James Smethurst

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals13

Total Value£49.59B

Avg. Deal Size£3.81B

Market Context

Awards

2022 Top FinTech Lawyers in EMEA

15 BONHILL STREET, LONDON, EC2A 4DN, UNITED KINGDOM.

Expertise (20)

Key Relationships

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United Kingdom

Insurance Brokers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomesticMerger

target

Willis Towers Watson

bidder

Aon

£27.14b

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Online and Social Platforms

AcquisitionRestructuringMajorityPrivate

target

BRICKVEST

bidder

Patrizia Immobilien

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Life Insurance

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Rothesay Life

bidder

Gic Private

£5.75b

dealmakers

Italy

Diversified Financials

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate

target

London Stock Exchange Group Holdings Italia

bidder

Euronext

£3.93b

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Travel and Tourism

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityCross BorderPublicPrivatisationScheme

target

bidder

Towerbrook Capital Partners

£219m

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Digital Services

PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Penguin Portals Group

bidder

RVU

£508m

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Insurance Brokers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDemergerCross Border

target

Tesco Underwriting

bidder

Tesco Bank

£104m

dealmakers

United Kingdom

E-commerce

PrivateDomesticPrivate EquityDe-SPACReverse TakeoverMergerMajorityAcquisition

target

CAZOO

bidder

Morgan Stanley

£5.07b

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Insurance Brokers

PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajority

target

Willis Towers Watson (reinsurance, Specialty And Retail Brokerage Operations)

bidder

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

£2.52b

dealmakers

United Kingdom

FinTech

Venture CapitalPrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMinorityPrivate Equity

target

Fnz

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£1.03b

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Mortgage Finance

AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic

target

Kensington Mortgages

bidder

Barclays

£2.30b

dealmakers

Isle of Man

Life Insurance

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

International Financial Group

bidder

Cinven

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Financial Data and Systems

AcquisitionPrivateMinorityPrivate EquityCross Border

target

London Stock Exchange Group

bidder

Microsoft Corp

value n/a

dealmakers

United States

Software

MajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisition

target

ACADIA

bidder

London Stock Exchange Group

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Banks

Venture CapitalMinorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateDomestic

target

Allica Bank

bidder

Atalaya Capital Management

£100m

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Payroll

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMinorityCross BorderPrivate

target

Azets Group

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Leasing

AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticPrivateMinority

target

Angel Trains

bidder

Arjun Infrastructure Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Real Estate Holding and Development

MajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Aermont Capital

bidder

Keppel Corp

£306m

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Banks

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Tesco Bank (retail Banking Business)

bidder

Barclays

£600m

dealmakers

Luxembourg

Management Consulting

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMinorityCross Border

target

Alter Domus

bidder

Cinven

value n/a

dealmakers