of the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Pension...
27/04/2023
CMS advises Redburn and Rothschild & Co on the merger of Redburn and Atlantic...
International law firm CMS is advising Redburn (Europe) and Rothschild & Co on the merger of the operations of Redburn (Europe) and Atlantic Equities, under the ownership of Rothschild & Co.  The combination...
02/03/2023
CMS advises Pension Insurance Corporation on landmark £6.5 billion buy-in...
International law firm CMS has advised Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, on a buy-in with the trustees of two schemes, the Sal Pension Scheme...
12/01/2023
CMS strengthens Financial Services Team with hire of Robert Dedman
International law firm CMS has boosted its Financial Services & Products Team with the hire of partner Robert Dedman. Robert will be based in London and will specialise in contentious regulatory matters...
03/11/2022
CMS bolster Financial Services offering with partner appointment
International law firm CMS has bolstered its market leading Financial Services practice with the addition of new partner Chris Glennie, who joins the Financial Services Regulatory team in London. Chris...
01/09/2022
CMS bolsters Financial Services Transactions team with partner hire in...
International law firm CMS is strengthening its market leading Financial Services practice with the addition of new partner James Geer, who joins the Financial Services Transactions team in Lon­don. James...
09/08/2022
CMS advises consortium on acquisition of further investment in Ørsted's...
International law firm CMS has advised a consortium comprised of Equitix and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) on its agreement to acquire from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) a further...