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Wagner & Hines Associates GmbH launches corporate finance advice services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland Wagner & Hines Associates GmbH has been formed as a strategic joint venture that will address the need for corporate finance services to insurance brokers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The M&A market for insurance brokers in Germany and the other DACH...

Hines Associates was a sponsor of the Onze Bis, a broker event in Paris where the Hines team met the French brokers community.

Hines Associates continues its European expansion and strengthens its presence on the continent with an office in the first district of the French capital.

Hines is delighted to announce that Yew Wing Liong has been promoted to Vice President and Martin Hart to Associate. These promotions underline the firm’s continued growth and recognise Wing and Martin’s high performance to date. Wing joined Hines in January 2022 from EY’s Banking and Capital Markets team and has nine years of experience...

Hines Associates is pleased to announce that Archie Hines has joined the firm as a Vice President. Archie joins from Sedna Systems, a B2B SaaS company backed by leading global venture capital and private equity investor Insight Partners. At Sedna, Archie led on fundraising, investor relations, M&A and strategic financial planning. Prior to this, Archie...

Hines Associates is pleased to announce that Russell Tyler has joined the firm as a Vice President. Russell joins from KPMG where he has worked for the last 11 years. Russell has been based in KPMG’s Financial Services Deal Advisory practice since 2017 and has experience advising on transactions in a range of FS sub-sectors...

Martin is an Analyst at Hines Associates. Before joining Hines in October 2023, Martin had previously worked in the Business Advisory Group at Saffery LLP where he gained experience working in a variety of industries, notably pharmaceuticals and FCA regulated entities. Martin is a Chartered Accountant and a graduate of the University College London where...

Hines Associates is pleased to announce that Arnauld Gayral has joined the firm as a Director. Arnauld joined in Summer 2023 and brings 15 years of (re)insurance industry experience. Prior to Hines Associates, Arnauld was a senior manager in the M&A department of DARAG, an insurance company specialising in legacy solutions. Arnauld also worked at Gallagher...

Hines Associates is pleased to announce that David Cariati and Rob Balfour have joined the firm as an associate and analyst respectively. Prior to joining Hines Associates, David was an Experienced Assurance Associate at PwC where he focused on supporting clients in a wide range of sectors, including banking and insurance. David also worked as...

Hines Associates is delighted to announce that Dilipe Arul has been promoted to Partner. Dilipe joined the firm in 2019 having advanced his career in M&A at Enstar and subsequently EY. He has extensive experience in providing corporate advisory services to a wide variety of FIG clients, with a primary focus on the insurance sector....

You can see Chris’ interview with Richard here.

Hines recently ran an online seminar; “UK Wealth Management”. You can view the introduction here and sign up to view the full session.

Report sets out views on current UK wealth management market, including trends, investors’ motivation, valuation levels and considerations for sellers Hines Associates is a corporate finance advisor focused on financial services.  Since our first completed transaction in the wealth management sector in 2005, we have advised on both sell-side and buy-side transactions. With so much...

Our report on 2020 M&A activity in the UK broking sector is featured in the Insurance Insider. View the article here

Hines recently ran an online seminar; “How to sell your business – the keys to a successful exit”. You can view the introduction here and sign up to view the full session.

Hines Associates Ltd is a London based corporate finance firm advising clients from all around the world on opportunities in financial services in the UK and Ireland. We caught up with Richard Hines to find out more. Established in 2002 by an experienced M&A team from Citigroup’s European investment bank, Hines focuses on the financial...

Ten days ago, Hines Associates launched its partnership with Salamanca Group, a leading Merchant Banking business, to advise companies applying for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) supporting SMEs by providing access to finance facilities of up to £5 million for six years. Now, the Government’s long-awaited launch of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption...

In uniquely challenging and rapidly changing economic circumstances, many businesses are facing strategic and financial challenges with their business continuity. Many lenders are inundated with CBILS applications and are struggling under the demand whilst loans aren’t been accepted...

Our “Key trends and challenges in the UK insurance broking market” report is featured in the Insurance Insider. View the article here

With a third wave of PE backed insurance broker consolidators emerging, Hines has assessed the trends in the market and the potential challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. We have also spoken to a number of senior figures within the industry and received valuable insight. We pose the following questions: Where are we in the...