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Advised leading crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) issuer, on the FCA's approval of their prospectus for issuing cryptocurrency-linked exchange traded notes (cETNs) to both professional and retail investors in the UK. This marked the first retail cETN programme approved by the FCA since it officially lifted its four-year ban on retail access to crypto ETNs in early October 2025.
Advised Foresters Friendly Society, a mutual insurance provider on the proposed transfer of its UK insurance business to Shepherds Friendly.
Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited
Advised Aviva Investment Funds on the Part VII insurance business transfer of its UK individual protection business to Royal London.
Advised Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited and Alwyn Insurance Company Limited, subsidiaries of Arch Re, on the successful completion of an insurance business transfer under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
Norton Home Loans Limited
Advised The Norton Group, a financial services provider, on securing a £230m senior warehouse facility with Citi, supporting the growth of its Norton Home Loans business across the first and second charge mortgage markets.
Advising Commerz Real, a real asset manager on the surrender and re-letting of prime office accommodation in Dublin, acting on the surrender of an existing office lease and the simultaneous re-letting of space at Two Docklands Central, Dublin to a major international technology occupier.
Advising Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc on the lease of its new Irish headquarters in Dublin, including negotiation of a complex agreement for lease, substantial landlord works package, collateral warranties and the occupational lease.
Advised Europa Capital, a real estate investment firm, on the liquidation of three Luxembourg securitisation vehicles.
Advising the Trustee of the Thomas Cook UK DC Pension Scheme about the transfer of benefits to a master trust and the winding up of the scheme following the insolvency of Thomas Cook.
Advised Capital Dynamics Limited on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Fastnet Energy Storage Limited, a 170MW battery energy storage system project in County Kerry, Ireland, including an option to purchase the remaining shares. This marks Capital Dynamics' first investment in Ireland.
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Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Jonathan Stafford as a partner in its Sydney office, further strengthening its energy and infrastructure projects capability across Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised SGE on entering into a shareholders’ agreement with ZE PAK concerning the establishment of PAK BWRX. The company’s purpose will be to develop and operate six reactors using BWRX-300 technology, with a combined capacity of 1.8 GW.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has once again topped the Legal 500 UK rankings, securing both the highest number of overall rankings and the most Tier One rankings.
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