Matt heads up Acquinex’s title offering across our offices and has extensive real estate and insurance experience. Matt’s career has focussed on creating innovative solutions for a broad range of Title defects impacting commercial transactions, developing expertise applying Title solutions to M&A, real estate development and renewables transactions. He has written, and built, business across the UK and the EEA. More recently, Matt was a senior member of the Title team at the UK’s largest insurer, being responsible for launching and growing the European Underwriting book as well as the creation of a joined-up W&I and Title work stream.

Tom is a lawyer and Claims Handler at Acquinex. Prior to joining Acquinex, he spent 4.5 years at CMS, where he trained and qualified into the insurance disputes team, gaining experience in a wide range of insurance disputes including Cyber, PI and W&I claims.  Tom graduated from the University of Leeds where he studied law, following which he obtained a Masters from BPP University in London.

Iqra is an Executive Assistant as part of Acquinex’s team in Europe. Prior to joining Acquinex, Iqra supported the Group CEO and Supervisory Board at Glen Dimplex Group, where she worked across executive support, board governance, stakeholder management and strategic projects within the organisation. Iqra holds a Master of Laws as well as a Bachelor of Laws from Dublin City University.

Liz is a Compliance Manager at Acquinex and is responsible for supporting and deputising for the Head of Risk and Compliance at Acquinex, providing specialist risk and compliance expertise as part of a robust second line risk and compliance function across all Acquinex offices. Liz has over 10 years’ experience in financial services, specialising in the Lloyd’s and London insurance market. Prior to joining Acquinex, she held Compliance Manager roles at a Lloyd’s Syndicate and various companies within the Ardonagh Group. Liz holds a first class Law with Business degree and a CII Certificate in London Market Insurance.

Newton is a Compliance Manager in the Risk and Compliance Department at Acquinex. He is responsible for supporting and deputising for the Head of Risk and Compliance at Acquinex, providing specialist risk and compliance expertise as part of a robust second line risk and compliance function across all Acquinex offices. Newton has over 30 years’ experience in the Insurance/Reinsurance Industry. He has a Master’s in Law from the University of Cambridge, is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Insurers, a Freeman of the City of London, a Minister of the Word at Westminster Cathedral and a Vice-President of Belsize Park RFC.

Laurence joined Acquinex and Litica in May 2026 as an Operations Manager, bringing over 20 years of experience in financial services operations, including supporting global operating environments. He specialises in governance frameworks, process optimisation, and the delivery of operational change.
Prior to joining the business, Laurence held roles at Pen Underwriting (Gallagher) and HSBC, where he developed a strong track record of enhancing operational efficiency and supporting business transformation initiatives.
Outside of work, Laurence enjoys spending time with his two daughters, BBQing, and is a keen (but limited) golfer.

Michelle is a Tax Underwriter and part of Acquinex’s tax team in Europe. Prior to joining Acquinex, Michelle trained and worked as a solicitor in the tax team at Slaughter and May, where she advised on a broad range of tax issues, including transactional M&A, tax litigation and advisory and consultancy work focusing on UK and cross-border tax issues. Michelle is a qualified solicitor, and holds a degree in Business and Law from University College Dublin.

Jamie is the Head of UK W&I team, having joined Acquinex in April 2026. Prior to this he spent six years at Liberty GTS in the London and Emerging Markets team, most recently as a Senior Underwriter, working on transactions across EMEA. Before that, Jamie spent three years at Marsh as a W&I broker. Jamie holds a law degree from the University of Nottingham.

Jamie is a Senior Underwriter in the UK W&I London team having joined Acquinex in April 2026. She underwrites W&I insurance policies for UK M&A transactions across a range of sectors, including real estate and energy. Jamie is a UK qualified solicitor with a first-class History degree from King’s College London. Prior to Acquinex, she worked as a corporate solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland LLP where she advised PE funds, developers and utilities on domestic and cross border M&A. She specialised in renewable energy M&A and supporting clients on the full project life cycle of their renewable assets.

Adam is an Underwriter within the UK W&I team, joining Acquinex in 2026. Prior to joining, Adam gained two years of experience in the W&I market at Liberty. Adam has a degree in Economics from UCL.