Following the announcement of a major strategic investment in December 2024, HF, a leading legal advisor in the insurance and commercial sectors, has now completed the deal after receiving regulatory approval.
CBPE has acquired a minority stake in HF, injecting capital to support the firm’s ambitious growth strategy. This investment will help solidify HF’s position as a leading technology-driven legal services provider for insurance companies and corporates.
HF is one of a small number of law firms structured as a limited company, a move introduced to facilitate an all-employee share scheme giving every employee part ownership of the business. The HF team will retain the majority investment, ensuring a continued focus on the quality of client service, innovative technology and the development of its people with continued employee share ownership.
Since 2022, HF has grown its service offering organically as well as through lateral key hires and acquisitions. HF’s strategy focuses heavily on developing innovative technology for clients, including AI based technology through subsidiary HighFive, as well as investing in market-leading core services which deliver indemnity cost savings and productivity gains for clients.
Ronan McCann, CEO & Managing Partner at HF said, “We’re excited to receive regulatory approval to complete this deal which will fast forward our growth plans as well as our investment in innovative technology, our service and our people. We’re now looking forward to working with CBPE as a trusted partner who shares our ambition as well as having a culture and values that align with ours.
Richard Thompson and Naveen Passi (Partners of CBPE) commented, “Having received the necessary approvals, we’re now looking forward to working with Ronan and the leadership team at HF to help accelerate their growth plans. HF is a people and client focused business and stands out for its innovative approach to both technology and legal expertise. This new phase gives us the exciting opportunity to drive further organic growth, investment in technology and targeted M&A to expand its service offering.“
