LONDON (27 June, 2025) – Liberty Global Transaction Solutions, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Lunn as head of the UK, Central Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Barbara Magni as head of Southern Europe. Both will report into Markus Messinger, head of EMEA.
Nick joined Liberty GTS in February 2020 and spent five years as its Head of Southern Europe. Before joining the Liberty GTS team, Nick spent three years at Willis Towers Watson as Executive Director within the M&A Transactional Risks team. He also spent three years at another leading underwriter as its UK Underwriting Manager. Prior to joining the W&I market in 2013 from an inhouse corporate counsel role at EDF Energy PLC, Nick spent eight years training and qualifying as an M&A lawyer in the corporate department of international law firm, Dentons. In addition to his new role, Nick will continue to oversee the EMEA tax team.
Barbara leads the Liberty GTS team for Southern Europe. Barbara is a dual-qualified M&A lawyer, having trained with Clyde & Co in London, and spending six years in the M&A department of a leading Italian law firm. Barbara has been with Liberty GTS and its subsidiary Ironshore since 2016, focusing on Southern European transactions. Barbara will continue to be based in Milan, Italy.
Markus Messinger said: “As the market continues to evolve, we are pleased to be able to make long-term commitments to our partners and the transactional risk market with the appointments of Nick and Barbara to their new roles. It also reflects the strength of Liberty GTS’ home-grown talent. Nick and Barbara’s legal expertise and depth of M&A market experience, along with their teams, make them perfectly qualified to support our clients and broker partners across the UK, CEE, MEA and Southern Europe, ensuring consistent support as they seek to manage the risks within these markets on deals.”
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About Liberty Mutual Insurance
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In business since 1912, and headquartered in Boston, today we are the ninth largest global property and casualty insurer based on 2024 gross written premium. We also rank 91 on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the US based on 2024 revenue. As of December 31, 2024, we had $50.2 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
We employ over 40,000 people in 28 countries and economies around the world. We offer a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, specialty lines, reinsurance, commercial multiple-peril, workers compensation, commercial automobile, general liability, surety, and commercial property.
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About Liberty Global Transaction Solutions
Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS) is one of the largest global M&A insurance teams in the industry. With more than 90 specialists, we have helped facilitate over 1,500 M&A deals a year on average—successfully insuring thousands of transactions since our inception.
GTS offers specialized products and services to help facilitate M&A transactions for buyers and sellers, including Representations & Warranties (R&W)/Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) Insurance and Tax Liability Insurance.
For more information, visit https://www.libertygts.com/.
The foregoing is not professional advice nor legal advice, is provided for information only, and is not a substitute for consulting with a professional.
Bijal Tanna
Omnia Partners
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