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09 May 2022
Jonathan Russell
PartnerLondon
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +44 20 7296 5812
Fax +44 20 7296 2001
LanguagesEnglish, French
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
"He's very user-friendly, extremely knowledgeable about his subject and provides great customer service - nothing is too much trouble"
Chambers UK, 2019
A partner in our Corporate & Finance practice group in London, Jonathan Russell's practice covers cross-border and domestic M&A, joint ventures, reorganisations and general corporate advisory work. Jonathan has particular experience in the insurance sector, advising insurers and other market participants on a range of transactions and regulatory matters, including insurance business transfers under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
Awards and recognitions
2020
"Up and Coming" for Insurance: Non-contentious - UK-wide
Chambers UK
Education and admissions
Education
LPC, BPP University Law School, 2007
Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP University Law School, 2006
M.Phil., University of Cambridge, 2004
B.A. (Hons), University of Oxford, 2002
Memberships
Law Society of England and Wales
Representative experience
IBM on the global separation and reorganization of Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., its managed infrastructure services business, prior to the spin-off of Kyndryl into a separate publicly traded company.
Lloyds Banking Group and Scottish Widows on its acquisition of Zurich's UK workplace pensions and savings business, with £19bn of AuA
A major global pharmaceutical company on strategic M&A and licensing and collaboration arrangements.
AXA on the disposal of its Bluefin insurance broking business to Marsh & McLennon and on the acquisition of Simplyhealth's private medical insurance business.
Equitable Life on the disposal of its £875m annuity business to Canada Life.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals on the disposal of a European drug and medical devices business.
Prudential on its £13bn cross-border reorganisation of its Hong Kong life and general insurance business
Phoenix Group on the sale of two annuity portfolios and the reorganisation of its insurance businesses by means of schemes under Part VII FSMA.
Paternoster on its sale to Goldman Sachs for £260m.
Teachers Friendly Society on its demutualisation and acquisition by LV.
Latest thinking and events
News
HM Treasury and the PRA start the consultation process on reforms to the UK’s Solvency II regime
29 April 2022
Insights
A buoyant pension de-risking market creates opportunities for specialty as well as life insurers
Registered Content
08 April 2022
Webinar
Hogan Lovells insurance webinar series: Part VII transfers – where now?
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
News
UK Government proposes Companies House reform and greater transparency of corporate entities
11 March 2022
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells advises Trustee of Gallaher DB Pension Scheme on its £1.7bn buy-in with Standard Life
21 January 2022
