Law firms Dealwatch: Slaughters and Freshfields lead as Zurich bids £5.6bn for UK’s RSA Legal Business · 25 August 2015 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Freshfields Slaughter and May Magic Circle duo Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles as Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group bids to buyout its FTSE-100 listed rival RSA for £5.6bn.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 categoryFreshfields and Slaughters set to share £40m-plus fees on EQT-Intertek dealLaw firmsTom Cox30 Jul 2026Freshfields hires ex-Cravath dealmaker in New YorkLaw firmsWill Lewallen28 Jul 2026‘I know how to do deals, but I wanted to make a mark’ – Freshfields dealmaker Sigeti takes the reins in LondonLaw firmsWill Lewallen17 Jul 2026Macfarlanes closes in on £400m as PEP stays flatLaw firmsTom Cox29 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 2025Kramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealLaw firmsTom Cox20 Dec 2024