HWF Partners

🎄 Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of hosting a festive bake sale for our insurance market colleagues, in support of Chapter One UK charity.   Chapter One transforms children’s futures by providing crucial one-to-one reading support when it’s needed most. 📚💛   It was wonderful to connect with everyone and feel the festive spirit in full swing. A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by and contributed to this meaningful cause.  

As our business continues to grow across internationally, we’re thrilled to welcome two talented analysts to our team: Armin Mang, joining us in Munich, and Beatrice Domenichini, joining us in Milan! Their expertise will help build on our capacity and further enhance our teams on the ground across Europe.

We are excited to share the 2024 edition of our W&I Market Claims Study! Building on our first independent market claims study of European insurers, released in 2023, the 2024 study captures data from 22 insurers and covers an 8-year period. If you would like to discuss this report or any claims related matter in further detail, please contact Alexander Harding, David Wall, or your usual HWF contact.

🎉 Last week, our CEE team had the pleasure of hosting a festive edition of our M&A professionals drinks in Warsaw! It was fantastic to see so many familiar faces and catch up during such a busy time in the market. A huge thank you to our co-hosts, First Point Partners, for making the evening so special. Here's to more great conversations and collaborations in the year ahead! 🥂 dr Chrystian Poszwiński

This week, our Dubai team attended the M&A Breakfast hosted by Datasite, with insightful presentations from PwC Middle East. The event provided an excellent opportunity to reconnect with clients, establish new connections, and discuss the current state of M&A in the region. It was encouraging to see alignment between PwC’s perspectives and our own, particularly regarding the strong performance of Middle East M&A activity, which continues to outpace global trends. Thank you to Datasite and PwC for organizing such an engaging and informative session. Munal Mehta Ibrahim Halawi Tanya Gupta Charlie Newport

Our team lead by Munal Mehta, Tanya Gupta and William Chamberlain are pleased to have assisted Enersol Energy Solutions on a significant investment, in Deep Well Services (DWS) through the placement of a Buy-Side W&I policy.    Enersol is a joint venture set up between the UAE’s ADNOC Drilling and Alpha Dhabi. DWS specialises in advanced technologies and services within the energy sector and the acquisition is a significant strategic enhancement to Enersol's portfolio of next-generation energy technologies.    Our team worked alongside King & Spalding, who also advised on the transaction.

Our team led by David Wall, Leo Domingo and Ella Beard are delighted to have assisted an affiliate of GREYKITE European Real Estate Fund I in the placement of buy-side W&I and title policies for its acquisition of a pan-European 13-asset logistics portfolio for €350 million, across Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland and the UK.   GREYKITE is an independent European real estate investment firm, which specialises in real estate and corporate investments across a series of asset classes with durable fundamentals in select European markets.   The HWF team worked alongside GREYKITE’s legal adviser, Kirkland & Ellis on the transaction. Congratulations to everyone involved!

🎉 Last week, we hosted a Charity Quiz Night for our clients in support of the incredible CALM Charity (Campaign Against Living Miserably). Thanks to the amazing generosity of everyone involved, we've already raised over £12,500—and the donations are still rolling in. The evening was filled with great energy, fierce competition, and plenty of laughs. A massive congratulations to the winning team, Ropes & Gray LLP, who took home the trophy and bragging rights! 🏆 Thank you to everyone who participated, donated, and made the night such a success. 👏 📷 Ade Kehinde

We were thrilled by the overwhelmingly positive response to our inaugural W&I Claims Study and are excited to announce that the 2024 edition is on its way! Follow our LinkedIn page to be the first to know when it’s released. David Wall Alexander Harding

We’re thrilled to welcome Katie Roche, CPA to our New York team! 🎉 With a wealth of experience across M&A, financial services, and insurance, Katie strengthens our team as we continue to provide market-leading advice on R&W insurance for corporates and private equity firms. Her impressive background includes senior and impactful roles at McGill and Partners, AB InBev, and Deutsche Bank. We’re excited to have Katie on board as we grow our US presence and deliver exceptional results for our clients.