Slaughter and May‘s team is respected for advising on life and non-life insurance transactions. Practice head Jonathan Marks is particularly skilled in advising on risk transfer transactions, corporate and governance matters, and M&A-related matters. Thomas Peacock advises a range of clients on (re)insurance arrangements, de-risking transactions, and corporate reorganisations. Nick Bonsall advises on insurance-based pension scheme de-risking transactions and general insurance advisory work. Nick Pacheco, a seasoned corporate partner, regularly works with insurers on a range of transactions. Advising clients on Part VII transfers, compliance matters, and authorisation and passporting requirements is Amy Bennett, who is also experienced in funded reinsurance and asset-only reinsurance.
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Key clients
- Allianz
- Athora Holding Company
- Aviva
- Canada Life
- Challenger Life Company
- Chesnara plc
- Compre Group
- Direct Line Insurance Group plc
- HM Treasury
- Legal & General
- Mansek
- Prudential Assurance Company
Work highlights
Advised Direct Line Insurance Group plc on the £3.7bn recommended cash and share offer by Aviva plc, including and previously its successful takeover defence from an approach by Ageas.
Advised Legal & General on various insurance transactions in respect of the risks of defined benefit pension schemes, including the insurance of c. £1.4 billion of liabilities of the Sanofi Pension Scheme; and the insurance of c. £500m of liabilities of the Inchape Motors Pension Scheme.
Advised Chesnara on an insurance business transfer scheme under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
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Practice head
Jonathan Marks
Other key lawyers
Tom Peacock; Nick Bonsall; Nick Pacheco; Amy Bennett