Slaughter and May is advising NatWest on its acquisition of Evelyn Partners

Slaughter and May is advising NatWest Group plc (“NatWest”) on its acquisition of Evelyn Partners from funds advised by Permira and Warburg Pincus for £2.7 billion enterprise value (the “Transaction”).

Evelyn Partners is a leading UK wealth manager and the Transaction will create the UK’s leading Private Banking and Wealth Management business. The Transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the summer of 2026.

Slaughter and May has been working closely with NatWest’s M&A Legal team, led by Emma Rees, assisted by David Cole and Angus Davidson.

Corporate
David Watkins Partner
Nick Pacheco Partner
Thomas Peacock Partner
Adam Sriskandan Associate
Danny Mills Associate
Kudrat Agrawal Associate
Tanyah Hamid Associate
Will Thomas Associate

Electa Yeung / Trainee, Nathan Aldulaimi / Trainee, Nathan Silver / Trainee, Milo Mallaby / Trainee

Financial Regulation
Jan Putnis Partner
Ben Goldstein Associate
Jay Welch Associate
Chino Asiegbu Associate
Sam Ingleton Associate

Beatrice Codd / Trainee, Joshua Bischoff / Trainee

Tax
Jamshed Bilimoria Associate
Max Cheung Associate
Pensions, Employment and Incentives
Daniel Schaffer Partner
Phil Linnard Partner
Rachel Hunter Associate
Chloe Sanderson Associate
Will Amor Associate
Saehaan Memon Associate
Competition
Lisa Wright Partner
Steve Miller Associate

Heather Zuckert / Visiting Lawyer

Tech, Data and IP
David Ives Partner
Rebecca Cousin Head of Privacy, Senior Consultant
Chaya Kupperman Associate
Alex Buchanan Associate
Lewis Mack Associate
Luke Gallagher Associate
Financing
Kevin Howes Partner
Roshni Vaghela Associate