Law firms A £1.2bn deal: Shearman, Slaughters and Paul Weiss advise on Fairfax’s takeover of Brit Legal Business · 17 February 2015 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A A&O Shearman Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Slaughter and May Shearman & Sterling and Slaughter and May are among firms to have landed roles advising on Canadian insurance group Fairfax’s £1.2bn takeover of specialty insurer Brit as the group looks to boost its presence in the City.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryGlobal elite firms take it away as Uber agrees €13bn acquisition of Delivery HeroLaw firmsKate Peacock17 Jul 2026Revolving Doors: Simpson Thacher builds London fund finance practice, while Latham bolsters Brussels antitrustLaw firmsNews Editor17 Jul 2026Magic circle duo engineer £4.1bn sale of British manufacturing PLC Rotork to ABBLaw firmsKate Peacock16 Jul 2026‘Clearly a stronger business than last year’ – Travers hits revenue record with 9% growthLaw firmsTom Cox21 Jul 2026Baker McKenzie matches Macfarlanes with £150k NQ salary hike as Pallas and Katten also bump City payLaw firmsTom Cox20 Jul 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025Former Freshfields senior partner among recipients in New Year Honours ListLaw firmsTom Cox2 Jan 2025