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 categoryFreshfields and Slaughters set to share £40m-plus fees on EQT-Intertek dealLaw firmsTom Cox30 Jul 2026Top firms advise asset management trio on $16bn Kuwait oil JVLaw firmsWill Lewallen29 Jul 2026Freshfields hires ex-Cravath dealmaker in New YorkLaw firmsWill Lewallen28 Jul 2026US quartet lead on Grant Thornton’s landmark $5bn CBIZ acquisitionLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves30 Jul 2026Macfarlanes closes in on £400m as PEP stays flatLaw firmsTom Cox29 Jul 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 2022Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025