Barry Gale is a Senior Managing Director with Teneo’s Financial Advisory business. Based in London. Barry focuses on restructuring and transactions in the insurance sector.
Prior to joining Teneo, Barry was Global Head of Aon Reinsurance’s Legacy practice, a role he held since 2021, specialising in M&A and reinsurance deals in the insurance legacy/run-off sector. Before Aon, Barry was a Partner and Head of KPMG’s Insurance Restructuring practice, where he specialised in advisory, restructuring and insolvency work in the insurance sector for more than 20 years.
Barry has advised insurers, reinsurers, investors and run-off acquirers on complex transactions across major insurance markets, including the UK, Continental Europe, the U.S., Bermuda, Australia and Hong Kong. Over the course of his career, he has supported more than 50 legacy deals with liabilities totalling in excess of US$20 billion and has extensive experience in cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters.
Barry is a Chartered Accountant and qualified Insolvency Practitioner.