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Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

Linklaters houses a well-regarded insurance team that advises a variety of clients in the sector. The law firm focuses on non-contentious work, with experience assisting clients with M&A transactions and bancassurance work. It is able to advise clients on multi-jurisdictional investment strategies and regulatory matters in the Asia-Pacific region, and also leverages a strong offering in capital markets to assist insurance sector clients.

Work Highlights

  • Linklaters advised FWD Group and its controlling shareholder Pacific Century Group on its global offering and listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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Matthew Middleditch
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Matthew Middleditch
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Matthew Middleditch is an experienced partner who boasts particular expertise in insurance-related M&A. He is particularly well regarded by market observers for his knowledge of bancassurance agreements.

Matthew Middleditch has a pre-eminent reputation for his bancassurance negotiation experience in Asia, especially having worked on all the key bancassurance transactions in the past decade.

Matthew is one of the best insurance legal advisers on the market. Always careful in navigating the people dynamics, he has one of the best commercial sense amongst his peers.

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Matthew Middleditch
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Matthew Middleditch
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