Barnabas Reynolds Email Address

Partner

Sherman & Sterling was added to CrunchBase in 2013

Barnabas Reynolds is head of the global Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory Group based in Shearman & Sterling's London office and is co-head of Financial Institutions for the firm. He advises the full range of financial market participants - banks, investment firms, brokers, insurance and reinsurance companies, exchanges, SEFs/MTFs, clearing and settlement providers, fund firms, payment service providers and corporations - on their businesses in the London and European markets. His practice focuses on financial institution law and regulation and legal risk management, national and cross-border. Recent selected experience: - Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) on its establishment as an international financial centre in the U.A.E - Citi on its acquisition of ING’s Custody and Securities Services Business in 7 countries across Central and Eastern Europe - A consortium of subordinated bondholders on the Bank of Portugal’s decision to place Banco Espirito Santo (BES) into “resolution” - ICE Inc. on the European regulatory aspects of its approximately $11 billion acquisition of NYSE Euronext, subsequent carve-out of LIFFE and spin-off of the Euronext continental cash equity markets - Lower Tier 2 bondholders on the first ever creditor bail-in of a UK bank without taxpayer support in acquiring 70% of shares in The Co-operative Bank in connection with the bank’s £1.5 billion recapitalization plan - Several major banks in CFTC, SEC, DOJ, FCA and European Commission investigations concerning LIBOR Barney advises on the implementation and impact of the EU/UK regulatory reforms arising out of the recent financial crisis and how local initiatives fit into the global regulatory architecture including on the impact of MiFID II, regulatory capital, recovery & resolution, ring-fencing, the EU single market program, Ukraine/Russia sanctions, anti-money laundering issues and shadow banking reforms.