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Capital, Advisory and Placement (CAP)
Bespoke capital risk solutions
Capital makes things happen. We help you do more.
Our bespoke solutions enable clients to improve capital ratios, release cash from the balance sheet and access more efficient funding sources.
This helps make investments that may not have otherwise been possible.
Insurance is the unsung hero of capital optimisation, helping you build in certainty and transfer risk to supportive third parties.
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A truly different approach, well beyond a traditional broker
The CAP team supports clients to optimise capital and power growth.
This is only possible with an in-depth, intuitive understanding of the businesses that we support.
Our commercially minded, multi-disciplinary team is made up of 270+ professionals with a wide variety of backgrounds.
Many of the team joined CAP directly from international banks, corporates, major law firms, management consultants and Big Four accounting firms.
Bring all of these people together, and you have a solid foundation for innovation and creative problem solving.
On the ground in 18 countries, CAP is a sophisticated global team that is up to any challenge.
This is what puts us consistently of the forefront of insurance and capital solution innovation.
Bring us your problems - we would love to help solve them.
High calibre talent that understands your business
CAP brings a wealth of experience together from the insurance industry, corporates, banks, major law firms, management consultants and the Big Four accounting firms.
Investment Banking | Insurance Underwriting | Tax Law | Balance Sheet Advisory | Wealth Management |
Tax Advisory | Corporate M&A Law | Capital Markets Law | Insurance Due Diligence | Insurance Law |
Mining Engineering | Real Estate Law | Insurance Broking | Environmental Engineering | Structuring Advisory |
Asset Management | Litigation | Regulatory Law | International Risk | Project Finance |
What we do
Working with banks, asset managers and large corporates all over the world, our services cover a wide range of situations and risks.
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Protecting £12bn of Credit and Political Risks in FY22
Our team of credit and political risks experts work with multinational corporates, ‘globally systematically important’ banks and large regional banks, advising on:
- Credit Risk Solutions
- Political Risks
- International Trade Credit
- Legal, Technical & Claims.
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Outside-the-box Climate Risk Solutions
With the largest team of its kind in the market, we deliver bespoke solutions for unique situations.
If you are having issues with performance risk or bankability of green energy projects, please do get in touch.
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The most successful M&A insurance broking team in Europe
Established in 2011, our M&A insurance team is the largest in Europe by team size, deal volume, deal value and policy count.
To ensure our clients receive the broadest cover, designed and negotiated by experts in their field, we have a full-service joined-up M&A insurance offering that extends much further than those of our peers.
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Top-tier Tax and Contingent Risk expertise
With tax, litigation and structuring experience from top tier law firms, investment banks and the Big 4, we draw on our collective knowledge to devise and deliver cutting-edge insurance and capital solutions.
We can help improve liquidity on your balance sheet or achieve certainty by locking your tax costs in.
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£100bn of Surety Bonds placed annually
As the UK’s largest surety team, we act as a lead syndicator and consultant for our clients rather than just as a placement provider.
We have a strong reputation amongst our clients and underwriters for our market knowledge, excellent service, competitive terms and the value we add to transactions.
Claims expertise to secure timely payments
Our Legal, Technical & Claims team is comprised of insurance litigators and claims professionals with proven experience in complex claims.
At no extra cost, our expert team will support you during every step of the insurance life cycle, from policy design to advising on investigations and securing timely payments.