Law firms Skadden, Freshfields and Clifford Chance provide cover as Deustche Bank sells insurer for £935m Madeleine Farman · 28 September 2016 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Deal watch Clifford Chance Freshfields Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance and have all won places advising on Phoenix Group Holdings’ proposed £935m acquisition of life insurance company Abbey Life from Deutsche Bank.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 categorySlaughters and Freshfields in line for over £25m in fees from Rotork-ABB dealLaw firmsKate Peacock7 Aug 2026Macfarlanes advises founder as easyJet accepts £5.7bn Apollo takeover bidLaw firmsKate Peacock6 Aug 2026The $400bn AstraZeneca mega-merger: which firms could land the mandate?Law firmsEliza Winter5 Aug 2026International trio serve up as BuzzBallz owner Sazerac buys Au Vodka for £500mLaw firmsEliza Winter18 Aug 2026Latham, A&O Shearman and CC up front as Jeff Bezos-backed consortium buys stake in Liverpool FCLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Aug 2026Weil and Jones Day say cheese on £1bn acquisition of dairy brandsLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Aug 2026Dealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealLaw firmsAlex Ryan15 Jan 2024Dealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loanLaw firmsAlex Ryan8 Dec 2023Deal Watch: activity powers on as Latham and A&O lead on $19bn energy joint ventureLaw firmsMegan Mayers9 Sep 2022