Liberty GTS Group adds local presence in three European offices

BOSTON (26 January 2022) Liberty Global Transaction Solutions is pleased to announce that, as part of its evolution to better serve the expanding Italian, Spanish and French warranty & indemnity insurance markets, its multi-lingual Southern European underwriting team now proudly offers a local presence in Milan, Madrid and Paris as follows:

• Barbara Magni, Senior Underwriter for Liberty GTS, relocates from London to the Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) office Milan, Italy. Barbara is a dual-qualified M&A lawyer, having trained with Clyde & Co in London, and within the W&I team at XL Catlin.  Barbara has been with Liberty GTS and its subsidiary Ironshore since 2016, focusing on Southern European transactions.
• Antonio Jesús Sánchez, Underwriter for Liberty GTS, relocates from London to the LSM office in Madrid, Spain. Prior to joining Liberty GTS in London in January 2020, Antonio was an associate at the corporate department of Hogan Lovells and Pérez-Llorca, based in Madrid. Antonio has advised on a variety of M&A deals in Spain and Latin America.
• Martin Noire, Underwriter for Liberty GTS, joins the LSM office in Paris, France. Martin is a qualified lawyer within the French legal code (Avocat à la Cour) and prior to joining Liberty GTS was an associate at Hogan Lovells and Baker McKenzie, Paris. He specialises in French and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Markus Messinger, Head of EMEA for Liberty GTS, commented: “As we expand our business, building on our previous successes in Germany and the Netherlands, we are fully committed to building out our regional underwriting talent in Europe. I am delighted to be able to manage this through a combination of relocating home-grown Liberty GTS talent, as well as bringing new underwriters into our European team.  Barbara, Antonio and Martin are all talented underwriters with great M&A experience; and this makes them perfectly qualified to support our clients as they seek to manage the risks within French, Italian, Spanish and wider Southern European deals.”

Nicholas Lunn, Head of Southern Europe for Liberty GTS, commented: “Our Southern European underwriting team continues to go from strength to strength, and it is a huge advantage for our clients to now have access to native-speaking underwriters with both local law qualifications and transaction experience permanently based in their respective M&A markets. I am delighted to have appointed Barbara, Antonio and Martin to these exciting new roles, adding a new line of business to our existing LSM offices in Milan, Madrid and Paris, and look forward to working with them in 2022 and beyond.”

Kadidja Sinz, Head of Central Region for LSM, commented: “I am delighted that we are bringing further M&A expertise into Europe. Our clients and brokers will welcome that this expertise is now based within their local markets. It is a fantastic addition to Liberty’s offering here in Continental Europe.”

About Liberty Mutual Insurance

At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. By providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care, we help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow.

In business since 1912, and headquartered in Boston, today we are the sixth largest global property and casualty insurer based on 2019 gross written premium. We also rank 77th on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2019 revenue. As of December 31, 2019, we had $43.2 billion in annual consolidated revenue.

We employ over 45,000 people in 29 countries and economies around the world. We offer a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, specialty lines, reinsurance, commercial multiple-peril, workers compensation, commercial automobile, general liability, surety, and commercial property.

For more information, visit www.libertymutualinsurance.com.

About Liberty Global Transaction Solutions

Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS) is one of the largest global M&A insurance teams in the industry. With more than 70 specialists, we have helped facilitate over 800 M&A deals a year on average—successfully insuring thousands of transactions since our inception.

GTS offers specialized products and services to help facilitate M&A transactions for buyers and sellers, including Representations & Warranties (R&W)/Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) Insurance, Tax Liability Insurance and One-off policies created for individu al contingent risks.

For more information, visit www.libertygts.com.

About Liberty Specialty Markets

Liberty Specialty Markets offers specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance products across key UK, European, Middle East, US, Bermuda, Asia Pacific & Latin America markets. We provide brokers and insureds with a broad product range through both the Company and Lloyd’s markets and have over 2,000 employees in approximately 60 offices.

For more information, visit www.libertyspecialtymarkets.com

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