Slaughter and May is advising Oddo & Cie, which recently acquired BHF Kleinwort Benson Group, on the disposal of the Kleinwort Benson wealth management business in the UK and Channel Islands to Société Générale.

Subject to regulatory approvals, Kleinwort Benson will be combined with Société Générale Private Banking Hambros to create one of the leading private banks in the UK.

Contacts

Corporate and Commercial: Roland Turnill (partner), Susannah Macknay (partner), Oliver Broomfield (associate), Tracey Chen (trainee); Intellectual Property: Cathy Connolly (partner), Richard McDonnell (associate); Tax: Jeanette Zaman (partner), Homyar Pahlan (associate)