Counsel
Christian Higham
Corporate & Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
Overview
Christian Higham acts for a broad range of clients on domestic and cross-border corporate transactional work, with a focus on transactions in the Insurance and Funds & Investment Management industries. Christian's experience in the Insurance industry includes share and asset acquisitions and disposals, insurance linked securities (ILS) and other collateralised reinsurance transactions, run-off transactions and warranty and indemnity insurance. Christian's experience in the Funds & Investment Management industry includes fund formations, joint ventures, co-investments, fund investments and secondary transactions. He also advises clients on company and partnership law and corporate governance matters.
Experience
Private mergers and acquisitions
- Advised The Hartford on the sales of the Navigators continental Europe insurance business to Castel, Zurich, Federale and Premia.
- Advised Mitie on the sale of its document management business to Swiss Post Solutions.
- Advised The Hanover on the $950 million sale of Chaucer International Holdings, the Lloyd’s international speciality insurance business, to China Re.
- Advised Sword Soft on its €120 million sale of APAK Group to Sopra Banking Software.
- Advised Brookfield Property Partners on its €2.4 billion sale of the Gazeley logistics business to Global Logistic Properties.
Recognition
- Listed as a key lawyer for Insurance: Corporate and Regulatory, Legal 500.
- Recommended - Commercial Contracts (Outsourcing), Legal 500.
Education
- Nottingham Law School, LLB (Hons)
- Kaplan Law School, Legal Practice Course
- BPP University Law School, Graduate Diploma in Law
- University of Durham, BA (Hons)
Admissions
- England and Wales