Practices and Sectors

• Insurance and Reinsurance

Profile

Felipe Vázquez Acedo, a specialist in insurance transactions and regulatory matters.

Studies:

• 2010 Executive Master’s degree in Corporate Law, Centro de Estudios Garrigues & Harvard University
• 2008 Degree in Law with a diploma in Business Administration, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE)
• 2007 Inside programme (ICADE), Georgetown University

Experience

Felipe has been involved in major corporate transactions in the (re)insurance sector in recent years, accumulating more than 15 years of proven experience in providing ongoing advice to clients, including (re)insurers, other financial sector institutions and investors, on the full spectrum of transactional and regulatory matters, including M&A transactions, bancassurance and assurbanking alliances, implementation of distribution structures, portfolio transfer and reinsurance transactions, throughout Europe and Latin America.

Felipe also has in-depth knowledge and experience in (re)insurance entity governance and general regulatory compliance, and regularly advises clients, including distributors and insurtech, on insurance regulatory law.

Academic and publishing collaborations

Felipe has contributed to the following publications:

• W&I in M&A Transactions
• Spain: Financial Credit Establishments – New Insurance Brokers
• Cuestiones prácticas sobre cumplimiento normativo en Solvencia II
• Comentarios a la Lossear
• Bancassurance Dreams

Professional organisations

The Oviedo Bar Association

Recognition

• Chambers Europe: Insurance (Up and Coming) 2024
• Legal 500 EMEA: Insurance (Rising Star) 2024