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Location: London, United Kingdom

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Helena Eatock

Associate

At HWF, Helena’s practice straddles a range of transactional liability risks, with a particular focus on Contingent and W&I insurance.

Recent experience

Advised a UK-headquartered multi-disciplinary advisory, tax and audit firm in respect of a buy-side W&I policy on its acquisition of a London-based insolvency practice.
Advised on the placement of a £15m buy-side W&I policy on the acquisition of an insurance distribution group in the UK, on behalf of a PE buyer, for £240m.
Advised on the placement of a £10m buy-side synthetic W&I policy on the acquisition of a golf club in the UK.
Advised on a £10m buy-side policy on the acquisition of a provider of field management software solutions for field operations in the UK on behalf of a private equity firm for £30m.
Advised on the placement of a CPI and ATEI policy on behalf of an investment fund to cover risks related to the assignment of litigation claims related to European competition actions.

Immediately prior to joining HWF, Helena was with a prominent global broker specialising in de-risking commercial litigation and arbitration for law firms, corporates, individuals and insolvency professionals.

Before this, Helena worked at a leading global third-party litigation funder, handling commercial litigation generally, and collective redress in particular.

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HWF’s ability to drive the process forward de-risks the M&A processes we are involved with. We count on their reliability and expertise, even where there are complex issues or challenging timetables

James Renahan, Fried Frank

We use HWF wherever the opportunity arises because they advise, structure and execute W&I insurance policies with great efficiency. Our trust in their service and process allows us to focus on our job resulting in positive client outcomes on their M&A deals

Helen Croke, White & Case

I am always happy to recommend HWF on deals; their in-depth experience of both M&A and the insurance market, combined with a pragmatic approach, leads to smoother processes, better coverage positions and ultimately happier clients

Helena Eatock

HWF’s ability to drive the process forward de-risks the M&A processes we are involved with. We count on their reliability and expertise, even where there are complex issues or challenging timetables

James Renahan, Fried Frank

We use HWF wherever the opportunity arises because they advise, structure and execute W&I insurance policies with great efficiency. Our trust in their service and process allows us to focus on our job resulting in positive client outcomes on their M&A deals

Helen Croke, White & Case

I am always happy to recommend HWF on deals; their in-depth experience of both M&A and the insurance market, combined with a pragmatic approach, leads to smoother processes, better coverage positions and ultimately happier clients

Aaron Fairhurst, CMS