James is an Analyst within the W&I team, working on transactions across Europe, and joined Acquinex in 2025. Prior to joining, he gained hands-on M&A experience as an Investment Analyst at Europe’s largest non-performing loan investor, where he focused on the assessment and forecasting of investment opportunities. James holds a First-Class degree in Finance and Investment with an additional year in Data Analytics.
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.
Chloe is an underwriter in the UK W&I team. Prior to joining Acquinex, Chloe was part of the W&I team at Aviva where she worked on transactions across the UK, Europe and Rest of World. Before moving across to the W&I market Chloe trained and practiced as a Corporate Associate at RPC LLP. Chloe holds a degree in Law from the University of Leicester.
Michelle is Head of Claims and joined Acquinex in 2025. Michelle has a law degree from UCL and is a solicitor specialising in litigation in the insurance and financial services sectors. From her time at Clifford Chance and Eversheds Sutherland she has over 10 years’ experience in managing a broad range of matters, with a particular specialism in W&I and tax claims. Michelle has drafted policy wordings and has extensive experience in acting for both policyholders and insurers assessing complex coverage issues spanning a number of jurisdictions concerning a variety of asserted breaches of warranty. Michelle prides herself on being a problem solver and is recognised for her pragmatic and commercial approach.
Gloria is the Head of Risk and Compliance at Acquinex and is responsible for providing specialist risk and compliance expertise and developing, embedding and leading a robust second line risk and compliance function across all Acquinex offices.
Prior to joining Acquinex in November 2019, Gloria held senior compliance roles in global companies including Bupa, Willis Towers Watson and JLT/MMC. Gloria has over 15 years UK and international compliance experience, primarily gained in the insurance industry. Gloria originally started her career by qualifying as a barrister.
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.
Hugh is a Underwriter, UK W&I within the London team, having joined Acquinex in March 2022. Hugh is responsible for working with and supporting the UK W&I team in their underwriting, procedures, and policy issuance for M&A transactions across Europe. Prior to joining Acquinex Hugh gained six months of experience at a West End accountancy firm, working primarily in audit and accounts preparation. Hugh has a degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Bristol.
Liam is an Senior Underwriter, UK W&I team, having joined Acquinex in October 2021. Liam underwrites W&I Insurance policies for UK M&A transactions across a range of sectors. Prior to joining Acquinex, Liam worked in the London W&I team at ANV, where he worked on transactions throughout Europe. Liam has a degree in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Sheffield.
Tom is a Tax Underwriter and is part of Acquinex’s tax team in Europe. Prior to joining Acquinex, Tom trained and worked as a solicitor at Macfarlanes LLP, where he advised on a broad range of tax issues from transactional M&A to domestic and cross border advisory tax issues, with a predominant focus on employee incentives. Tom is a qualified solicitor and studied Classics at the University of Cambridge.
Will is Head of Global Tax for Acquinex and has been instrumental in growing the tax business into a market leading tax insurer. Will has experience in underwriting domestic and cross border tax risks across Europe and is now part of the team leading Acquinex’s expansion into the US. Prior to joining Acquinex, Will worked as a solicitor in the Corporate Tax department at Taylor Wessing LLP where he advised on a broad range of tax issues from transactional M&A to domestic and cross border advisory tax issues including the private client sector, albeit with a predominant focus on private equity. Will trained at Simmons & Simmons, is a Chartered Tax Advisor and qualified Solicitor, having graduated top of his year in History at Nottingham University and also in his MBA class in London.