Mark Hennessy

Mark Hennessy is a senior managing director in the firm’s investment banking business and helps lead the European financial institutions group, based in London. His focus is advising on insurance distribution, insurance services, MGAs and underwriting companies.

His notable sell-side transactions include advising Aztec on its strategic investment partnership with Warburg Pincus; Quintes on its sale to Brown & Brown; SRG on its sale to Warburg Pincus and Temasek; BMS on its sale to Eurazeo; the AA on its sale to Towerbrook and Warburg Pincus; Ark Insurance on its capital raising and the sale of a majority shareholding to White Mountains; A-Plan on its sale to Howden and the associated investment by Hg Capital in Howden; McGill & Partners on its formation and capitalisation by Warburg Pincus; and McLarens on its sale to Lee Equity. He also advised on the IPO of Sabre Insurance.

Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Hennessy was one of the founders of Lexicon Partners, acquired by Evercore in 2011. Previously, he was with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and before that at Hambros Bank.

He holds a degree in management science from the University of Warwick.