Alastair Holt | Lawyers

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UK (England & Wales)

Services

Financial Regulation Group

Sectors

Banks

"I specialise in financial services regulation and cover all types of regulatory issues, including structuring, licensing, conduct of business, governance and prudential regulation, for a wide range of clients. I regularly advise clients on the regulatory aspects of corporate and private equity transactions in the financial services sector, and financial institutions on stand-alone regulatory and risk management issues. In recent years I have been doing an increasing amount of work in the insurance sector. I aim to give clear, practical guidance, which cuts through the complexity of the underlying issues and provides clients with tangible solutions."

Overview

Alastair advises private equity firms, banks, insurers, asset managers, wealth managers and other financial services firms on:

the regulatory aspects of transactions in the financial services sector, including deal structuring, due diligence, transaction agreements and regulatory filings.
the regulatory licenses that firms need to provide their products and services in the UK and other countries.
conduct of business requirements, including the regulatory rules that firms need to comply with when designing and distributing their products and services, and when dealing in secondary markets.
governance, including the arrangements which firms need to have in place to control their business and regulatory risk, such as internal policies, systems and controls, as well as advice on organisational design and target operating models.
prudential regulation, including capital and liquidity rules, group structuring, and how the PRA/FCA are likely to view certain arrangements.

Earlier in his career, Alastair completed secondments to Barclays and the Financial Structuring team within Linklaters.

Experience

Alastair's recent experience includes:

Warburg Pincus on its investment in United Trust Bank.
A global investment bank on its acquisition of AAB.
Carne Group on a £1.4bn investment from Permira.
Dai-ichi Life on its acquisition of a 15% stake in M&G plc.
Meiji Yasuda on its investment in Legal & General Group plc.
Generali on its acquisition of Conning Asset Management.
Standard Life plc on its acquisition of Sun Life UK.
Various banks based in APAC, the UK and the US on their CRD 6 projects.
A leading US headquartered bank on its Brexit project.
A leading UK bank on its bank ring-fencing project.

Beyond the Office

Prior to training as a lawyer, Alastair worked within the Compliance function of large US headquartered financial institution.

Alastair is the co-author of the UK Chapter of “Banking Regulation 2026”, a global comparative guide which can be accessed here.

Outside the office, Alastair contributes to the not-for-profit organisation, ‘Inspiration For All’, as a mentor to a school leader.

Recognition

Alastair was recognised as a “rising star” by the Legal 500 directory for 2020, a “next generation partner” for 2021-2025 and a “leading partner” for 2026.

Education, Qualifications and Languages

Alastair has a First Class degree in Law from the University of East Anglia.

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