Kevin has 20 years’ experience in the UK insurance market and leads our Due Diligence Practice. Kevin began his career as a Lloyds placing broker before moving into general insurance. For the past 10 years, Kevin has worked with Private Equity clients across the globe, advising them on their own risks and those associated with their investments. As a Partner of Lockton, Kevin has personally led over 200 transactions in the past 24 months including £bn+ international projects and UK VC investments.

Neo leads the Lockton PECAP division and draws on 20 years of transactional and financial services expertise when tailoring insurance to his clients’ needs. He advises clients on Transactional and Contingent insurance, Professional Lines insurance, and Structured and Alternative Risks Transfer solutions. His experience includes structuring large soft capital solutions for financial institutions and accessing international markets in North America, Bermuda, Europe and Asia. Neo speaks Spanish.

For the last five years, Celina has worked alongside Private Equity, Infrastructure and Energy investors and advisers, helping them to de-risk their transactions and portfolio companies through using insurance. Celina has built a 300-strong network for women in Private Equity, and regularly hosts events in this space and more widely. Prior to joining Lockton, Celina worked in investment sales at Aviva Investors and the Financial Times.

Charlie joined Lockton as part of the Macquarie Insurance Facility (MIF) team in March 2019 with a focus on servicing one of Lockton's largest clients, Macquarie, as well as our other private equity backed clients. Most recently, Charlie works as part of the Private Equity & Corporate Acquisitions Practice (PECAP) where he works our private equity book as a Head of Portfolio Managers.

Charlotte joined Lockton as part of the Macquarie Insurance Facility (MIF) team in September 2021 with a focus on servicing one of Lockton's largest clients, Macquarie, as well as our other private equity backed clients. Most recently, Charlotte works as part of the Private Equity & Corporate Acquisitions Practice (PECAP) where she assists our private equity book as an Account Assistant.

Dan joined Lockton in 2018, initially working in a hybrid capacity between our Corporate and Insurance Due Diligence teams. Following the growth of the Due Diligence team, Dan transitioned into the team as a full-time Project Manager, assisting buyers and sellers of businesses worldwide with pre-deal insurance due diligence. Prior to joining Lockton, Dan worked for another large multinational insurance brokerage.

Freddy joined Lockton to July 2022 as a Vice President helping to deliver growth to the Private Equity business Europe. Freddy has over 10 years experience working within global businesses with a focus on developing teams and client delivery. Prior to Lockton he spent four years within the Capital Markets business at Citigroup and as a Product Manager at both Tesco and Ocado Technology. Prior to his career in the corporate world, Freddy was a Captain in the Irish Guards.

Jack joined our team in Manchester in September 2022 having previously spent a number of years working within the accountancy practice & tax sector. Jack covers transactions across the north of England and works with Private Equity houses, Law firms, Corporates and Corporate Finance houses assisting on W&I Insurance, Tax Liability Insurance and Insurance Due-Diligence.

Laura is an experienced, technical due diligence professional specialising in M&A with a focus on providing impartial advice in assisting deal execution and post-acquisition implementation. Laura previously held positions at Marsh JLT and more recently as Head of M&A at Partners&. She holds a Law degree and is studying her DIP CII.

Michael joined Lockton in December 2022 as part of the Insurance Due Diligence team providing due diligence reports to private equity firms and lenders. Previously to joining Lockton, Michael graduated with a Masters in Public International Law.

Paul joined Lockton in February 2022 as a Project Manager in the Insurance Due Diligence team assisting buyers and sellers of businesses worldwide with pre-deal insurance due diligence. Before joining Lockton, Paul has worked for national and multinational insurance brokers during the past 20 years. In 2006, he acheived ACII qualification.

Paul joined Lockton in 2023 as a Producer - Vice President in the London office, covering all insurance lines primarily across the Private Equity Investment lifecycle. Prior to Lockton, Paul worked across M&A, DCM and compliance at ION Group. Paul spent the first half of his career as a professional rugby player for Wasps, Castre Olympique and Harlequins.