London counsel Sam Whitaker is part of the firm’s Corporate Department. His practice is focused on employment and benefits, and includes advising ...
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Experience
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- Lovell Minnick in its investment in Broadstone, a UK financial services consultancy delivering advice to employers, insurers, lenders and pension scheme trustees.
- Oaktree Capital Management and Velocity Risk in the $525 million sale of Velocity Risk to Ryan Specialty, and sale of Velocity Specialty Insurance Company to FM, from funds managed by Oaktree.
- Stone Point Capital in its equity investment in the Ardonagh Group, one of the world’s largest independent insurance distribution platforms, which values Ardonagh at $14 billion.
- Resolution Life, a global life insurance group, in the acquisition of 100% of its shares by Nippon Life Insurance Company at a valuation of $10.6 billion.
- Bain Capital in its investment in Oak Reinsurance, and in its cornerstone investment in the Oak RE’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 2843, which will focus on global reinsurance.
- Taranis Investment Limited in its Series A2 investment in Cool Planet Technologies, a carbon capture company.
- Ambac in its acquisition of a majority stake in Beat Capital Partners in a transaction valued at approximately $282 million.
Education
- King's College London, 1990, LL.B.
- University of the South West of England, 1992, Law Society Finals