Fionnghuala Griggs Bio

Fionnghuala (Finn) advises on cross-border public and private M&A transactions, and also counsels clients on general corporate governance matters. Finn has extensive experience of working on a broad range of transactions within the financial institutions sector, including bank M&A transactions, loan portfolio sales/acquisitions, and regulatory-driven reorganisations. She has particular expertise in the UK ring-fencing regime and on advising on court processes, whether schemes of arrangements and court-approved reductions of capital under the UK Companies Act 2006 or transfers of businesses under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. As a Global Co-head of Fintech within Linklaters, Finn also has specialist knowledge of the fintech sector, with extensive experience of later stage fundraisings, M&A (ranging from minority investments and strategic partnerships to full acquisitions) and consortium transactions within the sector. Finn was named in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 in 2020, and was also listed as a Next Generation Partner in the Legal 500 as part of Linklaters’ Tier 1 M&A practice and UK Fintech practice.