Caroline joined Acquinex in January 2023 after spending three years as an associate at Swedish law firm Setterwalls in Stockholm. She mainly advised industrial and private equity clients on domestic M&A transactions as well as Swedish corporate law matters. Prior to joining Setterwalls, Caroline worked as a M&A underwriter at Zurich Insurance Company covering the Nordic W&I market. Caroline holds a law degree from Stockholm University.
Johannes is a Senior Underwriter in the DACH W&I Team, having joined Acquinex in October 2025. In this position, he is responsible for underwriting W&I insurance policies for DACH M&A transactions across a range of sectors. Prior to joining Acquinex, Johannes worked as a General Counsel for a Munich-based private equity fund and as a Legal Counsel M&A for Munich RE. He started his career as an Associate in the corporate/M&A department at Gleiss Lutz. He is a qualified German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) and holds a Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.) degree from Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany.
Aikaterini is an Assistant Underwriter within the DACH team, focusing on transactions across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She joined Acquinex in October 2025 after three years at one of Europe’s leading insurance groups, where she gained extensive experience in accounting and financial operations. Aikaterini holds a degree in Risk and Insurance and has also completed an apprenticeship in the insurance industry.
Josh is responsible for the corporate development, financial, operational and day-to-day running of Acquinex. Josh has over 15 years of M&A and insurance experience having held leadership and executive positions at global marquee brand insurers and MGAs, most recently prior to joining Acquinex as Senior Vice President, International Transactional Risk at Chubb. Josh is a qualified solicitor having trained and practiced at top-tier London city firm Macfarlanes before joining the insurance industry.
Marco is Managing Director, Head of DACH and Acquinex’s General Counsel. He is one of the most influential market experts on M&A, Private Equity and Transactional Risks (GC Powerlist) and has around 20 years of large and mid cap transaction experience. Prior to joining Acquinex Marco was an equity partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. Marco received various recognitions for his practice including Best Lawyers, JUVE, Legal 500, Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche. He is in charge of the laws of the supervisory board in “Gessler’s Legal Commentary to the German Stock Corporation Act”. Marco is a fully qualified German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) and holds Master degrees in business law from the University of Cambridge (LL.M.) and Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (LL.M. Eur.) where he also earned a Ph.D. (Dr) in law.
Christoph is Head of Tax DACH and responsible for the underwriting process of Tax Insurances and for the tax input into W&I policies in the DACH region. Before joining Acquinex, he worked in the Financial Services Tax department of PwC Germany for 14 years as a tax lawyer and has gained broad experience in terms of advising German and non-German clients on a wide-range of domestic and international tax issues with focus on inbound investments in the German market and domestic business reorganizations.
Kelly holds an LLB in Law from the University of York. Following his undergraduate studies, he began his career as a paralegal in the UK, specialising in legal processes and technology at an international law firm. Prior to joining Acquinex, Kelly gained three years of experience in the W&I market in Germany as an Junior Underwrite analyst.
Andreas is a Junior Underwriter in the DACH W&I Team, having joined Acquinex in January 2025. In his role, he supports the underwriting of W&I insurance policies for DACH M&A transactions across various sectors. After completing his law degree, Andreas worked as a Research Assistant at two international law firms in the fields of Corporate/M&A and Venture Capital. Andreas is a fully qualified German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt), having studied law at the University of Munich (LMU) and completed his legal clerkship (Referendariat) in Munich and Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank AG.
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.