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Natasha Lindon

Associate

Natasha advises a wide range of clients, including banks, investment funds, corporates, financial technology companies, investment banks, exchanges, clearing houses, and trading platforms, in connection with various legal and regulatory issues affecting their business.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Advising banks, brokers, financial institutions, exchanges, clearing houses and corporates on business structure, ongoing compliance and other advisory issues.
  • Authorizations and licensing of new businesses.
  • Change of control and management / governance.
  • Client agreements / terms and conditions of business.
  • Policies and procedures.
  • Regulatory capital, capital instruments and capital structuring.
  • Scope of regulatory permissions and regulatory perimeter issues.
  • Data protection.
Capital markets offerings and transactions
  • Various issuers and main banks and brokers on selling restrictions, stabilization, analysts' research, market soundings, disclosure issues, Market Abuse Regulation matters and publicity in connection with their equity and debt offerings.
Investments, enforcement and litigation
  • Certain investors in London Capital & Finance plc on their judicial review of the decisions of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (R v Financial Services Compensation Scheme Limited).
  • Law Firm of the Year, Peer2Peer Finance Awards, 2023.
Structuring and facilitating acquisitions and disposals of financial businesses or holdings in such businesses
  • Mubadala Capital on its acquisition, together with Fortress management, of Fortress Investment Group.
  • Riverstone on its acquisition of Neon Group from American Financial Group, Inc.
  • Fairfax and OMERS on the c.USD750 million disposal of Riverstone insurance to CVC.
  • DBAY on its acquisition of a stake in Anexo Group plc.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Contributor to The Brexit Freedoms Bill and the MiFID Override for Financial Services Regulation

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales

Academic

University of Law LPC with MSc in Law, Business and Management (Distinction)

University of Bristol LL.B. (Hons.) (First Class) and recipient of outstanding academic performance award

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.